HOW TO: See the Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century Online

[tekisui]

Source: Mashable

Tomorrow, on the 22nd of July 2009. the longest solar eclipse of this century will occur; it will last over six and a half minutes, and it will be visible, among other places, in parts of India, Butan, Nepal, Bangladesh, China, Japan, and the Marshall Islands.

It is an extraordinary event; the next solar eclipse that’ll last that long will occur on 13th of June, 2132. If your location doesn’t permit you to see the eclipse directly, worry not, as you can still follow it online. We’ve gathered some resources where you can find information about the eclipse, photos, and live video streams from various parts of the world.

More at link: http://mashable.com/2009/07/21/solar-eclipse-online/

[Heidi]

1. Thank you for this!

:thumbsup:

:kick:

[madokie]

2. Thanks

I'm all setup to watch this now

[liberal N proud]

3. So as to not tax my brain too early this Tuesday morning...

What time does this happen Eastern US time?

So I can try to log in and watch!

[tekisui]

4. It starts on July 22, 2009 at 00:14:54 UTC.

UTC time converter:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx


I think it will be 6:54 PM EST tomorrow.

[liberal N proud]

5. Thanks

[tekisui]

9. I think I gave you the wrong time.

See stellanoir's post. Apparently, it's too early to tax my brain, as well.

[krispos42]

19. 7:14pm Central Daylight Time

Great, I'll be at work :-(

[stellanoir]

6. 10:35 pm EDT

[tekisui]

8. I got 6:54 EST?

[stellanoir]

11. I just looked it up in my Celestial Guide.

Hold on I'll double check on my astro program. . .

Yup both the Sun and the Moon will be at 29 degrees 26 minutes of Cancer at that time but some observers consider it to be a six hour process this time so that could possibly explain the difference. The Moon's speed can vary slightly based on whether it's at apogee or perigee (distance from or closeness to Earth.)

I was referencing when the New Moon would be exact, not when the shadow would first slightly be visible.

[azurnoir]

7. Thanks n/t

[davidpdx]

10. A partial eclipse will be seen in South Korea as well

I'm rescheduling a doctors appointment so I can make sure I have time to go watch it.

[CrispyQ]

12. Cool stuff.

Thanks for posting!

[Canuckistanian]

13. Wow

That's like experiencing a firework display via telephone.

[havocmom]

14. Thanks for the link

You bring us such interesting items. Much appreciated.

[progressoid]

15. Coolio - thnx

[Baclava]

16. NASA has their links up too

Live Web Coverage of the 2009 Total Solar Eclipse...


Live Webcast (CHINA) - U. of North Dakota.
LIVE! UNIVERSE, Japan Webcast (JAPAN)
Taiwan Webcast Group Webcast (Mainland CHINA)

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html

[redqueen]

17. Thanks for this thread.

:thumbsup:

[omega minimo]

18. .

[redqueen]

20. Kick!

:kick:

[tekisui]

21. Kick!

[Baclava]

22. All done - it's over

You can watch the video

http://www.examiner.com/x-16352-Japan-Headlines-Examiner~y2009m7d22-Japanese-media-coverage-of-2009-Total-Solar-Eclipse-with-video-footage

[zanne]

23. My sister will be there to see it!

She's on a business trip to Shanghai. The irony is, she could care less about things like that, whereas I'd give my soul to see it.