Amazing Photos of Today’s Solar Eclipse
Some striking images of today’s total solar eclipse.
A Chinese man uses ‘eclipse glasses’ to watch the solar eclipse, which the Chinese word for is ‘Rishi’ meaning ‘eaten sun’, at the Jiayuguan Fort on the Great Wall of China in the town of Jiayuguan, Gansu Province August 1, 2008.
The solar eclipse is seen in Harbin, Heilongjiang province August 1, 2008. Eclipses were dangerous omens for ancient Chinese astronomers, but this one comes exactly a week before the torch is lit in Beijing for the opening ceremony of Games designed to restore China’s pride and showcase its achievements.
A camel is silhouetted against the sun blocking the moon during a solar eclipse in Gaotai, Gansu province August 1, 2008.
The total solar eclipse is observed above the mountainous Siberian Altai region,_ about 3,000 kilometers (1,850 miles) east of Moscow, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2008.
A total solar eclipse is seen in Jiuquan, in China’s western Gansu province Friday Aug 1, 2008. Millions of Chinese along the ancient Silk Road gathered Friday to gaze at a total solar eclipse, an event traditionally fraught with superstitious meaning coming one week before the start of the Beijing Olympics.






































