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Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2010While most NASA eclipse bulletins cover a single eclipse, this publication presents predictions for two solar eclipses during 2010. This has required a different organization of the material into the following sections. Section 1 -- Eclipse Predictions: The section consists of a general discussion about the eclipse path maps, Besselian elements, shadow contacts, eclipse path tables, local circumstances tables, and the lunar limb profile. Section 2 -- Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 Jan 15: The section covers predictions and weather prospects for the annular eclipse. Section 3 -- Total Solar Eclipse of 2010 Jul 11: The section covers predictions and weather prospects for the total eclipse. Section 4 -- Observing Eclipses: The section provides information on eye safety, solar filters, eclipse photography, and making contact timings from the path limits. Section 5 -- Eclipse Resources: The final section contains a number of resources including information on the IAU Working Group on Eclipses, the Solar Eclipse Mailing List, the NASA eclipse bulletins on the Internet, Web sites for the two 2010 eclipses, and a summary identifying the algorithms, ephemerides, and parameters used in the eclipse predictions.
Document ID
20090004148
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
F Espenak
(Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, United States)
J Anderson
(Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 2008
Publication Information
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TP-2008-214171
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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