Total Solar Eclipse of
Aug 1, 2008
From NASA sites -
On Friday, August 01, a total eclipse of the Sun is
visible from a narrow corridor that traverses half the Earth. The path
of the Moon’s umbral shadow begins in Canada and extends across northern
Greenland, the Arctic, central Russia, Mongolia, and China where it will
end at sunset [Espenak and Anderson, 2006]. A partial eclipse is seen
within the much broader path of the Moon’s penumbral shadow, which
includes northeastern North America, and most of Europe and Asia.
In India
Only the partial phase of the
eclipse will be visible from India. The eclipse will be begin around 4
p.m. Indian time. The beginning, mid and end time for of the
eclipse is given below. 'Alt' is altitude of the sun above the
horizon at the time of the end of the eclipse and 'mag' is the magnitude
of the eclipse, which means amount of sun disk covered by the moon.
As can be seen people in the
north western part of India would see eclipse for the longer duration
and well above the horizon.
| City |
Start
h m s |
Mid
h m s |
End
h m s |
Alt |
mag |
| Agra |
16 06 51 |
17 05 07 |
18 28 27 |
14 |
0.607 |
| Amritsar |
15 55 37 |
16 56 46 |
17 52 39 |
18 |
0.644 |
| Bangalore |
16 42 23 |
17 26 06 |
18 06 55 |
08 |
0.311 |
Calicut
(Kozhikode) |
16 48 19 |
17 28 17 |
18 05 48 |
10 |
0.249 |
| Coimbatore |
16 48 20 |
17 28 35 |
18 06 23 |
08 |
0.258 |
| Dehra Dun |
15 59 40 |
16 59 49 |
17 54 51 |
15 |
0.662 |
| Hanle |
15 54 04 |
16 55 26 |
17 51 36 |
15 |
0.718 |
| Hyderabad |
16 30 19 |
17 20 07 |
18 06 10 |
09 |
0.421 |
| IGO Girawali |
16 26 52 |
17 17 19 |
18 03 54 |
14 |
0.396 |
| Indore |
16 17 17 |
17 11 59 |
18 02 12 |
14 |
0.496 |
| Jamnagar |
16 19 04 |
17 11 44 |
18 00 12 |
19 |
0.403 |
| Jaipur |
16 07 00 |
17 05 07 |
17 58 19 |
15 |
0.575 |
| Japal Rangapur |
16 31 06 |
17 20 35 |
18 06 23 |
09 |
0.417 |
| Jodhpur |
16 08 01 |
17 05 29 |
17 58 07 |
18 |
0.526 |
| Naini Tal |
16 02 15 |
17 01 43 |
17 56 10 |
13 |
0.663 |
| Kandla |
16 16 16 |
17 10 07 |
17 59 35 |
19 |
0.425 |
| Kargil |
15 49 21 |
16 51 50 |
17 49 00 |
19 |
0.708 |
| Kolkata
|
16 18 03 |
17 12 30 |
17 52 42 |
02 |
0.635 |
| Leh |
15 50 51 |
16 52 57 |
17 49 47 |
17 |
0.719 |
| Lucknow |
16 08 11 |
17 06 03 |
17 59 05 |
11 |
0.637 |
| Mt..Abu |
16 12 09 |
17 08 12 |
17 59 34 |
17 |
0.492 |
| Mumbai |
16 27 26 |
17 17 21 |
18 03 28 |
15 |
0.379 |
| Nanded |
16 26 10 |
17 17 36 |
18 05 02 |
11 |
0.443 |
| NDA |
16 28 31 |
17 38 12 |
18 04 07 |
14 |
0.382 |
| New Delhi |
16 03 16 |
17 02 30 |
17 56 42 |
15 |
0.623 |
| Pune |
16 28 21 |
17 18 09 |
18 04 10 |
14 |
0.385 |
| Pune IUCAA, |
16 28 16 |
17 38 05 |
18 04 07 |
14 |
0.385 |
| Srinigar |
15 49 46 |
16 52 12 |
17 49 18 |
20 |
0.683 |
| Udaipur |
16 12 21 |
17 08 29 |
17 59 56 |
16 |
0.503 |
Green lines are time for maximum
eclipse
Blue lines show magnitude of the
eclipse
It is
not dangerous to watch the solar eclipse with proper care. Watching
the eclipse without using proper sun glasses might cause severe and
irrepressible damage to the retina.
Warning: Do not use lamp-blackened
glass to look at the sun.
Visit How to
Watch the Eclipse Safely
part 1 and
part 2 (this also has some myths and facts about the solar
eclipses).
For notes on
photographing the 'Total Solar Eclipse visit
page 1,
page 2,
page 3,
page 4. (This is essentially written for photographing the eclipse
on film, which is still a good option.
Whether you use film or digital
camera, a proper sturdy camera stand is a must.
Artists conception (using digital images) of the progress of the Eclipse for IUCAA, Pune.
The progress, however, will be generally valid for other palaces in India.
 The material here can be used freely. It is however expected that the source will be acknowledged.
Credit : Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune.
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