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Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035A complete catalog is presented, listing the general characteristics of every solar eclipse from 1901 through 2100. To complement this catalog, a detailed set of cylindrical projection world maps shows 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 the 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.
Document ID
19870016473
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other - NASA Reference Publication (RP)
Authors
Espenak, Fred
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1987
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
REPT-87B0252
NAS 1.61:1178-REV
NASA-RP-1178-REV
Accession Number
87N25906
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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