Solar Eclipse August 1st

Anchundan · 29 Jul 2008 at 06:40

Does anyone know of a way I can find out what percentage of totality I will get and what time it will start and finish, for the solar eclipse on Friday, for my location? I was thinking there might be an online calculator, but I can't find one.

My location (according to Google Earth) is :

Latitude : 39°57' North
Longitude : 119°36' East

Edit: Oh God, now I'm embarrassed! Just found one! http://www.chris.obyrne.com/Eclipses/calculator.html

oddjob62 · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:23

Nice little animation here...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_1,_2008

bsoltan · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:32

I'll be at work.

DampCat · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:35

Wait... i thought there wasn't going to be another solar eclipse in our lifetimes. like, the next thousand years?

or was that Total Eclipse...

Tom0 · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:38

Ye, Total Eclipse.

Mp4 · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:50

wow , last eclipse i saw was in 1999 aug 11th at cornwall

Ice Tea · 29 Jul 2008 at 08:58

It's a partial Eclipse to us

http://www.eclipse.org.uk/eclipse/0312008/London_United_Kingdom_2008Aug01_anim.gif

Ice Tea · 29 Jul 2008 at 09:01

http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2007/11/08/sky_notes_monthly_feature.shtml

Snakedoctor · 29 Jul 2008 at 09:16

Killerkebab · 29 Jul 2008 at 12:20

Mp4 said:
wow , last eclipse i saw was in 1999 aug 11th at cornwall

That's the last total eclipse anyone's seen in the UK, IIRC

.Lethal · 29 Jul 2008 at 12:50

Killerkebab said:
That's the last total eclipse anyone's seen in the UK, IIRC

Thats the only one I really remember as my dad made a deal of taking us up the mountain to see it. There was quite a lot of people there that day.

Majago · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:09

Thought I'd bump this as it should be seen from the UK in about 5-10 mins

Le_Petit_Lapin · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:15

Doddled outside....its overcast.

Massive cloud in the way that doesn't look like its going anywhere in a hurry.

DampCat · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:16

Good shout. Cant see anything though. Makes my eyes hurt

Camalot · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:17

Majago said:
Thought I'd bump this as it should be seen from the UK in about 5-10 mins

All i can see is clouds

TheOtherOption · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:18

Not likely to see a thing as its overcast and ain't going nowhere in a hurry :/

Snakedoctor · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:21

I forgot all about it and missing it. Wait, is it now then or earlier as per the gif?

bsoltan · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:21

What exactly should we see / have seen?

Mr^B · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:23

The moon passing in front of the sun?

Snakedoctor · 1 Aug 2008 at 10:23

A small "bite" out of the edge of the sun, if you have those very dark glasses.