Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008

Moreover Public: International Workshop On The 2008 Solar Total Eclipse

Posted on: Sunday, 1 November 2009, 05:56 CST On August 1, 2008 a total solar eclipse was visible within a narrow corridor that traversed from North America to China. At a solar physics meeting, held in Kunming, China in the...

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Information technology boosts popular science education in poor areas

BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- A click of mouse and one could listen to the story of rare Przewalski antelopes in northwest China and review the total solar eclipse in July. With the spread of internet and multi-media technology,...

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Not a bird or a plane, but 'not a UFO either'

The circled object has been widely circulated online. It shows a bright spot during the July 22 solar eclipse (right) that many claim to be a UFO. But the latest sighting, many claim, has been in China, even though the...

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Chinese scientist clarifies he filmed an unidentified object, not a UFO

New Delhi, Sep 12 : The Chinese scientist, who allegedly claimed of seeing a UFO during the July 22 solar eclipse, has denied all such reports, insisting that what he saw was an unidentified object, but 'not a UFO'.

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Chinese 'spy-in-the-sky' satellite filmed Maddie in Libya?

Nanjinxed, China - (X-Files): China's Purple Patch Observatory is to release its 2009 solar eclipse footage after a rogue UFO was reassessed as a possible sighting of Madeleine McCann. The 40 second clip shows Maddie dressed in...

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Chinese scientists claim to have filmed 'UFO for 40 minutes'

From ANI London, Sep 7: Chinese scientists claim that they filmed an unidentified flying object for about 40 minutes, during the solar eclipse on July 22. Researchers at the Purple Mountain Observatory in Nanjing have said that...

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Spotting the New Moon (SPACE.com)

SPACE.com - In ancient times, the first sighting of the new moon each month was an important marker on the calendar. Even today, many religions base their feasts and festivals upon the appearance of the new moon.

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Aug. 18, 1868: Helium Discovered During Total Solar Eclipse

August 18th blog in Wired Magazine. Excerpt: "1868: A French astronomer spots an unknown element, now known as helium, in the spectrum of the sun during a much-anticipated total eclipse. The event marks the first discovery of...

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Video: Several Sightings of UFO - Deqing, Guangdong Province, China

Large scale sighting in and around Deqing city in the Guangdong Province, China a few days ago during a solar eclipse. I don’t know if more news is going to come from this. Actually, the footage is interesting and probably...

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Solar eclipse seen over The University of Nottingham

Truly breathtaking — fabulous — spectacular. These were just some of the words used by students and members of staff who got an exclusive view of the longest solar eclipse of the century from an English university.

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