Dear Friends of Science and Astronomy.
Cont down - Annular solar eclipse 3 OCTOBER 2005 - weather is likely to be
clear in Valencia - Spain. is any one taking chance to attend. if any one - see
you there.


Annular Solar Eclipse
Monday 3 October 2005
?t=1.09 minutes

Saros 134 (4)

Gamma 0.3302

Maximum eclipse of duration 4m 32s is at 10:31:42 UT at location 12.87°N
28.74°E.

Maximum area of the Sun covered at mid annularity is 90.2%, which equates to a
magnitude (ratio of diameters) of 0.950.

For Europeans, the next solar eclipse after the 2003 annular, crosses Portugal,
Spain, Ibiza, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and ends
in the Indian Ocean just south of the Seychelles.

Note that the paths of this and the very next total solar eclipse (29 March
2006) cross in Libya. Click here to see the crossing point.

Cloud cover prospects in October courtesy of Jay Anderson
World View


Western Spain & Portugal


Eastern Spain


Ibiza in detail


Some eclipse experts believe that being close to the northern or southern limit
gives a better chance of seeing Baily's Beads.

Algeria & Tunisia


Libya


Sudan


East Africa


Table of local circumstances
SPAIN

Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

Alicante
38°20'N
0°31'W
7:41:42
9:01:36
10:29:36
2m 44s
32°
127°

Barcelona
41°22'N
2°10'E
7:43:54
9:03:36
10:30:42
84%
32°
132°

Benidorm 38°32'N 0°07'W 7:42:30 9:02:36 10:30:48 4m 9s 33° 127°
Burriana
39°53'N
0°05'W
7:42:12
9:01:48
10:29:06
90%
32°
128°

Castellon de la Plana
39°58'N
0°02'W
7:42:12
9:01:48
10:29:06
90%
32°
129°

Corunna
43°21'N
8°24'W
7:38:36
8:53:24
10:15:42
90%
23°
121°

Elche
38°15'N
0°42'W
7:41:54
9:01:48
10:29:42
1m 45s
32°
127°

Ibiza
38°54'N
1°25'E
7:43:12
9:03:48
10:32:18
2m 17s
33°
130°

Javea 38°46'N
0°10'E
7:42:32 9:02:35 10:30:55 4m 12s 33° 128°
Madrid
40°30'N
3°48'W
7:39:48
8:57:30
10:23:00
4m 11s
28°
124°

Salamanca
40°57'N
5°39'W
7:39:18
8:56:00
10:20:30
3m 56s
27°
123°

Sant Joan de Labritja
39°04'N
1°30'E
7:43:12
9:03:48
10:32:12
90%
33°
130°

Santa Eulalia del Rio 38°58'N
1°31'E
7:43:18
9:03:54
10:32:18
1m 9s
33°
130°

Santa Uxia
42°32'N
9°00'W
7:38:12
8:53:00
10:15:18
4m 08s
23°
120°

Valladolid
41°39'N
4°45'W
7:39:48
8:56:42
10:21:12
2m 40s
27°
124°

Vigo
42°14'N
8°42'W
7:38:12
8:53:12
10:15:48
4m 05s
24°
120°



PORTUGAL

Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

Braga
41°32'N
8°26'W
7:32:12
8:53:30
10:16:30
2m 27s
24°
120°

Lisbon 38°43'N
9°08'W
7:38:00
8:53:12
10:16:42
83%
25°
118°

Oporto
41°09'N
8°36'W
7:38:06
8:53:24
10:16:24
90%
24°
120°

Vila do Conde
41°21'N
8°44'W
7:38:12
8:53:12
10:16:12
90%
24°
120°



ALGERIA

Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

Algiers
36°42'N
3°08'E
7:44:48
9:07:06
10:37:24
3m 47s
36°
131°

Batna
35°33'N
6°10'E
7:47:30
9:11:48
10:43:48
4m 14s
40°
135°

Biskra
34°51'N
5°43'E
7:47:30
9:11:48
10:44:06
2m 35s
40°
134°

Blida
36°30'N
2°50'E
7:44:36
9:06:48
10:37:06
2m 19s
36°
131°

Setif
36°11'N
5°24'E
7:46:42
9:10:18
10:41:42
4m 02s
39°
134°


TUNISIA

Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

Duz
33°28'N
9°02'E
7:51:06
9:17:36
10:51:48
4m 21s
44°
138°

Gafsa
34°24'N
8°46'E
7:5-:18
9:16:18
10:49:54
2m 53s
43°
138°

Madanin
33°20'N
10°29'E
7:52:36
9:19:54
10:54:30
1m 48s
45°
141°


LIBYA

Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

Nalut 31°52'N
10°59'E
7:54:00
9:22:18
10:57:54
4m 20s
46°
141°


ELSEWHERE
Location
Latitude
Longitude
Start
Mid
End
Dur/Area
Alt
Az

London
51°30'N
0°05'W
7:48:54
9:01:06
10:18:24
57%
24°
133°


Milton Keynes
51°57'N
0°40'W
7:49:00
9:00:48
10:17:30
56%
23°
132°
Seychelles 4°39'S
55°26'E
10:26:47
11:59:00
13:18:01
86%
31°
-92°
Skipton, Yorkshire 54°N 2°W 7:50:42 9:00:30 10:14:54 52% 21°
Paris
48°52'N
2°20'E
7:48:00
9:02:42
10:23:00
61%
27°
135°


Times are UT (GMT).
Alt: is the altitude of the Sun at maximum eclipse
Az: is the azimuth (degrees clockwise from true north) of the Sun at maximum
eclipse

2005 and 2006 eclipse crossing points



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