Has anyone considered State Route 56 outside of Cedar City? There's a stretch that travels directly along centerline for about 35 miles or so from Old Iron Town to Modena. At Beryl Junction you've got eclipse data of: Start of partial eclipse (C1) : 2012/05/2100:22:02.8025.6°276.6° Start of annular eclipse (C2) : 2012/05/2101:31:17.9012.2°286.3° Maximum eclipse : 2012/05/2101:33:35.0011.8°286.6° End of annular eclipse (C3) : 2012/05/2101:35:51.9011.3°286.9° End of partial eclipse (C4) : 2012/05/2102:37:12.1000°295.9° http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_State_Route_56 Does anyone have any idea what horizons would be like at Beryl Junction? Dave Bennett On Sep 14, 2011, at 10:52 AM, erikhansen@thebluezone.net wrote:
Mesquite is on the southern limit, Reno is much closer to center. Also bear in mind the further west you go the higher the sun will be on the horizon. Page it is 10 degrees, Cedar City 11 degrees, Reno 17 degrees. So the best place to observe it from is probably N California.
Perhaps the bus charter should head west. Very valid point!
I was actually thinking Mesquite might have the best horizon, although it's a bit off centerline.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
I noted yesterday that solar eclipses always occur at New Moon.
Therefore, it's going to be completely overcast. Happening in May is probably going to add a torrential rain to the experience.
Have a plan B in place. Vegas. ;-)
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