Where will the total solar eclipse on August 1 be seen?”
August 1: total solar eclipse to be seen in Northwest China Published : 3:22 A.M. EST, Jul 31, 2008 According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the first total solar eclipse in the 21st century will appear on August 1. Luckily, the total eclipse can be seen in most parts of Northwest China. Specifically, the solar eclipse will firstly appear in the northern area of Canada. Successively the main strip of the eclipse will pass through the Arctic Circle, Russia and Mongolia, before it enters China’s Xinjiang at around 18:00 on August 1. Then the shadow will ‘travel’ along the ancient Silk Road, via Harmi, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan, Zhangye, Wuwei cities, and will finally leaves the earth from Xian. It is said that the best places to observe the total eclipse will be in Xinjiang’s Hami and Gansu Province’s Jiuquan.
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