Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 (NASA/TP-2004-212762)

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Eclipse Predictions
  • Introduction
  • Maps of the Eclipse Path
    • Umbral Path and Visibility
    • Orthographic Projection Map of the Eclipse Path
    • Equidistant Conic Projection Map of the Eclipse Path
    • Detailed Maps of the Umbral Path
  • Elements, Shadow Contacts and Eclipse Path Tables
  • Local Circumstances Tables
  • Estimating Times of Second And Third Contacts
  • Mean Lunar Radius
  • Lunar Limb Profile
  • Limb Corrections To The Path Limits: Graze Zones
  • Saros History
• Weather Prospects for the Eclipse
  • Overview
  • Brazil
  • Coastal Africa
  • Across the Sahara
  • The Mediterranean Coast of Africa
  • Turkey and the Black Sea
  • Kazakhstan, Eastern Russia, and Mongolia
  • Weather at Sea
  • Summary
  • Weather Web Sites
• Observing the Eclipse
  • Eye Safety And Solar Eclipses
  • Sources for Solar Filters
  • Eclipse Photography
  • Sky At Totality
  • Contact Timings from the Path Limits
  • Plotting the Path on Maps
• Eclipse Resources
  • IAU Working Group on Eclipses
  • IAU Solar Eclipse Education Committee
  • Soalr Eclipse Mailing List
  • International Solar Eclipse Conference
  • NASA Eclipse Bulletins on the Internet
  • Future Eclipse Paths on the Internet
  • Special Web Site for 2006 Total Solar Eclipse
  • Predictions for Eclipse Experiments
  • Algorithms, Ephemerides and Parameters
• Bibliography
• Figures
• Tables
• Request Form for NASA Eclipse Bulletins (PDF)

Eclipse Bulletin Index

• Preface
• Table of Contents
• Section 1: Eclipse Predictions
• Section 2: Weather Prospects for the Eclipse
• Section 3: Observing the Eclipse
• Section 4: Eclipse Resources
• Links to Figures
• Links to Tables
• Acronyms
• Units
• Bibliography

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