Annular Eclipse of the Sun: 2005 October 03
Global Circumstances and Animation
The global visibility of this solar eclipse is shown in the
diagram to the left. A higher quality version of this global plot can be
downloaded in pdf format by clicking on this image.
An explanation of this diagram can be found
here.
The eclipse will be visible from parts of Greenland, Europe, including
the British Isles, Africa, the Middle East and western Asia including
parts of India. The path of annularity begins at sunrise over the North
Atlantic Ocean and crosses the Iberian peninsula, northern and eastern
Africa and ends at sunset over the central part of the Indian Ocean.
The capital cities of Spain and Algeria, Madrid and Algiers respectively,
lie on the path of annularity and will have good views of the eclipse
during the morning of October 3.
This eclipse is part of Saros 134 and occurs at the descending node of
the Moon's orbit.
The animation shown in the diagram to the right illustrates
the motion of the shadow of the Moon at five minute intervals. This animation
runs in a continuous loop.
This graphic, provided by Dr. Andrew Sinclair, shows the
grey penumbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as a partial one and
the much smaller red umbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as
an annular one.
The UT time is shown in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram
and the central line duration of the eclipse can be seen in the
lower right-hand corner.
Local Circumstances and Animations
Diagrams showing the configuration of the eclipse including
the local circumstances are available for the 803 locations given in the
following table. All timing information is given in Universal time (UT).
Animations showing the progress of the eclipse are also available for the
locations specified. These animations can be as large as 275kb in size. It
may be necessary to download these files for optimum performance. Eclipses
for the locations listed in the following table in the period 1501 CE
to 2100 CE can be found by following the location link.
A location which lies within the path of annularity is highlighted.
Location | Available data |
Charikar, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Herat, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jalalabad, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kabul, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kandahar, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tirana, Albania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Algiers, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Annaba, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Batna, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bechar, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bejaia, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ech Chelif, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
El Oued, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Laghouat, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oran, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ouargla, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Setif, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tamanrasset, Algeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Andorra la Vella, Andorra | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Benguela, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cabinda, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Huambo, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Luanda, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lubango, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Luena, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Malanje, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Namibe, Angola | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gyumri, Armenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vanadzor, Armenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Yerevan, Armenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Graz, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Innsbruck, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Klagenfurt, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Linz, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Salzburg, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vienna, Austria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Baku, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ganca, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mingacevir, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Naxcivan, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Saki, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Xankandi, Azerbaijan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ponta Delgada, Azores | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Manamah, Bahrain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rajshahi, Bangladesh | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rangpur, Bangladesh | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Baranavichy, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brest, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Homyel', Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hrodna, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mahilyow, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Minsk, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vitebsk, Belarus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Antwerp, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bruges, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brussels, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Charleroi, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ghent, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Liege, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Namur, Belgium | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cotonou, Benin | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Natitingou, Benin | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Parakou, Benin | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Porto-Novo, Benin | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Thimphu, Bhutan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Banja Luka, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bihac, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tuzla, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zenica, Bosnia-Hercegovina | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Francistown, Botswana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gaborone, Botswana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ghanzi, Botswana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maun, Botswana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tshabong, Botswana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Burgas, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pleven, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ruse, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sofia, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Varna, Bulgaria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bobo Dioulasso, Burkino Faso | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ouahigouya, Burkino Faso | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bujumbura, Burundi | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gitega, Burundi | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bamenda, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bertoua, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Douala, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Garoua, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maroua, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ngaoundere, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Yaounde, Cameroon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Is. | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Is. | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mindelo, Sao Vicente, Cape Verde | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Praia, Santiago, Cape Verde | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bangassou, Central African Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bangui, Central African Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Berberati, Central African Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bouar, Central African Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bria, Central African Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Abeche, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Faya, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mao, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Moundou, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ndjamena, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sarh, Chad | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lhasa, China | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Xigaze, China | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Moroni, Njazidja, Comoros | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gemena, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kalemie, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kananga, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kikwit, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbandaka, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbuji-Mayi, Democratic Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brazzaville, Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Owando, Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bouake, Cote d'Ivoire | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Daloa, Cote d'Ivoire | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Korhogo, Cote d'Ivoire | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Osijek, Croatia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rijeka, Croatia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Split, Croatia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zadar, Croatia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zagreb, Croatia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Limassol, Cyprus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nicosia, Cyprus | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brno, Czech Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Olomouc, Czech Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ostrava, Czech Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Plzen, Czech Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Prague, Czech Republic | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Alborg, Denmark | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Arhus, Denmark | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Copenhagen, Denmark | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Esbjerg, Denmark | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Odense, Denmark | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Djibouti, Djibouti | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Alexandria, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aswan, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Asyut, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cairo, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
El Minya, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Giza, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Luxor, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port Said, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Qena, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sohag, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Suez, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tanta, Egypt | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bata, Equatorial Guinea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Asmara, Eritrea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tallinn, Estonia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tartu, Estonia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gonder, Ethiopia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mek'ele, Ethiopia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Torshavn, Faroe Is. | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Helsinki, Finland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oulu, Finland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rovaniemi, Finland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tampere, Finland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Turku, Finland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ajaccio, Corsica, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bastia, Corsica, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bordeaux, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brest, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Clermont-Ferrand, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dijon, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Grenoble, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Le Havre, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Le Mans, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lille, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Limoges, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lyon, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Marseille, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Montpellier, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nantes, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nice, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Orleans, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Paris, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rennes, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rheims, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rouen, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
St-Etienne, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Strasbourg, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Toulouse, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tours, France | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Franceville, Gabon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Libreville, Gabon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oyem, Gabon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port-Gentil, Gabon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Banjul, The Gambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kanifing, The Gambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gaza, Gaza | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bat'umi, Georgia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
K'ut'aisi, Georgia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rust'avi, Georgia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
T'bilisi, Georgia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Berlin, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bielefeld, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bremen, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dortmund, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dresden, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dusseldorf, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Erfurt, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Frankfurt am Main, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hamburg, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hannover, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kassel, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kiel, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Koln, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Leipzig, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Magdeburg, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mannheim, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Munich, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nurnberg, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rostock, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Saarbrucken, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Stuttgart, Germany | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Accra, Ghana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kumasi, Ghana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tamale, Ghana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tema, Ghana | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gibraltar, Gibraltar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Athens, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Iraklion, Crete, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Larisa, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Patras, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Thessaloniki, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Volos, Greece | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ammassalik, Greenland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ittoqqortoormiit, Greenland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Station Nord, Greenland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Conakry, Guinea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kankan, Guinea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nzerekore, Guinea | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Budapest, Hungary | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Debrecen, Hungary | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gyor, Hungary | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pecs, Hungary | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Szeged, Hungary | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Akureyri, Iceland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Reykjavik, Iceland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Agra, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ahmadabad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Allahabad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Amritsar, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Asansol, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aurangabad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bangalore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bhopal, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bhubaneshwar, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bikaner, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Calcutta, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Calicut, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chandigarh, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chennai, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cochin, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Coimbatore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Delhi, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dhanbad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dharwad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gwalior, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hyderabad, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Indore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jabalpur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jaipur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jammu, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jamshedpur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jhansi, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jodhpur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kanpur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kota, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kurnool, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lucknow, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ludhiana, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Madurai, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mangalore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Meerut, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mumbai, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mysore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nagpur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nanded, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nashik, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nellore, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
New Delhi, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Patna, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pune, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Raipur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rajkot, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ranchi, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Raurkela, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Salem, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Shiliguri, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Solapur, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Srinagar, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Surat, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tiruchchirappalli, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Trivandrum, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vadodara, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Varanasi, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vijayawada, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vishakhapatnam, India | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ahvaz, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bandar-e'Abbas, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Birjand, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Esfahan, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gorgan, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kerman, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kermanshah, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mashhad, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Qom, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Shiraz, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tabriz, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tehran, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Yazd, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zahedan, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zanjan, Iran | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al 'Amarah, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Basrah, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Kut, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Mawsil, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
An Najaf, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Arbil, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ar Ramadi, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
As Sulaymaniyah, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Baghdad, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Karbala, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kirkuk, Iraq | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Athlone, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cork, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dublin, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Galway, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Limerick, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sligo, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Waterford, Ireland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Be'er Sheva, Israel | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Haifa, Israel | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jerusalem, Israel | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bari, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bologna, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Catania, Sicily, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Florence, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Genoa, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Messina, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Milan, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Naples, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Palermo, Sicily, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rome, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sassari, Sardinia, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Taranto, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Trieste, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Turin, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Venice, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Verona, Italy | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al 'Aqabah, Jordan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Amman, Jordan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Irbid, Jordan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aktau, Kazakhstan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aktyubinsk, Kazakhstan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Atyrau, Kazakhstan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ural'sk, Kazakhstan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Garissa, Kenya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kisumu, Kenya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mombasa, Kenya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nairobi, Kenya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nakuru, Kenya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kuwait City, Kuwait | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Riga, Latvia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Daugavpils, Latvia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Beirut, Lebanon | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maseru, Lesotho | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Monrovia, Liberia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ajdabiya, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Bayda, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Banghazi, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Darnah, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Misratah, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sabha, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tobruk, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tripoli, Libya | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vaduz, Liechtenstein | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kaunas, lithuania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Klaipeda, Lithuania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Siauliai, Lithuania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vilnius, Lithuania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bitola, Macedonia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Skopje, Macedonia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Veles, Macedonia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Antananarivo, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Antsirabe, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Antsiranana, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mahajanga, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Toamasina, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Toliara, Madagascar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Funchal, Madeira | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Blantyre, Malawi | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lilongwe, Malawi | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mzuzu, Malawi | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Male, Maldives | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bamako, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gao, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kayes, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mopti, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Segou, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sikasso, Mali | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Valletta, Malta | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nouadhibou, Mauritania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nouakchott, Mauritania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zouerat, Mauritania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port Louis, Mauritius | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dzaoudzi, Mayotte | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chisinau, Moldova | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Balti, Moldova | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Monaco-Ville, Monaco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Agadir, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Casablanca, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Er Rachidia, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Fez, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Marrakech, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ouarzazate, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oujda, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rabat, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tanger, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tan-Tan, Morocco | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Beira, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chimoio, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gurue, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Inhambane, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lichinga, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maputo, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nampula, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pemba, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Quelimane, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tete, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Xai-Xai, Mozambique | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rundu, Namibia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Windhoek, Namibia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Biratnagar, Nepal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kathmandu, Nepal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pokhara, Nepal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Eindhoven, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Enschede, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Groningen, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maastricht, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nijmegen, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
The Hague, Netherlands | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Agadez, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Arlit, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maradi, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Niamey, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tahoua, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zinder, Niger | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Abuja, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Benin City, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ibadan, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ilorin, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jimeta, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jos, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kaduna, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kano, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lagos, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maiduguri, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port Harcourt, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sokoto, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zaria, Nigeria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Alesund, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bergen, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bodo, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kristiansand, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oslo, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Stavanger, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tromso, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Trondheim, Norway | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Muscat, Oman | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Salalah, Oman | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Suhar, Oman | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sur, Oman | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Faisalabad, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gujranwala, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hyderabad, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Islamabad, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Karachi, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lahore, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Multan, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Peshawar, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Quetta, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rawalpindi, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sukkur, Pakistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bialystok, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bydgoszcz, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gdansk, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Krakow, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lodz, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Poznan, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Szczecin, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Warsaw, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Wroclaw, Poland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Braga, Portugal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Coimbra, Portugal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Faro, Portugal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lisbon, Portugal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Porto, Portugal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Doha, Qatar | Local Circumstances | Animation |
St-Denis, Reunion | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port Mathurin, Rodrigues I. | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Brasov, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bucharest, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Constanta, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Craiova, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Iasi, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Oradea, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Timisoara, Romania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Arkhangel'sk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Astrakhan, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Belgorod, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bryansk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Groznyy, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Izhevsk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kaliningrad, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kazan, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kirov, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Krasnodar, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kursk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lipetsk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Makhachkala, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Moscow, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Murmansk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Naberezhnyye Chelny, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nalchik, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Orenburg, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Orsk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Penza, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Petrozavodsk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pskov, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ryazan, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rostov-na-Donu, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Samara, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sankt-Peterburg, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Saratov, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Smolensk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Stavropol, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Syktyvkar, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tula, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ufa, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ul'yanovsk, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Velikiy Novgorod, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Volgograd, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vologda, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Voronezh, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Yaroslavl, Russian Federation | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Butare, Rwanda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Byumba, Rwanda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cyangugu, Rwanda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kigali, Rwanda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
San Marino, San Marino | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sao Tome, Sao Tome and Principe | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ad Dammam, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ar'ar, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Buraydah, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hafar al Batin, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mecca, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tabuk, Saudi Arabia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dakar, Senegal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
St Louis, Senegal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tambacounda, Senegal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ziguinchor, Senegal | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kragujevac, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Niksic, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nis, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pristina, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Prizren, Serbia and Montenegro | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Victoria, Mahe, Seychelles | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bo, Sierra Leone | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Freetown, Sierra Leone | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sefadu, Sierra Leone | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Banska Bystrica, Slovakia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bratislava, Slovakia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kosice, Slovakia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Celje, Slovenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ljubljana, Slovenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Maribor, Slovenia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Berbera, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Boosaaso, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hargeysa, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kismaayo, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Marka, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mogadishu, Somalia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bloemfontein, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Durban, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Johannesburg, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kimberley, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nelspruit, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Newcastle, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pietersburg, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Pretoria, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Welkom, South Africa | Local Circumstances | Animation |
A Coruna, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Alicante, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Barcelona, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bilbao, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cordoba, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gijon, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Granada, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Madrid, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Malaga, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Murcia, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Palma de Mallorca, Mallorca, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sevilla, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Valencia, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Valladolid, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vigo, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zaragoza, Spain | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Galle, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Jaffna, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kalmunai, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kandy, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka | Local Circumstances | Animation |
El Fasher, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
El Obeid, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Atbara, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Juba, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kadugli, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kassala, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Khartoum, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Malakal, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nyala, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Port Sudan, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rabak, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Wad Medani, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Wau, Sudan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Longyearbyen, Svalbard | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbabane, Swaziland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gavle, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Goteborg, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Visby, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Helsingborg, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Karlstad, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kiruna, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lulea, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Malmo, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ostersund, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Stockholm, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sundsvall, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Umea, Sweden | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Basel, Switzerland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Berne, Switzerland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Geneva, Switzerland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lausanne, Switzerland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zurich, Switzerland | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Ladhiqiyah, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Qamishli, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Damascus, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dayr az Zawr, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Halab, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Hims, Syria | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dushanbe, Tajikistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kulob, Tajikistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Arusha, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dodoma, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kigoma, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbeya, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Musoma, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mwanza, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Songea, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mtwara, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tanga, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Zanzibar, Tanzania | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Atakpame, Togo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lome, Togo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sokode, Togo | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gabes, Tunisia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sfax, Tunisia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sousse, Tunisia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Tunis, Tunisia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Adana, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ankara, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Antalya, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bursa, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Diyarbakir, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Erzurum, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gaziantep, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Istanbul, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Izmir, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kayseri, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Konya, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Samsum, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sivas, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Van, Turkey | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chardzhev, Turkmenistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dashkhovuz, Turkmenistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mary, Turkmenistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nebitdag, Turkmenistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gulu, Uganda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kampala, Uganda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbale, Uganda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mbarara, Uganda | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chernivtsi, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dnipropetrovs'k, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Donets'k, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kharkiv, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kiev, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kryvyy Rih, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Luhans'k, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
L'viv, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mykolayiv, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Odesa, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Rivne, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Sevastopol, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Vinnytsya, Ukraine | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aberdeen, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aberystwyth, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Belfast, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Birmingham, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Cardiff, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Carlisle, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Douglas, Isle of Man, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Glasgow, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Inverness, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kirkwall, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Leeds, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Leicester, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lerwick, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Liverpool, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
London, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Londonderry, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Manchester, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Norwich, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Penzance, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Plymouth, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
St Helier, Jersey, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
St Peter Port, Guernsey, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Southampton, United Kingdom | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bukhara, Uzbekistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Karshi, Uzbekistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nukus, Uzbekistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Urgench, Uzbekistan | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Nablus, West Bank | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Boujdour, Western Sahara | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Laayoune, Western Sahara | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ad Dakhla, Western Sahara | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Aden, Yemen | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Hudaydah, Yemen | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Al Mukalla, Yemen | Local Circumstances | Animation |
San'a, Yemen | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ta'izz, Yemen | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Chipata, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kabwe, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Kasama, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Livingstone, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Lusaka, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mansa, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mongu, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Ndola, Zambia | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Gweru, Zimbabwe | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Harare, Zimbabwe | Local Circumstances | Animation |
Mutare, Zimbabwe | Local Circumstances | Animation |
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Eclipse Trivia
For several years, I have been trying to see an annular eclipse of the Sun.
Having been "fogged out" in Tain in northern Scotland on 2003 May 31, Madrid seemed the most
logical place to be at the beginning of October 2005.
The morning of 2005 October 3 dawned in the Spanish capital as a beautiful,
clear, autumnal one. Fortunately, the cirrus cloud of the previous afternoon had vanished
completely. Outside the Palacio Real in the Plaza de Oriente, large numbers of people had
gathered to watch the first annular eclipse of the Sun to be seen in Madrid for more than
240 years as can be seen in the photograph to the right by fellow observer Dave Stickland.
At 9:40 CEST, the Moon started its passage across the solar disc, appearing
to move almost vertically downwards like a blind in front of the Sun. By 10:40 CEST, a chill
had started to descend on the square, the temperature eventually dropping by more than 7°C
at mid-eclipse. The Sun still dominated the south-eastern sky some 30° above the horizon.
At 10:56 CEST, the annular phase of the eclipse started. Light levels in the square had dropped
noticeably but the Sun was still bright enough to require the use of eclipse glasses for a proper
view of the the annular phase.
In the photograph on the left of a projection of the solar image at mid-eclipse
taken by Professor Gracia Rodrigues and Marta Folgueira Lopez, it is clear to see how well
placed observers in Madrid were for this eclipse.
There had been some discussion beforehand as to whether Jupiter might be visible,
some 15° below and to the left of the Sun. However, this turned out to be overly optimistic.
The sky was still too bright for Jupiter at magnitude -1.7 to be seen. An obscuration of the Sun
of more than the 90% available at this eclipse would be required for this observation to be
realized. A few seconds after 11 o'clock, the ring of sunlight which had lasted for more than 4
minutes was broken and the annular phase of the eclipse was over.
Over the next hour and quarter or so the Moon moved inexorably away from its
spectacular alignment with the Sun. The trees and shrubs of the parks of Madrid were the perfect
environment to see many thousands of crescent-shaped images of the eclipsed Sun on the ground as
can be seen in the photograph to the right by Dave Stickland . At just before 12:24 CEST, the last
remaining sliver of the Moon disappeared. The eclipse was over leaving some of us to contemplate
our next rendezvous with totality in Turkey at the end of March 2006.
Steve Bell
Eclipses in 2005
Eclipses within two years of 2005
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