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The 2008 Eclipse:
The Diamond Ring

The Diamond Ring

The Diamond Ring developing at the end of totality as the first sunlight shines through a Lunar valley.

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2008 Eclipse

The 2008 eclipse main page.

2008 Eclipse: Paths

Maps of the path of the 2008 eclipse from Fred Espenak and eclipse details at the observation site.

2008 Eclipse: People

People from the 2008 eclipse.

2008 Eclipse: The Shadow Approach

The Shadow approaches from the North West over the sea.

2008 Eclipse: The Diamond Ring

The Diamond Ring developing - taken from video stills.

2008 Eclipse: "Bad" Photos

The excitement during totality is such that not all photos come out as expected.

2008 Eclipse: The Lunar Eclipse

A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred two weeks after the solar eclipse. This was observed in the market city of Osh in Kyrgyzstan.

Photos: Russia

Travel photos from Russia.