Well, it will not be in the middle for long. If that is important to people then they should go to the centerline. If I was in Bryce, it does seem like a long drive for a few seconds of the moon evenly surrounded by the sun. It will be lopsided for the vast majority of the eclipse.
Probably more important than length of annularity is how close to the
centerline the site is. If it's to the side of the centerline the moon won't be right in the middle, giving a lopsided ring. For the moon to be evenly surrounded by sunlight, you'd need to be right on the centerline. -- Joe
________________________________ From: "erikhansen@thebluezone.net" <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 12:55 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] Eclipse survey
All should note the difference between Bryce Canyon and Kannerville is all of 13 seconds more of annularity.
Hi fellow SLAS members,
Y'all might have noticed the unofficial survey posted here last week about folks' intentions regarding next year's annular eclipse. Some (though not many) responded. Thanks to all who did.
SLAS members should have received an official SLAS Blast earlier today from SLAS prez Rodger Fry asking basically the same question.
Please respond to the Blast, even if you had previously gave your opinion here.
SLAS really needs to get an idea about members' plan so Rodger can plan accordingly (specifically, if few people want to take the bus there's no sense in chartering one).
So, again, please reply to today's survey from Rodger, even if you already replied to the one posted here last week.
Clear skies,
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