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Eclipse 2008: China

Eclipse 2008: China

ECLIPSE SPECIAL

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TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE: LIVE WEBCAST FROM CHINA

On August 1, 2008, a total solar eclipse begins at 6:09 pm China time near the windswept high grasslands northeast of the small hamlet of Yiwu, about two hours north of Hami in the Xinjiang province of China. As in the total solar eclipses of 1999, 2001, and 2006, a team of Exploratorium and NASA heliophysics experts will adeptly capture and broadcast the Eclipse live from yet another specially chosen international locale. Like the Olympics, the thrills of live viewership can still be yours even if you can't travel to China for this major celestial event. Thanks to satellite technology, you can watch it from your planetarium or local museum -- or even from home at your computer screen.

How to View

www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2008/index.html

BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL TIMES FOR THE ECLIPSE.

Telescope-Only Feed
Start:10:00am UT6:00am EDT3:00am PDT6:00pm Urumqi
End:12:15pm UT8:15am EDT5:15am PDT8:15pm Urumqi
Program Feed:
Start:10:30am UT6:30am EDT3:30am PDT6:30pm Urumqi
End:11:30am UT7:30am EDT4:30am PDT7:30pm Urumqi

There will be an eclipse webcast, in Chinese, on the same date at http://www.atlaspost.com/2008tse

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