On August 1, 2008 , a total solar eclipse occurred as the new moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. The moon’s umbral shadow fell on parts of Canada, Greenland, the Arctic Ocean, Russia, Mongolia, and China. The Exploratorium’s eclipse expedition team (our fifth!) Webcast the eclipse live from the remote Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China near the Mongolian border.
Read their dispatches.

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Highlights from the Overnight Eclipse Celebration at the Exploratorium.

Eclipse-related exhibits and replays in Second Life



The Sun-Eating Dragon The Sun-Earth Connection Eclipse Expeditions Previous Solar Eclipse Webcasts

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This Webcast was made possible through the generosity of
the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation ,
The Jim Clark Endowment for Internet Education,
and the McBean Family Foundation.

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