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Lunar Eclipse (03.03.07) and Solar Eclipse (18.03.07)
I would like to know if it is possible to ask if anyone has (or had)
posted any information about these eclipses (and if not, may I be permitted to post some information on the best places to see it (based on weather patterns and extent of eclipse)? |
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Lunar Eclipse (03.03.07) and Solar Eclipse (18.03.07)
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"Harry Hayfield" wrote: I would like to know if it is possible to ask if anyone has (or had) posted any information about these eclipses (and if not, may I be permitted to post some information on the best places to see it (based on weather patterns and extent of eclipse)? Google Eclipse - first link http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/OH2007.html -- Painius admits he cannot answer a single question to NB: (How many days till he replies - best guess is five!) "Yes, you're right of course, NB. And they get very useless very quickly. I shall do my best to ignore them, as you wish." |
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Lunar Eclipse (03.03.07) and Solar Eclipse (18.03.07)
In article . com,
"Harry Hayfield" wrote: I would like to know if it is possible to ask if anyone has (or had) posted any information about these eclipses (and if not, may I be permitted to post some information on the best places to see it (based on weather patterns and extent of eclipse)? Post away; it would certainly be on topic. (No need to ask permission, anyway; this is an unmoderated group, as you can probably tell from the regrettable signal-to-noise ratio.) Perhaps most of interest to sci.astro.amateur, though; you could crosspost to 'cover the bases'. Someone has already posted a link to Fred Espenak's site, a widely respected source of eclipse data. But I don't believe it discusses weather conditions very much. -- Odysseus |
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Lunar Eclipse (03.03.07) and Solar Eclipse (18.03.07)
Lunar Eclipse (March 3rd 2007)
This is predominately a UTC eclipse (by that I mean to see the whole thing from start to finish you need to live in the UTC -2 to UTC +2 timezones) but as you can imaging trying to see anything astronomical in March in Europe always runs the risk of rain (especially in the UK!) so that rules out the majority of Northern Europe. The Med area should have a better chance of seeing things (unless of course one of our weather fronts crosses across), but the best place to see it would be Northern / Southern Africa (as they are not known for rain in March). If I had to plump for a place (considering the eclipse has to happen at night) I would go for the area around Lake Chad. Wide expansive views of everywhere (so no place for the moon to escape detection) and although Lake Chad is shrinking, more than enough to have as a backup in case your water reserves get a bit low. Solar Eclipse (March 18th 2007) With solar eclipses of course it's a simple question of "It's either sunny or it's not!" and where the best eclipse is likely to be seen. Well, for this one it's Northern Russia and the best place to see it would be Tomsk (which is due to get a very nice 65% totality). According to the BBC in March you can expect five hours of daylight, an average maximum of -6°C (20°F), and unfortunately 13 wet days (with more than a quarter of a millimetre of rain). So like most Northern Hemisphere events, it's a question of picking the right place and keeping your fingers crossed |
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