Turkish eclipse

JRS: In article , dated Wed, 8 Feb
2006 12:27:29 remote, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy, Gareth Slee
posted :

I'll be flying into Side on the 28th March.

The Eclipse being, AIUI, on March 29th; partial in the UK from 10:45 to
12:20 BST. The Moon will, of course, be changing from Old to New.

According to "February Night Sky" in my Monday newspaper, however, the
Moon will be new on the 29th of *this* month. "Times" readers will,
however, "see" it on the 28th.

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In article , Dr John Stockton
writes
According to "February Night Sky" in my Monday newspaper, however, the
Moon will be new on the 29th of *this* month. "Times" readers will,
however, "see" it on the 28th.

No wonder more people are turning to my Nightscenes 2006 book instead of
the Times version then as New Moon occurs on February 28th at 00:31UT
:-)

Paul
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On 8 Feb 2006 04:11:10 -0800, "Jezzer" wrote:

Hi all,

So - I've got my flight booked and a hotel in Side, Turkey ready for
the eclipse. Is anyone else here going along?

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Jeremy

I have booked with Omega Holidays on an organised Solar Eclipse 2 day
break from Birmingham Airport on the 28th/29th March. Is anyone going
on this trip?

Incidentally I do have a friend with an apartment in Side and if
anyone is interested in staying longer than a couple of days I could
ask them to contact you. I will be staying in a hotel organised by
Omega Holidays (either Xanthe Resort or Iberotel Serra Palace).

I would be interested in know if anyone else is going from Birmingham
with Omega.

Ian
Tamworth, UK

Jeremy,
I'm off to Side on the 28th, booked it a year ago!
Got a week in a 5* just N of Side. I believe we are just about on the
centre line :-) Can't remember the name off hand. Something like Paloma
Perissia. The only thing that mattered was location. No need to leave the
hotel. At least if we are clouded out we have a nice hotel to enjoy.
Turkey has a late start to the season and some attractions/restaurants etc
might be closed. The weather is my main concern. That end of the Med can be
very unsettled at that time of year. I hope to do a bit of Scuba while
there but finding cente open might be difficult.

I went to Bulgaria for the '99 eclipse. Made an excellent choice of resort
and made a short journey to a headland right on the centre line. I hope Side
delivers the goods.


"Jezzer" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all,

So - I've got my flight booked and a hotel in Side, Turkey ready for
the eclipse. Is anyone else here going along?

Side is supposed to be almost right on the centre line of the eclipse.
I'd be interested in any opinions of where exactly to go for the event.
I imagine there'll be quite a few other astronomy geeks around this
area. Is there a public event organised for the day? I haven't yet
found anything on the web.

cheers

Jeremy

Jeremy,
I'm off to Side on the 28th, booked it a year ago!
Got a week in a 5* just N of Side. I believe we are just about on the
centre line :-) Can't remember the name off hand. Something like Paloma
Perissia. The only thing that mattered was location. No need to leave the
hotel. At least if we are clouded out we have a nice hotel to enjoy.
Turkey has a late start to the season and some attractions/restaurants etc
might be closed. The weather is my main concern. That end of the Med can be
very unsettled at that time of year. I hope to do a bit of Scuba while
there but finding cente open might be difficult.

I went to Bulgaria for the '99 eclipse. Made an excellent choice of resort
and made a short journey to a headland right on the centre line. I hope Side
delivers the goods.

Regards,

Paulus


"Jezzer" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all,

So - I've got my flight booked and a hotel in Side, Turkey ready for
the eclipse. Is anyone else here going along?

Side is supposed to be almost right on the centre line of the eclipse.
I'd be interested in any opinions of where exactly to go for the event.
I imagine there'll be quite a few other astronomy geeks around this
area. Is there a public event organised for the day? I haven't yet
found anything on the web.

cheers

Jeremy

Hi,

We're in the 'Side Park Hotel' (I think that's what it's called). Again
- right on the centre line. Some friends of mine are staying near
Antalya and will have a 1 hour drive in the morning - could be a
stressful journey! (I wonder how crowded it's going to be?). I said I'd
meet up with them for the eclipse but I don't really know where to
suggest going. I'll probably just have to recce the area when I get
there. I like the idea of finding a small headland or hill so that you
can see the shadow approaching. Don't fancy the beach somehow - I don't
think sand and optics mix.

rgds

Jeremy

JRS: In article , dated Thu, 9
Feb 2006 07:47:54 remote, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy, Paul L Money
posted :
In article , Dr John Stockton
writes
According to "February Night Sky" in my Monday newspaper, however, the
Moon will be new on the 29th of *this* month. "Times" readers will,
however, "see" it on the 28th.

No wonder more people are turning to my Nightscenes 2006 book instead of
the Times version then as New Moon occurs on February 28th at 00:31UT
:-)

Now you are being unfair to The Times. They had it correctly (Mon Jan
30, p.54, "The night sky in February") as 28d 01h [Michael J Hendrie
gives it to the nearest hour, and uses GMT]. I don't take The Times,
but I do get given that page most months.

As you did not recognise that "February Night Sky" does not imply "The
Times", I can only conclude that you don't read a good newspaper -
you're probably too busy writing books.

Otherwise, it seems that a February new moon can occur on the 29th only
if the year is bissextile.

How about FAQ C.5 : "What astronomy books are written by readers of
u.s.a.?"

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Dr John Stockton wrote:
JRS: In article , dated Thu, 9
Feb 2006 07:47:54 remote, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy, Paul L Money
posted :

In article , Dr John Stockton
writes

According to "February Night Sky" in my Monday newspaper, however, the
Moon will be new on the 29th of *this* month. "Times" readers will,
however, "see" it on the 28th.

No wonder more people are turning to my Nightscenes 2006 book instead of
the Times version then as New Moon occurs on February 28th at 00:31UT
:-)


Now you are being unfair to The Times. They had it correctly (Mon Jan
30, p.54, "The night sky in February") as 28d 01h [Michael J Hendrie
gives it to the nearest hour, and uses GMT.


According to my my sun & moon web page
http://www.aphayes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sun_moon.html?Place='Cheltenham'&Lat=51.88&Long=-2.12&TZ=+1&TZname='BST'
for Cheltenham in UK new moon is 28:02:2006 at 00:29. As I've had
correspondence with religous groups who use the moon as a

calendar I doubt if they would visually observe the first fraction of
the iluminated moon for some time

after that depending on the local light pollution and horizon.

Hi
I am off to see the eclipse on the 28th, booked yesterday with Cosmos
Holidays from London Gatwick for 1 night, we are in Side at the
Papillon Muna hotel.
Tracy
Kent

JRS: In article ,
dated Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:39:06 remote, seen in news:uk.sci.astronomy,
A. Peter Hayes posted :

According to my my sun & moon web page
http://www.aphayes.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sun_moon.html?Place='Cheltenham'&Lat=51.
88&Long=-2.12&TZ=+1&TZname='BST'
for Cheltenham in UK new moon is 28:02:2006 at 00:29. As I've had
correspondence with religous groups who use the moon as a
calendar I doubt if they would visually observe the first fraction of
the iluminated moon for some time
after that depending on the local light pollution and horizon.

My downstairs neighbour is such a person; in practice he relies on
diaries and calendars to tell him.

I had hoped to code the Islamic Calendar, but there seems to be
altogether too much doubt and variation, variously referred to in these
pages on my site :-

12 leapyear.htm
3 dayscale.htm
1 datecalc.htm
3 critdate.htm
2 moredate.htm
1 daycount.htm
1 astron-2.htm

I'm not even absolutely certain as to the exact relation between the
beginning of A.H.1 and the Julian Calendar, because of their habit of
starting a day six hours or so early.

The Hebrews have things exactly defined, as might be expected, but over-
complex - heb-date.htm .

AIUI, the Moon's orbital speed is around 2000 mph - I suppose that's the
rate, more or less, at which New Moon crosses the country?

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