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Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26

Table 6 - Topocentric Data and Path Corrections Due to Lunar Limb Profile

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                                                                    North      South
          Moon    Moon   Moon    Topo                      North    Limit      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.  Int. Ext.   Cor.
           "       "      "/s     °      °      °      °      °     '    '     '    '      s  

 15:50   3665.2   998.0  0.523  -1.71  12.4   98.0   95.5  346.2   0.0  0.7  -0.5 -2.8   -5.2
 15:55   3675.2  1000.7  0.485  -1.75  21.6   97.6   92.4  344.8   0.1  1.1  -0.5 -2.5   -5.5

 16:00   3681.9  1002.6  0.461  -1.79  27.9   97.4   89.9  343.7   0.1  1.2  -0.5 -2.6   -5.7
 16:05   3687.1  1004.0  0.441  -1.84  33.1   97.4   87.6  342.7   0.2  0.9  -0.1 -2.4   -5.8
 16:10   3691.5  1005.1  0.426  -1.88  37.7   97.7   85.4  341.8   0.1  0.9  -0.0 -2.0   -5.7
 16:15   3695.2  1006.1  0.412  -1.92  41.8   98.1   83.3  340.9   0.0  0.7   0.0 -2.3   -5.5
 16:20   3698.4  1007.0  0.401  -1.96  45.6   98.7   81.2  340.0  -0.0  0.5   0.1 -2.5   -5.3
 16:25   3701.2  1007.8  0.391  -2.01  49.1   99.5   79.2  339.2  -0.1  0.6   0.1 -2.6   -5.1
 16:30   3703.7  1008.4  0.382  -2.05  52.4  100.6   77.3  338.4  -0.2  0.5   0.2 -2.4   -4.8
 16:35   3705.9  1009.0  0.375  -2.09  55.5  102.0   75.5  337.6  -0.2  0.4   0.3 -2.0   -4.4
 16:40   3707.9  1009.6  0.369  -2.13  58.4  103.8   73.7  336.8  -0.2  0.3   0.5 -2.0   -3.9
 16:45   3709.6  1010.0  0.363  -2.18  61.2  106.0   72.0  336.1  -0.3  0.5   0.6 -2.0   -3.4
 16:50   3711.1  1010.4  0.358  -2.22  63.9  108.7   70.4  335.4  -0.3  0.4   0.7 -1.9   -2.9
 16:55   3712.4  1010.8  0.354  -2.26  66.4  112.1   68.8  334.8  -0.3  0.3   0.8 -1.6   -2.4

 17:00   3713.5  1011.1  0.351  -2.30  68.7  116.3   67.4  334.2  -0.3  0.1   0.8 -1.4   -1.8
 17:05   3714.4  1011.3  0.348  -2.34  70.8  121.6   66.1  333.6  -0.3  0.1   0.9 -1.6   -1.9
 17:10   3715.2  1011.5  0.346  -2.39  72.7  128.1   64.8  333.1  -0.3  0.3   0.9 -1.7   -1.9
 17:15   3715.7  1011.7  0.345  -2.43  74.2  136.1   63.7  332.7  -0.3  0.4   1.0 -1.7   -1.9
 17:20   3716.2  1011.8  0.344  -2.47  75.4  145.6   62.7  332.2  -0.3  0.5   1.0 -1.8   -1.9
 17:25   3716.4  1011.9  0.344  -2.51  76.0  156.3   61.8  331.9  -0.3  0.5   1.0 -1.9   -1.5
 17:30   3716.5  1011.9  0.344  -2.56  76.1  167.6   61.0  331.5  -0.3  0.5   1.1 -2.0   -1.5
 17:35   3716.5  1011.9  0.345  -2.60  75.6  178.7   60.4  331.3  -0.3  0.6   1.1 -2.1   -1.4
 17:40   3716.2  1011.8  0.346  -2.64  74.7  188.8   59.8  331.0  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.4
 17:45   3715.9  1011.7  0.348  -2.68  73.2  197.5   59.4  330.9  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.4
 17:50   3715.3  1011.6  0.351  -2.73  71.5  204.7   59.1  330.8  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.5
 17:55   3714.6  1011.4  0.354  -2.77  69.4  210.7   59.0  330.7  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.5

 18:00   3713.7  1011.1  0.358  -2.81  67.2  215.7   59.0  330.7  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.5
 18:05   3712.6  1010.8  0.362  -2.85  64.7  219.9   59.1  330.8  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.5
 18:10   3711.3  1010.5  0.367  -2.90  62.1  223.4   59.3  330.9  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.1   -1.4
 18:15   3709.8  1010.1  0.373  -2.94  59.4  226.5   59.7  331.1  -0.3  0.7   1.1 -2.0   -1.9
 18:20   3708.1  1009.6  0.379  -2.98  56.5  229.2   60.2  331.3  -0.3  0.6   1.1 -2.0   -1.8
 18:25   3706.1  1009.1  0.387  -3.02  53.4  231.6   60.8  331.6  -0.3  0.6   1.1 -1.9   -1.7
 18:30   3703.9  1008.5  0.395  -3.07  50.2  233.9   61.6  332.0  -0.3  0.5   1.1 -1.7   -1.7
 18:35   3701.3  1007.8  0.405  -3.11  46.7  236.0   62.6  332.4  -0.3  0.5   1.1 -1.6   -2.0
 18:40   3698.4  1007.0  0.415  -3.15  43.1  238.1   63.7  332.9  -0.3  0.4   1.0 -1.6   -1.8
 18:45   3695.0  1006.1  0.428  -3.19  39.1  240.2   65.0  333.5  -0.3  0.2   1.0 -1.5   -1.7
 18:50   3691.0  1005.0  0.442  -3.24  34.7  242.4   66.6  334.2  -0.3  0.2   0.9 -1.2   -2.3
 18:55   3686.2  1003.8  0.459  -3.28  29.8  244.8   68.4  335.0  -0.3  0.5   0.9 -1.6   -2.8

 19:00   3680.3  1002.1  0.481  -3.32  23.9  247.7   70.7  336.0  -0.2  0.7   0.8 -1.8   -3.7
 19:05   3672.0   999.9  0.511  -3.36  16.1  251.6   73.7  337.3  -0.2  0.4   0.5 -1.8   -4.2


Table adapted from NASA RP 1383 "Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26".

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Last revised: 1997 April 15 - F. Espenak