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Annular Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31

Table A - Topocentric Data and Path Corrections Due to Lunar Limb Profile

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                                                                    Graze Path1
            Moon    Moon   Moon    Topo                      Path     Limit      Central 
Universal   Topo    Topo    Rel.   Lib.  Sun    Sun   Path   Limit  ----------    Durat.
  Time      H.P.    S.D.   Ang.V   Long  Alt.    Az.   Az.    P.A.  Int.  Ext.     Cor.
             "       "      "/s     °      °      °      °      °     ´    ´        s  

 04:03     3260.9   887.9  0.543  -2.44   1.5   37.7  359.2  165.1    -    -      -7.5
 04:04     3261.4   888.0  0.541  -2.45   2.1   37.6  342.1  165.1  -39.2 154.2   -7.5
 04:05     3261.7   888.1  0.539  -2.46   2.5   37.3  329.5  165.2  -22.3  89.8   -7.5
 04:06     3261.9   888.2  0.538  -2.47   2.7   36.8  318.9  165.2  -16.3  58.2   -7.5
 04:07     3262.1   888.2  0.538  -2.47   2.9   36.1  309.5  165.3  -13.1  48.5   -7.5
 04:08     3262.1   888.2  0.538  -2.48   2.9   35.3  300.6  165.4  -11.3  43.1   -7.5
 04:09     3262.1   888.2  0.538  -2.49   2.9   34.4  291.8  165.4  -10.6  40.0   -7.5

 04:10     3262.0   888.2  0.538  -2.50   2.8   33.3  282.8  165.5  -10.3  38.5   -7.5
 04:11     3261.9   888.1  0.539  -2.51   2.6   32.1  273.1  165.6  -10.1  37.4   -7.7
 04:12     3261.6   888.1  0.540  -2.52   2.2   30.8  262.1  165.7  -10.8  39.2   -7.7
 04:13     3261.2   887.9  0.542  -2.53   1.7   29.2  247.9  165.9  -12.5  44.5   -7.6
 04:14     3260.3   887.7  0.546  -2.53   0.7   27.1  220.5  166.1  -12.5  44.5   -7.6




1 Does not include atmospheric refraction. Refraction will shift the path by 0.1° to 0.4° depending of the Sun's altitude and atmospheric temperature profile during the eclipse. The path shift is in the direction opposite to the Sun's azimuth (i.e. - azimuth + 180°)

Table adapted from NASA TP 2002-211618 "Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2003."



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Last revised: 2003 Jan 03 - F. Espenak