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Annular Solar Eclipse of 1999 Feb 16

Table 2 - Shadow Contacts and Circumstances

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                                                         delta T =    63.5 s
                                                                 = 00°15´55.8"

                            Terrestrial
                             Dynamical               Ephemeris      True
                               Time      Latitude    Longitude1   Longitude2
                             h  m  s
 External/Internal
Contacts of Penumbra:  P1   03:53:02.3   31°21.8´S   027°29.9´E   027°45.8´E
                       P4   09:16:13.5   03°17.7´S   135°11.2´E   135°27.1´E
     Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path:     N1   04:39:14.6   09°44.7´S   021°31.9´E   021°47.8´E
                       S1   08:29:55.0   18°24.3´N   141°49.7´E   142°05.6´E

 External/Internal
 Contacts of Umbra:    U1   04:57:41.1   41°20.1´S   007°52.1´E   008°08.0´E
                       U2   04:59:15.1   41°42.5´S   007°19.6´E   007°35.5´E
                       U3   08:10:12.7   13°46.5´S   154°04.0´E   154°19.9´E
                       U4   08:11:40.7   13°25.1´S   153°36.9´E   153°52.8´E
     Extreme
North/South Limits
  of Umbral Path:      N1   04:58:02.3   41°07.7´S   007°51.8´E   008°07.7´E
                       S1   04:58:54.1   41°54.8´S   007°19.9´E   007°35.8´E
                       N2   08:11:20.8   13°13.2´S   153°39.1´E   153°55.1´E
                       S2   08:10:32.5   13°58.3´S   154°01.8´E   154°17.7´E

 Extreme Limits
 of Center Line:       C1   04:58:28.1   41°31.2´S   007°35.9´E   007°51.8´E
                       C2   08:10:56.8   13°35.7´S   153°50.4´E   154°06.3´E

   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:      G0   06:34:38.0   39°49.2´S   093°37.3´E   093°53.2´E

Circumstances at
Greatest Eclipse:   Sun´s Altitude =  61.6°         Path Width =  28.8 km
                     Sun´s Azimuth = 341.8°   Central Duration =  00m39.6s
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1Ephemeris Longitude is the terrestrial dynamical longitude assuming a
                     uniformly rotating Earth.
2True Longitude is calculated by correcting the Ephemeris Longitude for
                the non-uniform rotation of Earth.
   (T.L. = E.L. - 1.002738*deltaT/240, where deltaT(in seconds) = TDT - UT)

Note: Longitude is measured positive to the East.

Since deltaT is not known in advance, the value used in the predictions is an
extrapolation based on pre-1999 measurements.  Nevertheless, the actual
value is expected to fall within +-0.3 seconds of the estimated deltaT used here.


All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment.

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Eclipse Predictions & WebMaster: Fred Espenak
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Planetary Systems Branch - Code 693
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 USA

Last revised: 1999 Jan 20 - F. Espenak