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by Criticom | August 1, 2008 at 04:24 am
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A total solar eclipse was sweeping across Earth Friday, providing a rare sight for people in the upper Northern Hemisphere.
A solar eclipse happens when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun. When the moon's shadow falls on Earth, people within that shadow see the moon block a portion of the sun's light.
The moon's shadow has two parts, an umbra and a penumbra. The umbra is the main part of the shadow which appears to black out the sun. The umbra is the moon's faint "outer" shadow -- the outer ring of the main shadow.
During a total solar eclipse, the moon appears to cover all of the sun for observers located in the moon's umbral shadow. Those viewing the eclipse from the moon's penumbral shadow see the moon cover only a portion of the sun.
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at 04:50 on August 1st, 2008
NASA has an eclipse feature at the moment for those who couldn't see it in person; as of this comment, it's getting lots of traffic and is slow to load. The Exploratorium also has a page set up.
at 09:26 on August 1st, 2008
Shot in Jakobstad, mid-west Finland.
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at 12:18 on August 1st, 2008
Shot in Müden, northern Germany
at 13:05 on August 1st, 2008
will the eclipse (partial eclipse) happened in bahrain at 1:45pm tell 3:00pm , but the sun brightness and the temperaturedidn't gang .
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at 09:10 on August 2nd, 2008
i witnessed the partial eclipse and it was beautiful.Among hindus it eclipse is considered inauspicious.As the myth goes the sun is eaten up by the invisible demon during this period.The temple doors remained close at the eclipse hour.Poeple bathed in Ganges.People donate to poor during eclipse.It is considered among hindus that the negative energies are at peak during eclipse.
at 01:43 on August 4th, 2008
I saw full eclipse in Novosibirsk (Russia). That's magic show!!!
at 09:43 on August 4th, 2008
St.Petersburg, Russia
With dark filter
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