Exploratorium Broadcasts Total Solar Eclipse From China

By Wired , published on August 4, 2008 at 5:50 AM
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There is nothing like a total solar eclipse to bring you to your knees, gapping at the sheer overwhelming immensity and majesty of the solar system. I saw my first in 2001 in Zambia, Africa and have never been the same. Over 10,000 people trekked the 16 hour bus ride into inland China to be in the path of totality for this solar eclipse. Although the path would start in Canada and also cross over Greenland, Russia and Mongolia, China was predicted to have the most reliably cloud free weather. For full solar eclipse watching clear skies are everything.

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JonnyDough 08/04/2008 12:22 PM
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China? Really?

With the massive amounts of smog being pumped into the air this actually comes as a bit of a surprise. Are you sure they didn't just fire off a few extra thousand AA guns to clear the skies of soot for the solar spectacle?

Anonymous 08/04/2008 12:35 PM
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^^err... you might think that 16 hour busstrip might get you to the coyntryside, pretty far away from the smog of the cities

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