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A view of the solar eclipse of August 1, 2008, over Russia, Norway, and the Arctic Ocean, as seen by NASA's Terra satellite. In the area shown in the image, the sun was completely obscured for about two minutes. As Earth rotated, the shadow moved southeast across the surface. At the same time, the satellite crossed the Arctic with its path nearly perpendicular to the eclipse.Photo credit: NASA