Splendid photographs of lunar and solar eclipses
Jun 15, 2011 01:47 PM EDT
IBTimes take you from China to Saudi Arabia-- in historical eclipses.
A solar eclipse, which the Chinese word for is 'Rishi', meaning 'eaten sun', can be seen above visitors at the Jiayuguan Fort on the Great Wall of China in the town of Jiayuguan, Gansu 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.
Source: REUTERS / David Gray 
A man and his camel walk past as the sun is blocked by the moon during a solar eclipse in Gaotai, Gansu province August 1, 2008.
Source: REUTERS / Aly Song 
People watch a partial solar eclipse in the northern Indian city of Lucknow August 1, 2008.
Source: REUTERS / Pawan Kumar 
A man smiles as he watches a partial solar eclipse in Riyadh August 1, 2008.
Source: REUTERS / Fahad Shadeed 
The Moon is engulfed in the Earth's shadow as it nears the peak of a rare winter solstice total lunar eclipse as viewed through a telescope from Palm Beach Gardens December 21, 2010.
Source: REUTERS / DOUG MURRAY 
The shadow of the Earth falls across the face of the Moon, with a board which reads: "Vladivostok" in the foreground, above Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok during a full lunar eclipse December 21, 2010. The eclipse is the first to coincide with the Winter Solstice since 1638.
Source: REUTERS / Yuri Maltsev 
The eclipse of the moon is seen behind a carving of a salmon at a souvenir shop in Shiraoi, on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido December 21, 2010.
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