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Re: Solar Eclipse Aug 21
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2017 Mar 18, 09:51 -0400
From: Brad Morris
Date: 2017 Mar 18, 09:51 -0400
Paul
Thank you!
Anyone in North America should be able to get an LD of 0°, weather permitting. This will be an interesting test!
Brad
On Mar 18, 2017 2:20 AM, "Paul Hirose" <NoReply_Hirose@fer3.com> wrote:
On 2017-03-17 17:18, Brad Morris wrote: > > I wonder if the tools will work for this lunar? Is there some way to > predict the path where the LD is 0°? Of course, that's along the path of > totality, but since we just care for contact, not coverage, the path of > 0°LD must be fairly broad as compared to the totality path.http://astro.ukho.gov.uk/eclipse/0412017/ The medium gray area is the zone where the 1st and 4th contacts are visible, i.e., the beginning and end of a partial eclipse. It emcompasses Greenland, Canada, the US (except Hawaii), Mexico, and more.
