Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986-2035

A complete catalog is presented, listing the general characteristics of every solar eclipse from 1901 through 2100. To compliment this catalog, a detailed set of cylindrical projection world maps show the umbral paths of every solar eclipse over the 200 year interval. Focusing in on the next 50 years, accurate geodetic path coordinates and local circumstances for the 71 central eclipses from 1987 through 2035 are tabulated. Finally, the geodetic paths of the umbral and penumbral shadows of all 109 solar eclipses in this period are plotted on orthographic projection maps of Earth.

Appendices are included which discuss eclipse geometry, eclipse frequency and occurrence, modern eclipse prediction and time determination. Finally, code for a simple Fortran program is given to predict the occurrence and characteristics of solar eclipses.