Hi everyone, two sets of geostationary satellites will experience a solar eclipse on 1-NOV-05. At 13:37 UTC there is an annular eclipse at 110.6 W. Some geostationary satellites close to that position will experience a deep partial eclipse with a drop in brightness by about 3 mag. This can be observed from the American West Coast (although twilight might get in your way) and Hawaii. Around 21:50 UTC the Moon's shadow crosses the geostationary belt again this time at 51.3 E. Now the zone of annularity is broader so some satellites actually will experience an annular eclipse. But due to the larger distance to the Moon (as compared to the first set) the drop in brigthness is just 1.6 mag this time. This can be observed from Europe, Africa and large parts of Asia. In either case the final 5 to 7 minutes before maximum eclipse (or annularity) will see a drop of 1 mag. Here are the details of 6 satellites for each of the two sets. All times are in UTC. Western Hemisphere (North America): TEMPO 2 (24748; 1997-011A) 109.7 W from 12:52 to 14:24; max at 13:34 DIRECTV5 (27426; 2002-023A) 109.8 W from 12:52 to 14:25; max at 13:35 ECHOSTAR-8 (27501; 2002-039A) 110.0 W from 12:52 to 14:25; max at 13:35 ECHOSTAR-6(26402; 2000-038A) 110.2 W from 12:52 to 14:25; max at 13:35 ANIK F2 (28378; 2004-027A) 111.1 W from 12:55 to 14:28; max at 13:37 GOES 11 (26352; 2000-022A) 111.5 W from 12:56 to 14:31; max at 13:40 Eastern Hemisphere (Europe): INSAT3E (27951; 2003-043E) 55.1 E from 21:21 to 21:53; ann. at 21:37 INTELSAT 702 (23124; 1994-034A) 55.0E from 21:22 to 21:54; ann. at 21:38 EXPRESS-AM22 (28134; 2003-060A) 53.1E from 21:28 to 22:00; ann. at 21:44 INTELSAT 706 (23571; 1995-023A) 50.3 E from 21:36 to 22:08; ann. at 21:51 YAMAL 702 (28089; 2003-053A) 49.3 E from 21:39 to 22:11; ann. at 21:54 GSAT 2 (27807; 2003-018A) 48.1 E from 21:43 to 22:14; ann. at 21:58 Clear Skies, Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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