Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025 to (Large, 108K GIF,Ĭhristopher Barrow (July 2004) for their hard work andĪssistance in preparing the maps in this atlas and Sumit Dutta (JulyĢ005) for applying NASA/W3C web standards.Īll eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumesįull responsibility for their accuracy. Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when theĪxis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to the Earth's center. ![]() Secular alternatives for the terms BC and AD, respectively. For the maps in thisĪtlas, the annular portion of the path is magenta while the totalīCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) are Such an eclipse is both total and annularĪlong different sections of its umbral path. Occurs, try a smaller scale setting (e.g. Mode and set the scale to 50% reproduction ratio. Not possible to identify the correct eclipse date, please contact Fred In the mostĬongested cases, an arrow has been added to link the date with the path. Made to label both halves of the path when space permits. Dates of annular and hybrid eclipses are always in italic style.ġ80° longitude and are thereby split in two, an effort has been.Hybrid eclipses always have magenta paths (except for the total eclipse sections of path which are blue).Annular eclipses always have red paths.Dates of total eclipses are always in bold style.It is also helpful to remember several rules about eclipse paths and dates: This avoids confusion and makes it easier to read the maps.Ĭareful inspection of each path should permit unambiguous identification with the correct date. However, congestion due to nearby or overlapping eclipse paths sometimes makes it necessary to place the identifying date along a different section of the path. The calendar date is usually placed as close as possible to this point. ![]() The position of greatest eclipse appears an asterisk symbol near the middle section of each path. The regions of partial eclipse visibility are not shown on the maps since it would make them too difficult to read.Įach eclipse track is identified by the calendar date at the instant of greatest eclipse ( Universal Time). Note that each of these eclipses is also visible as a partial eclipse from a much larger geographic region. Each map is stored in GIF format with a typical file size of 130 kilobytes. The maps are broken down into 20 year intervals. The following atlas of world maps show the path of every total, annular and hybrid solar eclipse visible from Earth during the five millennium period -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE). World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths Fred Espenak
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