Lunar eclipses are a sight to behold, but if you want a true glimpse of the cosmos at work, what you need to see is a total solar eclipse.Total solar eclipses are rare; only 25% of eclipses are total eclipses, and these happen only about seven times in a decade. Today, August 1, 2008 is the date for the eclipse. Total solar eclipses are even rarer to see by the fact that at any given geographic location, a total eclipse will be visible by an average of only once in 375 years. The thing about total solar eclipses is that you have to be in a certain place on the Earth to see it because of the moon's umbra (its shadow). So where will you have to be on Earth to see the total eclipse today? It can be seen on the Northern hemisphere, and its path will begin in Canada and will continue on to Greenland, Russia, Mongolia, and China (Sorry, no US and A). Other parts of the globe will only be treated to a partial eclipse.
I find it poetic that it will end on China, seeing as the 2008 Olympics will start only days later. Good sign, or bad omen? Oooooh, cosmic scariness. The show already began around 8:30 a.m. Greenwich Meridian Time.
I find it poetic that it will end on China, seeing as the 2008 Olympics will start only days later. Good sign, or bad omen? Oooooh, cosmic scariness. The show already began around 8:30 a.m. Greenwich Meridian Time.
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