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Solar Eclipse Chase In The South Pacific
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April 8th, 2005 - Solar
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Klipsi Stops And
Visit's The Galapagos Islands During His |
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Solar Eclipse Voyage
In The Pacific Ocean |
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W 109° 30' 11"
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This was our
position at 21h15 UTC on 8 April. Somewhere in the Pacific
Ocean, just south of the equator. We had left the Galapagos
on April 3rd evening. Sailed west nonstop. Watched the
waning crescent Moon get smaller each morning. Till April 8
the New Moon would pass precisely in front of the Sun. Total
Eclipse ! The day started with overcast sky, rain. It looked
bad. Nobody was smiling. All were depressed. Sailing so far
and so long, to miss the eclipse ? No, this would not be.
Luckily, the weather now is not the weather then. Air masses
move. Winds blow. Clouds reposition. By early afternoon we
could see the Sun, filtered through clouds. Partial eclipse
moved in, and gradually we were approaching the total
eclipse. The captain was steering our ship to the centerline
, to arrive there at the perfect moment. The zone of total
eclipse was only 22km wide ! We hit the bull's eye.10
minutes before totality the last clouds disappeared from the
Sun - clear view ! The sky got darker and darker. Venus is
visible just above the Sun even before totality, and so is
the corona. Baily's beads.... Diamond ring....
Prominences.... Chromosphere.... TOTALITY !!!!! Dark blue
sky. Beautiful corona. Taking a few photos. Hardly time to
watch it. 30 seconds later, the show's over. 4 days to sail
back to the Galapagos. Darn , this eclipse was way too
short... Next total eclipse, in 2006, will reach 4 minutes.
I look forward to it. |
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