the 08-01 total solar eclipse~
Monday, August 11, 2008
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this post is very late. gomen..
The first day of the 8th month of the 8th year of the 21st century was a great day for our moon. In the eyes of the people who have seen the eclipse's path, the moon, inspite of its size, had conquered the yellow star for about 2minutes.
The total eclipse(animation shown) lasted for 2 hours, and covered 0.4% of the Earth's surface in a 10,200 km long path. It was visible from a narrow corridor through northern Canada (Nunavut), Greenland, central Russia, eastern Kazakhstan, western Mongolia and China. It was northern Russia who experienced the maximum total eclipse,(photo shown) at 10:21:07 UTC, the path was 237 km wide, and the duration was 2 minutes 27 seconds.
The moon's penumbra, which is broader in path, lies in the parts of northeastern North America and most of Europe and Asia. These places experienced only partial eclipses.
It has been my dream to witness a total solar eclipse, not because it is strange and fantastic and unusual, but because of what it tells me. In the eyes of many people, just for a moment, the small moon covered and won over the giant sun. Surely i don't need to explain more, i know you already understand. Let us be the moon and be courageous and confident, for no matter how ginormous the opponent is, winning is still possible.
partial eclipse as seen from Moscow
partial eclipse as seen from China
~acetylsalicylate
