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Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04On 2002 December 04, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible from within a narrow corridor which traverses the Southern Hemisphere. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in the South Atlantic, crosses southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, and ends at sunset in southern Australia. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes the southern two thirds of Africa, Antarctica, Indian Ocean and Australia. Detailed predictions for this event are presented and include besselian elements, geographic coordinates of the path of totality, physical ephemeris of the umbra, topocentric limb profile corrections, local circumstances for approximately 400 cities, maps of the eclipse path, weather prospects, the lunar limb profile and the sky during totality. Information on safe eclipse viewing and eclipse photography is included.
Document ID
20010110117
Acquisition Source
Goddard Space Flight Center
Document Type
Technical Publication (TP)
Authors
Espenak, Fred (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD United States)
Anderson, Jay (Environment Canada Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 2001
Subject Category
Astronomy
Report/Patent Number
NASA/TP-2001-209990
Rept-693
NAS 1.60:209990
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 037-10-00
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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