Geostationary Solar Eclipse 18-MAR-07

From: Gerhard HOLTKAMP (grd.holtkamp@t-online.de)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2007 - 17:38:03 EDT

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    GEOs close to 39.8 East will experience an annular eclipse of the Sun at 
    18-MAR-07. The satellites in question are visible from Europe, Africa and 
    Western Asia.
    
    EXPRESS AM-1 (2004-043A; #28463) at 40.1 East will see an annular eclipse at 
    22:52 UT (18-MAR-07) and HELLAS-SAT 2 (2003-020A; #27811) at 39.0 East at 
    22:55:30 UT. The expected drop in visual magnitude should be around mag 2.5 
    of which 1 mag is during the final 3 minutes before annularity. The whole 
    event lasts half an hour. A few other nearby GEOs will experience a deep 
    partial eclipse.
    
    It may not be the most exciting event in the sky - but why not give it a try!
    
    
    Gerhard HOLTKAMP
    Darmstadt, Germany
    
    
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