August 1: total solar eclipse to be seen in Northwest China

According to the National Astronomical Observatory of Chinese Academy of Sciences, the first total solar eclipse in the 21^st century will appear on August 1. Fortunately, the total eclipse will be visible in most parts of Northwest China.  

 

The eclipse will first appear in northern Canada. Then the main path of the eclipse will pass through the Arctic Circle, Russia and Mongolia, before it appears over China's Xinjiang at around 18:00 on August 1. The shadow will 'travel' along the ancient Silk Road, via Harmi, Jiuquan, Jiayuguan, Zhangye, Wuwei cities, and will finally leave the earth from Xian. It is said that the best places to observe the total eclipse will be in Xinjiang's Hami and Gansu Province's Jiuquan.

 

Here is the eclipse timetable as seen over major cities of Northwest China (Beijing Time):

 

City	Time (hour: minute: second)
	Starting	Full eclipse	Recovery
Lanzhou	18:24:01	19:19:49	————
Lhasa	18:34:09	19:31:42	20:24:44
Urumqi	18:05:34	19:07:34	20:04:59
Xian	18:26:46	19:20:50	————
Xining	18:22:53	19:19:24	20:12:00
Yinchuan	18:20:03	19:15:31	————

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