Table 2. Shadow Contacts and Circumstances,
Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04

T = 64.7 s = 000°16´13.2"E


                            Terrestrial
                             Dynamical               Ephemeris      True
                               Time      Latitude    Longitude    Longitude*
                             h  m  s
 External/Internal
Contacts of Penumbra:  P1   04:52:27.3   01°57.0'N   015°11.4'E   015°27.6'E
                       P2   06:56:18.3   26°05.1'S   028°06.1'W   027°49.8'W
                       P3   08:08:01.1   49°28.1'S   174°03.7'E   174°19.9'E
                       P4   10:12:05.3   22°44.6'S   124°22.1'E   124°38.3'E
     Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path:     N1   05:39:35.8   24°51.3'N   013°30.9'E   013°47.2'E
                       S1   06:40:34.2   40°30.0'S   033°03.0'W   032°46.8'W
                       N2   09:25:02.8   00°12.2'N   126°05.3'E   126°21.5'E
                       S2   08:23:41.4   61°14.5'S   170°16.7'W   170°00.5'W

 External/Internal
 Contacts of Umbra:    U1   05:51:23.9   03°53.5'S   001°55.9'W   001°39.7'W
                       U2   05:51:53.1   03°58.0'S   002°05.1'W   001°48.9'W
                       U3   09:12:35.8   28°32.3'S   142°12.8'E   142°29.0'E
                       U4   09:13:00.8   28°28.6'S   142°04.5'E   142°20.7'E
     Extreme
North/South Limits
  of Umbral Path:      N1   05:51:32.0   03°48.5'S   001°55.9'W   001°39.7'W
                       S1   05:51:45.0   04°03.0'S   002°05.1'W   001°48.9'W
                       N2   09:12:53.9   28°24.4'S   142°04.0'E   142°20.2'E
                       S2   09:12:42.6   28°36.5'S   142°13.4'E   142°29.6'E

 Extreme Limits
 of Center Line:       C1   05:51:38.5   03°55.8'S   002°00.5'W   001°44.3'W
                       C2   09:12:48.3   28°30.5'S   142°08.7'E   142°24.9'E

   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:      G0   07:32:15.7   39°27.4'S   059°16.9'E   059°33.1'E

Circumstances at
Greatest Eclipse:   SunŐs Altitude =  72.2°         Path Width =  87.0 km
                     SunŐs Azimuth =  15.8°   Central Duration =  02m03.8s
                     



* Ephemeris Longitude is the terrestrial dynamical longitude assuming a
                     uniformly rotating Earth.
** True Longitude is calculated by correcting the Ephemeris Longitude for
                the non-uniform rotation of Earth.

    (T.L. = E.L. - 1.002738*T/240, where T(in seconds) = TDT - UT)
Note: Longitude is measured positive to the East. Since T is not known in advance, the value used in the predictions is an extrapolation based on pre-2002 measurements. Nevertheless, the actual value is expected to fall within ±0.5 seconds of the estimated T used here.
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