61. Eclipses Why and How eclipses Occur. Strictly speaking, this is not an eclipse, but an occultation(for total eclipses) or a transit (for annular and partial eclipses). http://www.eclipse.za.net/html/eclipses.html

Acknowledgments Information on these pages is gleaned from many eclipse sites all over the world. Thanks to them, and especially to Fred Espenak of the Goddard Space Flight Center. Fred has unarguably the best eclipse resource on the Internet - be sure to visit his page. Click here to go there in a new window. Please feel free to e-mail me e-mail me. All artwork for the Africlipse Logos on this website are by kind favour of good friends at Online Advertising , Click here to e-mail them HOME PAGE Why and How Eclipses Occur As the Moon orbits the Earth, it reaches points along its orbit where it is in line with the Sun. When the Moon is between the earth and the Sun, we call this new Moon, and when the earth is between the Sun and Moon, we call this Full Moon. The point along the Moon’s orbit that is halfway between New Moon and Full Moon is called First Quarter, and the point opposite to that is called Last Quarter. The period between two consecutive New Moon's is called a lunation. A new Moon occurs every 29.53 days this is also called the synodic period. A Solar eclipse can only occur when it is New Moon, as this is the only position where the Moon is able to block the Sun's light. Strictly speaking, this is not an eclipse, but an occultation (for total eclipses) or a transit (for annular and partial eclipses)

62. Ancients Could Have Used Stonehenge To Predict Lunar Eclipses A controversial theory that suggests the ancient Britons had a fine grasp of astronomy. http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/astronomy/stonehenge_eclipse_000119.html

SEARCH: Spacewatch: Backyard Astronomy advertisement Ancients Could Have Used Stonehenge to Predict Lunar Eclipses By posted: 02:32 pm ET 19 January 2000 Ancient people who built Stonehenge more than 3,500 years ago could have used the monumental arrangement of pillars to predict lunar eclipses, according to a professor of physics and astronomy at Clarion University in Pennsylvania. Sharon Challener, who has been studying the megalith for more than 20 years, discovered a pattern in the puzzling horseshoe-shaped row of vertical columns at Stonehenge's center. Challener, like so many others, had been trying for years to figure out what was the purpose of Stonehenge. She had speculated about, and tested out, countless celestial cycles as they may have lined up with the mysterious stones. Then, almost by accident, she noticed that eclipses are visible from certain locations on Earth in distinct 47-month cycles. Images Sharon Challener has been fascinated with stonehenge since she was young. Click to enlarge. The megalithic monument Stonehenge was built between 3000 B.C and 1500 B.C. on Salisbury Plain in southern England. Click to enlarge. Credit: Michael Pitts

63. KryssTal : Total Eclipses Of The Sun Introduction to Total eclipses of the Sun; accounts of past eclipseswith photos, the next ten eclipses. Total eclipses of the Sun. http://www.krysstal.com/ecintro.html

Total Eclipses of the Sun travel to eclipses - occurrence - nine eclipses seen - future eclipses Introduction A Total Eclipse of the Sun is spectacular. Anybody who has experienced nature's most awesome and unusual phenomenon never forgets it. We have met people who have seen total eclipses by accident and their reaction is always one of amazement. Although the entire eclipse can last for a couple of hours, the spectacular total phase lasts only for a few minutes. The maximum duration of totality is just over seven and a half minutes. For any one location, total eclipses of the sun occur rarely; on average, once every 410 years or so. In our home city, London , the last two total eclipses of the Sun occurred in the years 878 and 1715; the next is not due until 2151! In a larger area, they are more common. For England, the last was in 1999 and the next in 2090. For the Earth as a whole, total solar eclipses occur roughly seven or eight times every ten years. If we are to see one we must do some travelling. Kryss has now experienced nine; Talaat six. One of those was clouded out but was still worth being present for. Occurrence of Eclipses Total Eclipses of the Sun occur when the Moon passes in front of the Sun blocking out its light for a few minutes. The sky darkens, the air cools, birds and animals react, and unusual colours bathe the landscape. Because they occur so infrequently, the event is a new and unknown experience for the local people. The reactions of a community awaiting an eclipse are part of the interest for us.

64. Astroevents Astronomical Calendar - Monthly Events And Ephemeris - Cosmobrain As Calendar of astronomical events and ephemeris. Conjunctions, phases of the moon, eclipses, meteor showers, planetary configurations and other celestial events. http://www.cosmobrain.com/cosmobrain/res/astroevent.html

Cosmobrain's Astronomical Calendar : In this page you can find a listing of the best celestial events good for viewing. Planetary configurations, conjunctions, lunar phases, eclipses, meteor showers an other sky events. This page is updated monthly. Times of events given in U.T. ( Universal Time ) March 2002 Day Time U.T. Event 18 h 03 h 02:37 h New Moon 22 h 16 h Moon is at Apogee, d=405361 km from Earth 22 h Pluto is at Western Quadrature 07:14 h First Quarter 12 h 19 h 11 h Saturn is at Eastern Quadrature 22 h Gama Normids meteor shower peaks 02 h 14 h 10:36 h Full Moon 19 h Moon is at Perigee, d=359826 km from Earth 05 h 01 h Vernal Equinox - Spring begins ( Northen Hemisphere )* 24 h Mercury is in Superior Conjunction 09 h 16 h Pluto stationary on West 19 h 01:52 h Last Quarter 01 h 13 h 12 h 15 h N - north ; S - south * Autumn begins for Southern Hemisphere More Astronomical Resources The 50 Brightest Stars The 50 Nearest Stars The Constellations Astrolinks ... Bookstore Comet Hiakutake © Mike Sturm Top Home / Index Bookstore Astrolinks ... Search ©Cosmobrain.com - All rights reserved.

65. KryssTal : Eclipses © 1998 Fred Espenak. eclipses, Occultations and Transits. Total eclipsesof the Sun Observed. 11 June 1983 Tuban, Java, Indonesia http://www.krysstal.com/eclipses.html

Eclipses, Occultations and Transits KryssTal Site Search Web Search Powered by FreeFind General Essays Total Eclipses of the Sun A brief introduction to total eclipses of the sun. Occurrence of eclipses (how often and where seen). A listing of the next ten total eclipses of the Sun . Tips for travelling to eclipses. Lunar Eclipses Eclipses of the Moon; their cause, properties and history. Eclipses Seen Page A list of all eclipses (lunar and solar; partial and total) seen by Kryss. Total Eclipses of the Sun Observed 11 June 1983 Tuban, Java, Indonesia: "The trip had consisted of three minibuses, two buses, a colt, a horse and cart, a bemo, a lorry, a becak and a motorbike. I had made it to the centre line.....". 18 March 1988 General Santos, Mindanao, Philippines: "In the West, I could see it getting darker as the Moon's shadow approached at nearly a kilometre per second. The horizon was turning red as the sky turned a deep blue...." 11 July 1991 Santiago, Baja California, Mexico: "It reminded us of the story of the Passover. As we watched, the clouds over the distant hills turned grey, then black. The hills themselves then turned dark. Moments later, the valley was plunged into darkness...." 3 November 1994 Zapahuira, Chile:

66. Ted Pedas - Eclipses At Sea; Marcy Sigler - Manhattan Real Estate; Tom Pedas - C Astronomy theme cruises to view eclipses, comets, and meteor showers with expert lecturers. http://www.nauticom.net/www/planet/

Eclipses at Sea (1972 - present) Manhattan Real Estate Celebration Singers Children's Chorus FASD Technical Education Director Adventure Travel History of Eclipse and Astronomy Theme Cruises (1972 - present) Biographies of Enrichment Lecturers and Staff Real Estate Music Pedas Family Ted Pedas Planetarium and Awards Programs George Pedas, Technical Education Director, FASD Stephanie Pedas' Little Corner of the Net Christina Pedas' Place on the Web Our Hellenic American Family Farrell High School Alumni Archives 1904-2002 Farrell High School Alumni 'Hall of Fame'Award History of Farrell Area School District FASD - Farrell Historical Quiz Farrell 'Citizen of the Year' Award E-mail Marcy Pedas Sigler mpedas@ix.netcom.com Tel. (212)722-6955 E-mail George Pedas at: gpedas@fas.k12.pa.us FASD, Technical Education Director Tel. (724) 509-1212 E-mail Ted Pedas tpedas@fas.k12.pa.us Ted Pedas Planetarium Tel. (724) 509-1210 Updated March 10, 2003 Internet Explorer users may not be able to view all pages as intended. Page design by James E. Moskin

67. Eclipses eclipses. eclipses occur due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon,and Sun. Solar eclipses. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon http://www.astro.umd.edu/education/astro/moon/eclipses.html

Eclipses Eclipses occur due to the alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Solar Eclipses here If the alignment is not exact, a partial eclipse may occur. This is when the Moon only partially overlaps the Sun and blocks only part of the Sun from our view. An annular eclipse occurs when the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, and the Moon does not fully block the Sun from our view. This occurs because the Moon's orbit is elliptical, and so the Moon's distance from the Earth varies. When the Moon is farther away from the Earth, it appears to be smaller. Therefore, there are times when the Moon appears to be smaller than the Sun. If an eclipse occurs at this time, an annular eclipse results. Annular eclipses lok like a "bull's eye". To see a picture of an actual total solar eclipse and to learn more about eclipses, click here Lunar Eclipses A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through the Earth's shadow. Because the Earth is much larger than the Moon, usually the entire Moon is eclipsed. Because the full phase can be seen from anywhere on the night side of the Earth, a lunar eclipse can be seen by more people than a solar eclipse. Since the Moon is moving through the Earth's shadow, and the size of the Earth is much greater than the size of the Moon, a lunar eclipse last for about 3.5 hours (as opposed to a solar eclipse which last on the order of about 7.5 minutes). To learn more about lunar eclipses, see pictures of actual eclipses, and find out when the next lunar eclipse will occur, click

68. Eclipses Translate this page eclipses. Um eclipse acontece sempre que um corpo entra na sombra deoutro. Assim, quando a Lua da Terra. eclipses do Sol. Durante um http://astro.if.ufrgs.br/eclipses/eclipse.htm

69. Sky And Telescope - The Essential Magazine Of Astronomy Astronomy magazine with pictures and information about eclipses to come and past ecplipses. Includes solar eclipse viewing safety and how to photograph eclipses. http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/

Welcome to SkyandTelescope.com, where you'll find astronomy news, stargazing tips, expert advice on choosing and using telescopes, and much, much more. Your Web browser appears to be set to block cookies. SkyandTelescope.com requires a cookie file, though you may visit the site without supplying any personal information, rendering the cookie anonymous. If you believe you reached this page in error, try clicking one of the links below to access our site. Our interactive sky chart and astronomical almanac require that you specify a city and country, but no name, address, or other personal information. You may delete the cookie after your visit, but you will then have to reenter your location information next time. To learn how to configure your system to accept cookies while visiting Web sites and/or to delete them afterward, see your browser's help page. Some browsers will allow you to accept SkyandTelescope.com's cookie without having to accept cookies from other sites. If you have any questions, please send e-mail to custserv@SkyandTelescope.com

70. Proximos Eclipses Do Sol E Da Lua Translate this page Próximos eclipses do Sol e da Lua. eclipses do Sol Note que a regiãode totalidade tem só 270 km de largura, enquanto o eclipse http://astro.if.ufrgs.br/fase/eclipses.html

71. Les éclipses De Lune Pr©sentation du ph©nom¨ne, base de donn©es, photographies et calendrier. http://www.bdl.fr/ephem/eclipses/lune/lune.html

72. Geoff's Photography And Astrophotos Features moonscapes, stars, iridiums, planet conjunctions, and lunar eclipses. http://home.iprimus.com.au/rsims/

Geoff's Photography Latest Update 16th Feburary, 2003: Added photos of recent planetary conjunctions to the Planets gallery. 13th Feburary, 2003: Added 5 photos to the Stars gallery. 12th Feburary, 2003: Added Korinderie Ridge to the Night gallery. 12th Feburary, 2003: Added an Occultation to the Moon gallery. Welcome to my photography pages. Mostly you will find astronomy/sky related photography, however the other sections are growing all the time. All photos were taken with an SLR camera, with the aid of a tripod and cable release. Most were taken from my home in Sydney, Australia, unless noted otherwise, and all times are local- either Australian Eastern Time (GMT +10:00) or Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT + 11:00). The newest (and in most cases, better) photos are at the top of each section. As you scroll down you see my very early and first attempts! Click on the thumbnails for higher resolution, full size images, along with a full description and exposure details (where available). I would love to hear from you - please email me any comments or suggestions you may have about these photos or about the site, or if you would like to know when I update the site! Choose a category:

73. Heavenly Details The Old Farmer's Almanac offers the dates and locations of solar and lunar eclipses for the year, as well as the full Moon names and dates for nine years. Check it out here, then go outside and look UP! http://www.almanac.com/cgi-bin/heaven.pl?mooninput=current

74. Galeria De Fotos De Eclipses http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/6652/eclipses/eclipses.html

75. Eclipses Data Sheet The shadow cast by an eclipse has two parts the umbra, or total shadow; and thepenumbra, or partial shadow. Lunar eclipses (pictured above). Solar eclipses. http://www.space.com/science/solarsystem/eclipses-ez.html

SEARCH: Spacewatch: Backyard Astronomy Eclipses Data Sheet posted: 02:57 pm ET 11 November 1999 An eclipse occurs when one object gets in front of another, eclipsing it in the sky. An eclipse can be total or partial, depending on the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth. The shadow cast by an eclipse has two parts: the umbra, or total shadow; and the penumbra, or partial shadow. Lunar eclipses (pictured above) When Earth blocks the sunlight that normally reflects off the Moon, the result is a lunar eclipse, which can only occur at full moon. A total eclipse occurs when the Moon passes into the umbra , or total shadow of Earth. A partial eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through part of the umbra. A penumbral eclipse occurs when the Moon passes only through the penumbra , or partial shadow of Earth. Solar eclipses When the Moon blocks light from the Sun, casting a shadow on the Earth, it's called a solar eclipse. A solar eclipse can only occur at new moon. Solar eclipses occur over a narrow band of the Earth. The Sun is much larger and farther away than the Moon, but the apparent size of each is sometimes the same (depending on minor changes in distance based on non-circular orbits). When this is the case, a total eclipse can occur. If a thin ring of the sun surrounds the moon, it is called an annular eclipse. In a partial solar eclipse, the moon covers only a portion of the Sun, giving it a crescent shape.

76. Mcglaun.com's Eclipse Page Personal page by an eclipse fan with his pictures and stories of eclipses he has seen. http://www.mcglaun.com/eclipses.htm

www.mcglaun.com's Total Solar Eclipse Page Take a look at my eclipse stories before you leave! Next Total Eclipse: (Antarctica) 23 November 2003 Please help me support this site! Check out my "Invitation" Page! A word about eye safety when viewing eclipses (the red is the Chromosphere) the Diamond Ring I am a total, complete eclipse junkie. I go to every total solar eclipse I can, which hopefully will continue after the turn of the century. I've had a pretty good decade in the 1990s, and I thought I'd write a sort of memoir-type book of my experiences. It's not done yet, and when it is, it'll be a little too much for a web site. But I've included here some of the excerpts that I thought would be interesting. There are many, many excellent web sites out there, with pictures that are much better than mine, and people who have seen more eclipses, professionals who know more, or can do the calculations, or etc., etc. But I guarantee you, there's no one out there who enjoys seeing an eclipse more than I do! If you're in that category, too, e-mail me , and let's talk!

77. SAHIH BUKHARI, BOOK 18: Eclipses eclipses. Volume 2, Book 18, Number 150 So whenever you see these eclipses prayand invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over. . Volume 2, Book 18, Number 151 http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/018.sbt.html

Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 18: Eclipses Volume 2, Book 18, Number 150: Narrated Abu Bakra: We were with Allah's Apostle when the sun eclipsed. Allah's Apostle stood up dragging his cloak till he entered the Mosque. He led us in a two-Rakat prayer till the sun (eclipse) had cleared. Then the Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of someone's death. So whenever you see these eclipses pray and invoke (Allah) till the eclipse is over." Volume 2, Book 18, Number 151: Narrated Abu Masud: The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death of someone from the people but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. When you see them stand up and pray." Volume 2, Book 18, Number 152: Narrated Ibn 'Umar: The Prophet said, "The sun and the moon do not eclipse because of the death or life (i.e. birth) of someone but they are two signs amongst the signs of Allah. When you see them offer the prayer." Volume 2, Book 18, Number 153:

78. Main Page Images of lunar and solar eclipses, comets, aurorae and satellites with links. http://w1.195.telia.com/~u19508145/

Welcome to Owe Dahren´s homepage Visit my page with digital photography The Total Solar Eclipse on August 11th 1999 photographed in Vama Veche Romania Link to Eclipse 99 page The Total Lunar Eclipse on January 9th 2001 fotographed in Kumla Sweden Link to Eclipse 2001 page I live in Kumla in southern Sweden, 20 km south of Örebro, at 59° North, 15° East. My main interest is astronomy, and I´m an active member of Kumla Astronomi Klubb , a local amateur astronomy club with approx. 25 members. The long exposures on these pages have been shot with a home-made device that tracks the stars. Comets My Comet Observations 2003 Comet Nights Juels Holvorcem 2002 V1 NEAT Click here to see a list of my comet observations from 1987 to 2002. Click on the images to see high resolution images. More recent comet images can be found on my digital astro imaging page. Comet Hyakutake 26.3.96 55mm, f/1.8 4 min Comet Hale Bopp 29.3.97 135 mm f/3.5 6 min Comet Ikeya Zhang 5.4.02 55mm, f/1.8 2 min

79. Eclipses (Science U) in. Solar eclipses. A solar eclipse occurs, as we said, when the Moonis directly between the Earth and the Sun. Lunar eclipses. As http://www.scienceu.com/observatory/articles/eclipses/eclipses.html

About Eclipses Eclipses, be they solar or lunar, occur when the Earth, Sun and Moon are in a line. If the Moon is in-between the Earth and the Sun, it blocks the view of the Sun from some parts of the Earth, and this produces a solar eclipse. If, on the contrary, it is the Earth that is in-between the Sun and Moon, then the earth will block the light from the Sun before it can get to the Moon. Since moonlight is just the light the Moon reflects from the Sun, this will darken the Moon, and we get a lunar eclipse. Since the Moon goes around the Earth every 28 days, shouldn't we expect a solar eclipse about every 28 days (when the Moon is new ), and a lunar one in the same period, (when the Moon is full Well, this would be so if the orbit of the Moon were in the same plane as the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. But we know eclipses are rarer than that; and the Moon's orbit is not in the same plane. Instead, it is tilted with respect to it, and the Moon does not in general pass directly on the Earth-Sun line. Moreover, the Moon's orbit tilt varies slowly. To have an eclipse, then, it is not enough that the three bodies be in the right order; the Moon's orbit should also be at the right tilt. The behavior of the orbit of the moon (around the solar eclipse of August 11, 1999)

80. ORRERY: Moon - Earth's Only Natural Satellite General information about the satellite, the eclipses and the phases, presented in a popular language. http://www.harmsy.freeuk.com/moon.html

Please visit our sponsor: Moon - Earth's Natural Satellite Sun Mercury Venus Earth Moon Mars Asteroids Jupiter Saturn ... Kuiper The Moon is the Earth 's sole companion, orbiting at an average distance of 384,400km. It follows us on our path around the Sun , making one orbit of us (as seen against the background of stars) every 27 days, 7 hours, 43 minutes. This period is referred to as the sidereal month. The Moon's equatorial diameter measures 3,476km making it less than one third the diameter of the Earth Eclipses Sun as seen from Earth , occasionally their positions in the sky coincide, giving rise to a solar eclipse. The photo above shows the shadow cast by the moon - around 100 km across it moves at over mach 2! Solar Eclipses Draw PDF GIF At other times the Moon's orbit takes it into the shadow cast by the Earth into space, causing a lunar eclipse. Unlike solar eclipses, Lunar eclipses are readily observed from large areas of the Earth 's surface, due to the greater extent of the Earth 's shadow than that of the Moon's. Lunar Eclipses Draw PDF GIF Moon Missions: Mankind's First Voyages to Another World Why did we go to the Moon?

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