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Originally Posted by HJK
I have tred to make an online calculator based on a pdf I found at
http://www.cdeagle.com/omnum/shadow1.pdf
The method described in the document can be used to find eclipse for
geostationary satellites caused by the earth shadow ...snip... |
It should look like this
http://www.astroman.fsnet.co.uk/sat.htm
As a matter of interest, as seen from UK, most Geosats are located ~7 degrees below the celestial equator and can transit the Sun at this time of year [check Sun's declination is ~-7 degrees!] but can ONLY BE OBSERVED WITH SAFE SOLAR FILTERS - you've been warned!
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