Annular Solar Eclipse- full details – Sunday 26th February 2017 (and deciphering scientific diagram)

As you know we've already had the penumbral Lunar Eclipse a week and a half ago, and the counterpart ..  the Solar Eclipse will be occurring in a few days(Eclipses always occur in pairs, separated by 2 weeks). I've downloaded the detailed Eclipse-diagram of visibility / location data from NASA website (Eclipse diagram/data (c) Fred … Continue reading Annular Solar Eclipse- full details – Sunday 26th February 2017 (and deciphering scientific diagram)

Partial Lunar Eclipse – 7th August 2017 – what you’ll see & where

Hi all.. getting some advance info out for the next Lunar Eclipse (due in August 2017).  Here's some graphics, based on NASA's data. useful astronomical data (from NASA): Penumbral Eclipse duration : from 16:50hrs to 21:50hrs (BST). Umbral eclipse duration: 18:22hrs to 20:18hrs (BST). Greatest Eclipse is at 19:20hrs BST. Ecliptic conjunction : 19:11hrs BST. … Continue reading Partial Lunar Eclipse – 7th August 2017 – what you’ll see & where

Time, location & Visibility of Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – 11th February 2017

Hi all..  I've taken the data from NASA (Fred Espenak) and created some graphics of my own (and  enhanced the 2nd one showing world locations where it can be seen - mostly Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia) In a few days,  I'll provide chart & similar data for the upcoming annular solar Eclipse on 26th Feb 2017 … Continue reading Time, location & Visibility of Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – 11th February 2017

Full data for Solar & Lunar Eclipses in 2012

Hi all,  I thought some actual data is very useful for those of you who just want to observe, or do esoteric / magical work. All times are `Universal Time (UT) which is for all intents equivalent to GMT.  Universal Time is based on the rotation of Earth on its axis with respect to the … Continue reading Full data for Solar & Lunar Eclipses in 2012