[HCARC] FW: 2024 Total Eclipse Web Pages

[JGuida GR]

It's in my calendar!

I'll be 84!

How old was XO during the last one?

73 .... K5XA

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From: hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Murray via HCARC
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2017 2:44 AM
To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCARC] 2024 Total Eclipse Web Pages

Hello all...
 
As I mentioned at Thursday's meeting here are two web sites you might find interesting regarding the
2024 Total Eclipse which will be passing right thru our beautiful Texas Hill Country.
 
http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/SolarEclipsesGoogleMaps.html
 
This is an all inclusive page showing several types of solar eclipses.  You can locate the April 2024 eclipse in the Total or Hybrid Solar Eclipse section.  Scroll down and double click on the April 2024 listing.
This will open up the map for that day, with the path coming up from Mexico and passing thru the Texas Hill Country on its way to the Northeast.
 
You can easily Zoom and move the map in position.
As you get near a familiar location, mark it with your cursor and double click to reveal the solar eclipse information for that point on the earth.
 
There is a wealth of information included for that particular point on the earth including LAT and LON, starting times of each phase of the eclipse and the visual Azimuth and Elevation look angles.
 
You will notice that the path width is 120 miles, meaning a much longer time in totality.  I will have
4 minutes 25 seconds to enjoy the spectacle at my QTH west of Fredericksburg.
 
You can close the box, or double click on another location to move the box.
 
http://stevenmorse.org/nearest/distance.php
 
This is a page that you can use for distance calculations, given LAT and LON values.
 
For example, I determined that the middle line of the eclipse will pass within 2.224 miles of my QTH, bearing 318 degrees, @ 18:34:56.
 
Some of you will be a lot closer to the center line and will have another second or so of totality. As I mentioned, at the meeting, the middle line almost cuts the VFD building at Terra Linda in half!!  ;-)
 
So, who in the club will be on the line??
 
Have fun...  Get your cameras and lounge chairs ready for April 8, 2024 between 1700 and 2000 GMT, for the fun!!
 
73
Don
W4WJ
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