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Tri Continental Film Festival 2008
July 25 - 30, 2008
Goa, India
http://www.moviesgoa.org/page/tri_continental/
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricon/schedule_2008.pdf
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Solar eclipse on Friday
28 July 2008 / Khaleej Times (Dubai)
UAE Astronomy Society has announced that the UAE, Gulf residents and other
countries in the region will view partial solar eclipse on Friday. The eclipse
will cover Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, eastern
parts of Saudi Arabia and northern parts of Jordan and Palestine.
Mohammed Shokat Awda, Chairman of the Islamic project for moon sighting, said
the eclipse will take place in the UAE from 2.45pm- 4.10pm. Viewers must use
proper observation equipment to protect their eyes.
In Dubai, the eclipse will reach it's maximum around 1127 GMT and will cover
about 15 per cent of the sun. The best place to see the eclipse is near. Nadym
in central Russia, where the eclipse will be almost total. The total phase of
an eclipse looks like the onset of a rapidly darkening sky whose appearance
resembles evening twilight about half an hour after sunset. Go to
khaleejtimes.com to see an interactive Google map of the eclipse. This map
allows the user to sellect any portion of the path and to zoom in using either
map data or Earth satellite data. You will also find a link with tips on how to
photograph the eclipse.
Google map:
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEgoogle/SEgoogle2001/SE2008Aug01Tgoogle2.html
Photography: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEpubs/20080801/section3.html
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