This will be my third, my preference is were there are no clouds. A few miles of centerline makes little difference, and anywhere within the N and S limits works, for total eclipses' close to centerline as you can get. There is nothing like looking at the sun without filters and the closer to center the longer it lasts. If SL was within the full eclipse zone I would stay in my backyard. thanks for the clarification. has anyone here observed an annular eclipse
before? if so, what are your thoughts on this centerline discussion?
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:52 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
An Annular Eclipse happing at sunrise or sunset is called a "Ring of Fire"
ring of fire?
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 2:38 PM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
You could be right Chuck. My point here is that being of the centerline, for an annular eclipse is not a huge deal. Being off centerline gives
a
different experience but still impressive. So I think staying at Bryce is a viable option (St George as well) and you can star gaze afterward. Also, as I mentioned before, Bryce offers some good vistas at sunset, this is a true "ring of fire" event, being it happens at sunset.
On 9/8/11, erikhansen@thebluezone.net <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
The beads are just aas prolonged as during a total eclipse and even though the central eclipse does not take on a Bull's Eye effect as seen at the center, central eclipse is still just as impressive!"
Erik, I would think that lunar libration would affect the visibility of the beads, depending on the moon's exact orientation at the time of eclipse.
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