Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 (NASA/TP-2004-212762)
Table of Contents
Preface
Eclipse Predictions
Introduction
Maps of the Eclipse Path
Umbral Path and Visibility
Orthographic Projection Map of the Eclipse Path
Equidistant Conic Projection Map of the Eclipse Path
Detailed Maps of the Umbral Path
Elements, Shadow Contacts and Eclipse Path Tables
Local Circumstances Tables
Estimating Times of Second And Third Contacts
Mean Lunar Radius
Lunar Limb Profile
Limb Corrections To The Path Limits: Graze Zones
Saros History
Weather Prospects for the Eclipse
Overview
Brazil
Coastal Africa
Across the Sahara
The Mediterranean Coast of Africa
Turkey and the Black Sea
Kazakhstan, Eastern Russia, and Mongolia
Weather at Sea
Summary
Weather Web Sites
Observing the Eclipse
Eye Safety And Solar Eclipses
Sources for Solar Filters
Eclipse Photography
Sky At Totality
Contact Timings from the Path Limits
Plotting the Path on Maps
Eclipse Resources
IAU Working Group on Eclipses
IAU Solar Eclipse Education Committee
Soalr Eclipse Mailing List
International Solar Eclipse Conference
NASA Eclipse Bulletins on the Internet
Future Eclipse Paths on the Internet
Special Web Site for 2006 Total Solar Eclipse
Predictions for Eclipse Experiments
Algorithms, Ephemerides and Parameters
Bibliography
Figures
Tables
Request Form for NASA Eclipse Bulletins (PDF)
Eclipse Bulletin Index
Preface
Table of Contents
Section 1: Eclipse Predictions
Section 2: Weather Prospects for the Eclipse
Section 3: Observing the Eclipse
Section 4: Eclipse Resources
Links to Figures
Links to Tables
Acronyms
Units
Bibliography
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Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 (NASA/TP-2004-212762)