Thursday, May 17, 2012

Partial / Annular Solar Eclipse - Photo Opportunity

Howdy

Here's the details  Data from  http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/in/usa/vancouver

Partial Solar Eclipse from Vancouver, WAEclipse


Partial eclipse begins May 20 at 5:04 PM 263° 35.4° above horizon
Maximum Eclipse May 20 at 6:21 PM 277° 22.1° above horizon
Partial Eclipse ends May 20 at 7:29 PM 288° 10.5° above horizon 
Times are local for Vancouver (PDT - Pacific Daylight Time).



Annular Solar Eclipse

Between Medford and Redding CA

Maximum for about 5 minutes in the center of the path
Time for Redding Annular
Maximum Eclipse May 20 at 6:29 PM 280° 19.7° above the horizon

 

Also Annular in Brookings, OR  to Eureka, CA

The Google Map is interactive and will give times (UT) for any location in the path

 Click the Map (it's pretty and neat!)

GoogleMap

 

 

 

Remember DO NOT LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE SUN!

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