Introduction
On Sunday, 1997 March 9, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from parts
of eastern Asia. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in eastern
Kazakhstan, and travels through Mongolia and eastern Siberia where it swings
northward to end at sunset in the Arctic Ocean. A partial eclipse will be seen
within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes
eastern Asia, the northern Pacific and the northwest corner of North America
(Figures 1 and
2).
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