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The Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11 in Europe. |
The world map is from Mac OS system software. Copyright by Apple Computer, Inc.
Key commands:
You may use the keys "h", "d", "m" to increase hour, date, month,
or shift key and "h",
"d", "m"
to decrease hour, date, month ! Click the
applet first !
The diameters of the Sun (31.5 arcminutes) and Moon (32.5 arcminutes ) are enlarged by a factor of 10 (horizon view).
"Sun Eclipse Applet" is a special version of my "Sun, Moon & Earth Applet"
Details and explanations for "Sun, Moon & Earth Applet"
All data are written to the browser's Java Console
A solar eclipse can occur only at new Moon, if the Moon's orbit around the Earth (which is inclined at about 5 degrees) crosses the orbit plane of the Earth around the Sun.
x altitude. at max 2:17 min 2:08 min
totality
55 deg.
56 deg.
at 1st contact:
at 4th contact:
Quelle: Presseinfomation VdS
Watch animation for Munich
Vorbereitung der Totalen Sonnenfinsternis: Beobachtungsvorschläge und Foto-Tips
Bezugsquellen für
Sonnen-Sicht-Brillen und Filter-Folien:
AstroMediaVerlag
sunwatch
Verlag
Baader
Planetarium GmbH
Zeitschrift: Karl H. Feistel: Die totale Sonnenfinsternis am 11.
August 1999, Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Heidelberg 1998.
(mit Bausätzen für Sonnen-Sicht-Brillen und Objektiv-Schutzfilter)
Books: Ein schönes Buch: Video: CD: |
AstroWin (Dr. Wolfgang Strickling)
Berechnet Ephemeriden, Finsternisse, Jupiter-und
Saturnmondpositionen. z. T mit grafischer Ausgabe.
NEU: jetzt genauere Sonnenfinsternisse bis vor Christus und auch
mit grafischer Darstellung des Zentrallinienverlaufes und
vergrößerter Ortsdatenbank !
Links to the NASA Eclipse Bulletin (Frank Espenak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Solar Physics Branch):
Figure 1: Orthographic Projection Map of the Eclipse Path
Figure 7: The Eclipse Path Through France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany
Figure 8: The Eclipse Path Through Germany and Austria
Table 17. Local Circumstances for Europe - Germany
Adalbert Stifter: Die Sonnenfinsternis am 8. Juli 1842
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Astronomy (Earth, moon, and sun) More about Solar and Lunar Eclipses: eclipse1999
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