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Total Solar Eclipse of 2003 November 23

Table 2.2 - Shadow Contacts and Circumstances

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                                                            ΔT =    64.8 s
                                                               =000°16´14.7"

                            Terrestrial
                             Dynamical               Ephemeris      True
                               Time      Latitude    Longitude1   Longitude2
                             h  m  s
 External/Internal
Contacts of Penumbra:  P1   20:47:09.9   20°08.9´S   126°58.2´E   127°14.4´E
                       P4   00:53:20.3   51°16.4´S   079°04.0´W   078°47.8´W
     Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path:     N1   21:10:09.3   07°41.8´S   126°10.8´E   126°27.1´E
                       S1   00:30:23.4   39°47.4´S   082°55.9´W   082°39.7´W

 External/Internal
 Contacts of Umbra:    U1   22:20:25.6   50°59.5´S   084°09.8´E   084°26.0´E
                       U2   22:27:31.2   54°07.1´S   078°46.9´E   079°03.1´E
                       U3   23:12:51.8   69°07.0´S   021°11.7´E   021°27.9´E
                       U4   23:19:57.7   69°34.8´S   008°40.1´E   008°56.4´E
     Extreme
North/South Limits
  of Umbral Path:      N1   22:20:31.6   50°55.9´S   084°12.2´E   084°28.4´E
                       S1   22:27:26.8   54°09.8´S   078°44.5´E   079°00.8´E
                       N2   23:19:51.7   69°34.9´S   008°29.3´E   008°45.5´E
                       S2   23:12:56.3   69°06.3´S   021°19.6´E   021°35.8´E

 Extreme Limits
 of Central Line:      C1   22:23:45.0   52°27.4´S   081°43.3´E   081°59.5´E
                       C2   23:16:38.1   69°26.9´S   014°32.8´E   014°49.1´E

   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:      G0   22:50:21.7   72°40.0´S   088°07.2´E   088°23.4´E

Circumstances at
Greatest Eclipse:   Sun´s Altitude =  14.9°         Path Width = 495.5 km
                     Sun´s Azimuth = 111.2°   Central Duration =  01m57.3s




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1 Ephemeris Longitude is the terrestrial dynamical longitude assuming a
                     uniformly rotating Earth.
2 True Longitude is calculated by correcting the Ephemeris Longitude for
                the non-uniform rotation of Earth.
   (T.L. = E.L. + 1.002738*ΔT/240, where ΔT(in seconds) = TDT - UT)

Note: Longitude is measured positive to the East.

Since ΔT is not known in advance, the value used in the predictions is an 
extrapolation based on pre-2003 measurements.  Nevertheless, the actual 
value is expected to fall within ±0.5seconds of the estimated ΔT used here.




Table adapted from NASA TP 2002-211618 "Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2003."



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Last revised: 2003 July 17 - F. Espenak