The 1st August 2008 eclipse will reach a maximum duration of 2 minutes 27 seconds over Russia. The path of the eclipse starts in Nunavut (Canada), the eclipse will continue through Greenland, the Arctic, Russia, Mongolia and China.
Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC
| Title/Description | NASA Map |
| Arctic Canada | Yes |
| Arctic Canada and Greenland | Yes |
| Svalbard & Frans Josef Land | Yes |
| Russia - Noyaya Zemlya | Yes |
| Russia - Nadym | Yes |
| Russia - Central Siberia | Yes |
| Russia - Novosibirsk | Yes |
| China, Russia & Mongolia | Yes |
| China & Mongolia | Yes |
| China (Wuwei) | Yes |
| China (Xian) | Yes |
Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC Maps were reproduced from NASA. Textual commentary is by Mark Sukhija who is not from NASA.
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