The yellow lines crossing the path indicate the position of maximum eclipse at 10-minute intervals. The northern and southern limits of the eclipse path are blue while the central line red. The Eclipse Type link opens a new window with the central eclipse path plotted on an interactive Google Map. When you click on a position, a marker appears with the eclipse contact times and duration of totality (or annularity) for that location. You can pan and zoom in to any location along the eclipse track. These maps are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps.Įach map is stored as a GIF of approximately 60 kilobytes.Īnimations of the Moon's penumbral and umbral shadows across Earth are accessed by clicking on the TD of Greatest Eclipse.Įach animated GIF file is 40 KB to 175 KB in size.įor total, annular and hybrid eclipses, the cental path can be viewed on an interactive Google map through the Eclipse Type link. The track of the umbral or antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. The orthographic projection map of Earth shows the region of visibility for the eclipse. Several fields in the summary table provide links to additional information and graphics for each eclipse.Ī map for an eclipse may be seen by clicking on the Calendar Date. The Eclipse Magnitude gives the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at the instant of greatest eclipse (column 5).įor total and annular eclipses the Central Duration gives the length of the eclipse as seen from the central line at greatest eclipse (column 6).įinally, the Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility provides a brief description of where each eclipse will be seen.Ĭountries and regions within the path of total or annular eclipses are listed inside brackets.
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The third column lists the Eclipse Type which is either Total, Annular, Hybrid or Partial.Įclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days.Įach eclipse belongs to the Saros Series shown in column 4. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center. The first column gives the Calendar Date of the instant on greatest eclipse. A concise summary of all solar eclipses from
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