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| Thread ID: 87045 | 2008-02-06 02:45:00 | Partial Solar Eclipse Tomorrow starting 4:28 pm | spaceman8815 (4112) | PC World Chat |
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| 637832 | 2008-02-06 02:45:00 | PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE ON THURSDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2008 I would like to announce the following to all those who don't already know about this event. This eclipse occurs over the south of the southern hemisphere with the path of annularity starting in Antarctica to the south of South America. At first it travels to the west before turning north and the north east over the South Pacific Ocean. It ends at sunset about half way between New Zealand and Chile. A partial eclipse is visible from almost the whole of the Antarctic continent, New Zealand and parts of Australia southeast of a line running from just north of Adelaide to Broken Hill and Rockhampton. Outside the Antarctic, New Zealand sees the deepest eclipse, with over 60% of the Sun covered as seen from much of the country. Eastern parts of the North Island will have the greatest eclipse with 63% of the Sun covered. At Auckland 57.5% of the Sun will be hidden. To find out more info and where you can observe the event if you have no telescope go to the links below: Canterbury Astronomical society (www.phys.canterbury.ac.nz) Hamilton Astronomical Society (http://www.has.org.nz/) Royal Astronomical Society (http://www.rasnz.org.nz/) Gisborne Astronomical Society (www.possumobservatory.co.nz) Link to local societies (www.rasnz.org.nz) Wellington (www.eventfinder.co.nz) |
spaceman8815 (4112) | ||
| 637833 | 2008-02-06 03:04:00 | Thanks for the reminder spaceman :) Also a reminder to those who want to have a look at the Solar Eclipse, DO NOT look directly at the sun!!, as if you do you could do some damage to your eyes!! |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 637834 | 2008-02-06 04:09:00 | I'm ready. I got me Solar Eclipse Glasses!!! Nature Discoveries in Sylvia Park still have a couple left too @ $2 each :) When I finish work I'm just gonna sit atop the carpark and watch it from there. |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 637835 | 2008-02-06 04:25:00 | Do we really need a telescope to see half the sun missing? | --Wolf-- (128) | ||
| 637836 | 2008-02-06 04:35:00 | Nope, that's not a telescopes job. To see the non-missing bit, on the other hand - - To get a fairly good and much safer view, hold Thursday mornings paper up to your eye, and back off about 450 mm. |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 637837 | 2008-02-07 03:04:00 | Reminder it’s this afternoon! :D It will start at 4.48pm and finish about two hours later. The time of maximum eclipse in the region will be at 5.52pm when 47 per cent of the sun will be covered by the moon. Source: www.nzherald.co.nz |
stu161204 (123) | ||
| 637838 | 2008-02-07 03:09:00 | Nope, that's not a telescopes job. To see the non-missing bit, on the other hand - - To get a fairly good and much safer view, hold Thursday mornings paper up to your eye, and back off about 450 mm. Friday morning's paper you old fool.:mad: |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 637839 | 2008-02-07 03:10:00 | Thanks guys. With almost half the sun gone, it should be rather dark! Different is good... D | wratterus (105) | ||
| 637840 | 2008-02-07 05:25:00 | I had a look through Dad's welding helmet and the green sun has a small moon shaped bite out of it. :) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 637841 | 2008-02-07 05:40:00 | We used the telescope to refect the shadow on a white piece of paper. All good! | R.M. (561) | ||
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