Introduction
On Thursday, 2001 June 21, a total eclipse of the Sun will be visible
from within a narrow corridor which traverses the Southern Hemisphere. The
path of the Moon's umbral shadow begins in the
South Atlantic, crosses southern Africa and Madagascar, and ends at sunset in
the Indian Ocean. A partial eclipse will be seen within the much broader path
of the Moon's penumbral shadow, which includes eastern South America and the
southern two thirds of Africa (Figures
1 and
2).
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