Five Millennium Catalog Of Solar Eclipses

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
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ISBN : 1941983375

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Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 11,898 eclipses of the Sun. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4200 partial eclipses, 3956 annular eclipses, 3173 total eclipses, and 569 hybrid eclipses.The "Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000" contains a catalog listing the date, eclipse type, and principal characteristics of every eclipse during this period. Tabulated data for each eclipse includes the catalog number, canon plate number, calendar date, Terrestrial Dynamical Time of greatest eclipse, ?T, lunation number, Saros number, eclipse type, Quincena Lunar Eclipse parameter, gamma, eclipse magnitude, geographic coordinates of greatest eclipse (latitude and longitude), and the circumstances at greatest eclipse (i.e., Sun altitude and azimuth, path width, and central line duration).The statistics of the solar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are investigated in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of total, annular, and hybrid eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).A discussion of the major cycles in the Moon's orbit and their role in the occurrence of solar eclipses is presented. These include the synodic, the anomalistic, and the draconic months.Finally, the periodicity of solar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Canon.The Catalog serves as a supplement to the "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" which contains a map of every eclipse. The Canon and the Catalog both use the same solar and lunar ephemerides as well as the same value of ?T. This 1-to-1 correspondence between them enhances the value of each. The researcher may now search, evaluate, and compare eclipses graphically (Canon) or textually (Catalog).

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Eclipses
ISBN : OCLC:256721152

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Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Eclipses
ISBN : OCLC:494813289

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Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Eclipses
ISBN : UVA:X030198253

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Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
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Release : 2021-07-30
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ISBN : 1941983391

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Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 11,898 eclipses of the Sun. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4200 partial eclipses, 3956 annular eclipses, 3173 total eclipses, and 569 hybrid eclipses.The "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" contains an individual global map for each eclipse delineating the geographic regions of visibility for both the partial and central (total, annular, or hybrid) phases. Modern political borders are plotted to assist in the determination of eclipse visibility. The uncertainty in Earth's rotational period expressed in delta T and its impact on the geographic visibility of eclipses in the past and future is discussed.The statistics of the solar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are discussed in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of total, annular, and hybrid eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).Finally, the periodicity of solar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Canon.The "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" comprises two volumes. Volume 1 covers eclipses for the years -1999 to 0, while volume 2 covers eclipses for the years 1 to 3000.

Author : National Aeronautics Administration
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1505621844

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Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses by National Aeronautics Administration Pdf

Solar eclipse canons have traditionally been publications offering maps of past and future eclipse paths using the best ephemerides of their day for calculating the positions of the Sun and Moon. The first major work of this kind was Theodor von Oppolzer's 1887 Canon der Finsternisse (Translated as Canon of Eclipses, Gingerich, 1962). It stands as one of the greatest achievements in computational astronomy of the 19th century and contains the elements of all 8,000 solar eclipses (and 5,200 lunar eclipses) occurring between the years -1207 and +2161 (1208 BCE and 2161 CE, respectively), together with maps showing the approximate positions of the central lines. The recently published Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (Espenak and Meeus, 2007) con¬tains individual maps for each of the 11,898 solar eclipses occurring over this period. The following points highlight the features and characteristics of this work. Based on modern theories of the Sun and the Moon constructed at the Bureau des Longitudes of Paris rather than the older Newcomb and Brown ephemerides; Ephemerides and eclipse predictions performed in Terrestrial Dynamical Time; Covers historical period of eclipses, as well as one millennium into the future; Global maps for each eclipse depict the actual northern and southern limits of the Moon's penumbral and umbral or antumbral shadows, as well as the sunrise and sunset curves; Maps include curve of eclipse magnitude 0.5; Maps include continental outlines with contemporary political boundaries and are large enough to identify geographic regions of eclipse visibility; Maps are based on the most current determination of the historical values of DELTA T; Estimates of eclipse path accuracy based on the uncertainty in the value of DELTA T (i.e., standard error in DELTA T) A primary goal of this work is to assist historians and archeologists in the identification and dating of eclipses found in references and records from antiquity. This is no easy task because there are usually several possible candidates. Accurate maps using the best available values of DELTA T coupled with estimates in the standard error of DELTA T, are critical in discriminating among potential eclipse candidates. Ultimately, historical eclipse identification can lead to improved chronologies in the timeline of a particular culture.

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Astropixels Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Science
ISBN : 1941983405

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Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 12,064 eclipses of the Moon. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4,378 penumbral eclipses, 4,207 partial eclipses, and 3,479 total eclipses.The "Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000" contains an individual figures and maps for each eclipse showing the geographic regions of visibility for each phase (penumbral, partial, and total). The uncertainty in Earth's rotational period expressed in DT and its impact on the geographic visibility of eclipses in the past and future is discussed.The statistics of the lunar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are examined in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of penumbral, partial, and total eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).Finally, the periodicity of lunar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Catalog.The Catalog serves as a supplement to the 2-volume "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" which contains a map of every eclipse. The Catalog and the Canon both use the same solar and lunar ephemerides as well as the same value of ?T. This 1-to-1 correspondence between them enhances the value of each.

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941983413

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Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 12,064 eclipses of the Moon. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4,378 penumbral eclipses, 4,207 partial eclipses, and 3,479 total eclipses.The Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses contains an individual figures and maps for each eclipse showing the geographic regions of visibility for each phase (penumbral, partial, and total). The uncertainty in Earth's rotational period expressed in delta T and its impact on the geographic visibility of eclipses in the past and future is discussed.The statistics of the lunar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are examined in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of penumbral, partial, and total eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).Finally, the periodicity of lunar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Canon.The Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses comprises two volumes. Volume 1 covers eclipses for the years -1999 to 0, while Volume 2 covers the years 1 to 3000.

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941983421

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Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

Author : Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1941983383

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Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak,Jean Meeus Pdf

During the 5,000-year period from -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth will experience 11,898 eclipses of the Sun. The eclipses are distributed as follows: 4200 partial eclipses, 3956 annular eclipses, 3173 total eclipses, and 569 hybrid eclipses.The "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" contains an individual global map for each eclipse delineating the geographic regions of visibility for both the partial and central (total, annular, or hybrid) phases. Modern political borders are plotted to assist in the determination of eclipse visibility. The uncertainty in Earth's rotational period expressed in delta T and its impact on the geographic visibility of eclipses in the past and future is discussed.The statistics of the solar eclipse distribution over 5,000 years are discussed in detail. This includes eclipse types by month and by century, eclipse frequency in the calendar year, extremes in eclipse magnitude for all eclipse types, maximum durations of total, annular, and hybrid eclipses, and eclipse duos (two eclipses within 30 days of each other).Finally, the periodicity of solar eclipses is investigated with particular attention to the Saros cycle. Tables list the start and end dates, number, and type of eclipses of every Saros series in progress during the 5,000-year period covered by the Five Millennium Canon.The "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses" comprises two volumes. Volume 1 covers eclipses for the years -1999 to 0, while volume 2 covers eclipses for the years 1 to 3000.

Author : Jean Meeus,Carl Clement Grosjean,Willy Vanderleen
Publisher : Pergamon
Page : 712 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015026171176

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Canon of Solar Eclipses by Jean Meeus,Carl Clement Grosjean,Willy Vanderleen Pdf

Author : Mark Littmann,Fred Espenak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198795698

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Totality by Mark Littmann,Fred Espenak Pdf

A guide to solar eclipses for the general public with detailed coverage of the 2017 and 2024 total eclipses over the U.S, discussing how, when, and where to see the coming total solar eclipses, how to photograph and video record them, and how to do so safely.

Author : Fred Espenak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 1941983006

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Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 by Fred Espenak Pdf

The Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 contains maps and data for each of the 2,389 solar eclipses occurring over the ten-century period centered on the present era. The eclipse predictions are based on the Jet Propulsion Lab's DE406 - a computer ephemeris used for calculating high precision coordinates of the Sun and Moon for thousands of years into the past and future. Section 1 of the Canon presents fundamental concepts including eclipse classification and the visual appearance of each type of eclipse. Section 2 discusses the eclipse predictions, the constants used and Delta T. A statistical analysis of eclipse frequency, extremes in eclipse magnitude, greatest central duration and quincena combinations are covered in Section 3. A concise explanation of the data contained in the solar eclipse catalog (Appendix A) appears in Section 4 while Section 5 offers a complete description of information presented in each of the solar eclipse maps (Appendix B). The primary content of the Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses resides in the two appendices. Appendix A is a comprehensive catalog listing the essential characteristics of each eclipse. These include the calendar date and time of greatest eclipse, Delta T, lunation number, Saros series number, gamma, eclipse magnitude, geographic coordinates of greatest eclipse, Sun's altitude and azimuth, central path width and central line duration. Appendix B is an atlas of maps depicting the geographic regions of visibility of each eclipse. The zones of partial eclipse and central eclipse (if applicable) are plotted on an orthographic projection map of Earth. The 2,389 maps are arranged twelve to a page at an image scale permitting the assessment of eclipse visibility from any location on Earth. Other data on each map include the eclipse type, calendar date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series number, lunar node, Delta T, gamma, Sun's altitude, and central eclipse duration or eclipse magnitude. The maps and data presented in the Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses form the basis of the eclipse prediction website www.EclipseWise.com. The complementary publication, Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500, contains diagrams, maps and data for all 2,424 eclipses of the Moon occurring over the same time period.

Author : Fred Espenak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Eclipses
ISBN : OCLC:689419009

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Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses by Fred Espenak Pdf

Author : Fred Espenak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-08-01
Category : Solar eclipses
ISBN : 1941983022

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Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - Color Edition by Fred Espenak Pdf

The Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 contains maps and data for each of the 2,389 solar eclipses occurring over the ten-century period centered on the present era. The eclipse predictions are based on the Jet Propulsion Lab's DE406 -- a computer ephemeris used for calculating high precision coordinates of the Sun and Moon for thousands of years into the past and future. Section 1 of the Canon presents fundamental concepts including eclipse classification and the visual appearance of each type of eclipse. Section 2 discusses the eclipse predictions, the constants used and Delta T. A statistical analysis of eclipse frequency, extremes in eclipse magnitude, greatest central duration and quincena combinations are covered in Section 3. A concise explanation of the data contained in the solar eclipse catalog (Appendix A) appears in Section 4 while Section 5 offers a complete description of information presented in each of the solar eclipse maps (Appendix B).The primary content of the Thousand Year Canon resides in the two appendices. Appendix A is a comprehensive catalog listing the essential characteristics of each eclipse. These include the calendar date and time of greatest eclipse, Delta T, lunation number, Saros series number, gamma, eclipse magnitude, geographic coordinates of greatest eclipse, Sun's altitude and azimuth, central path width and central line duration. Appendix B is an atlas of maps depicting the geographic regions of visibility of each eclipse. The zones of partial eclipse and central eclipse (if applicable) are plotted on an orthographic projection map of Earth. The 2,389 maps are arranged twelve to a page at an image scale permitting the assessment of eclipse visibility from any location on Earth. Other data on each map include the eclipse type, calendar date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series number, lunar node, Delta T, gamma, Sun's altitude, and central eclipse duration or eclipse magnitude. The maps and data presented in the Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses form the basis of the eclipse prediction website www.EclipseWise.com.