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Eclipse hunting !

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  • 15-11-2012 12:12am
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    the_monkey
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    Hi,
    After that magnificent eclipse in Australia I would love to witness a total
    solar eclipse in my lifetime, anyone know of a handy JS tool to show me the
    next ones ?

    I found one by location and seems in the next 100 years there is none in Barcelona -- so need to travel :D


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    namloc1980
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_August_12,_2026 Barcelona in 14 years.


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    jfSDAS
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    hi,

    The best site for eclipse info is that hosted by Fred Espenak at http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html ... he also has a Javascript app to calculate solar eclipses for locations worldwide (2 annular and a good few partials from Barcelona, but no total in the 21st century).

    The next total solar eclipse from Dublin is not 'til the year 2600 so it will require booking a ticket somewhere before then ;-)

    John


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    Mr Benevolent
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    jfSDAS wrote: »
    The next total solar eclipse from Dublin is not 'til the year 2600 so it will require booking a ticket somewhere before then ;-)

    John

    There's a near total eclipse on 20/03/15 @ 0909, should be good!


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    jfSDAS
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    Confab wrote: »
    There's a near total eclipse on 20/03/15 @ 0909, should be good!

    I'm wondering if Ireland will be playing a Euro qualifier against the Faroe Is. that day :D ... totality sweeps across the pitch and Keano scores ;)

    Cork (always aspiring to be the real capital) gets 5 total solar eclipses before Dublin's in 2600.

    I really think the US in 2017 is the next best prospect.

    John


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    mickmackey1
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    jfSDAS wrote: »
    Cork (always aspiring to be the real capital) gets 5 total solar eclipses before Dublin's in 2600.John

    Is that true?... south Limerick only gets one, November 8 2189.


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    ThatDrGuy
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    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Is that true?... south Limerick only gets one, November 8 2189.

    Lol, saw a rather dramatic doc on climate change there, that put limerick under water by 2150.


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    im invisible
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    namloc1980 wrote: »
    Barcelona in 14 years.
    passes close to the north pole, middle of august 2026, wonder if there'll be any ice left up there by then


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    jfSDAS
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    mickmackey1 wrote: »
    Is that true?... south Limerick only gets one, November 8 2189.

    My mistake ... I rechecked the books and there are only 3 total solar eclipses in Cork County before the 2600 AD one. These are in 2090, 2189, and 2442 AD.


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    mickmackey1
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    The last one over my house was in 1724 - gosh I'd love to know if anyone saw it...


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    Mr Benevolent
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    ThatDrGuy wrote: »
    Lol, saw a rather dramatic doc on climate change there, that put limerick under water by 2150.

    Now THAT'S good news.


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