Solar Eclipse • China (Jiaxing)
July 22, 2009

The black line shows the path of the total solar eclipse as it crosses China on July 22, 2009. Ruth and Ed will travel to Jiaxing, an area southwest of Shanghai, to view the eclipse, followed by sightseeing in Shanghai, Xi’an (site of the terracotta non-pacifists), and Beijing. Maximum totality (which will occur in the Pacific Ocean SE of Japan) is 6 min. 36 sec.; at Jiaxing, it will be 5 min. 51 sec., the longest time on the mainland.


solar eclipse path across China

 

2009 China eclipse
Live Broadcast of totality from 9:35 to 9:41 pm EDT the evening of July 21
(broadcast by the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

“Shadow & Substance” — an excellent visual representation of the eclipse

Current weather conditions in Jiaxing, China (near where we hope to see the eclipse)

A 1994 annular eclipse photo by Ruth (go to page 5 of this Acrobat PDF)

An account by Ed of how he became involved "chasing" solar eclipses

EclipseWar.net homepage