Total Eclipse of the Sun on Friday
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Technology
Skywatchers around the globe can see a total eclipse of the Sun on Friday.
A dark shadow will sweep across the surface of the planet in a broad arc as the Moon passes directly between the Earth and our star.
The eclipse begins in Canada’s high Arctic and ends in northern China’s Silk Road region.
Parts of northern Russia will go dark for two minutes, 27 seconds from 1021 GMT - but Britain will only experience a partial eclipse around 1016 BST.
That partial eclipse will be seen across most of Europe, Asia and north-eastern North America.
As is always the case with eclipses, tourists and amateur and professional astronomers have been flooding towns in the best viewing locations - along the path of totality. Read more…