Table 1.2. Shadow Contacts and Circumstances,
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31

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   01:47:20.9   23¡22.1'N   052¡34.7'E   052¡50.9'E
                       P4   06:31:08.3   48¡42.6'N   161¡12.9'W   160¡56.7'W
                       
     Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path:     L1   02:12:58.5   10¡51.5'N   051¡44.0'E   052¡00.2'E
                       L2   06:05:33.5   37¡05.6'N   164¡20.8'W   164¡04.6'W
                       

 External/Internal
 Contacts of Umbra:    U1   03:45:50.5   56¡51.6'N   004¡57.3'W   004¡41.1'W
                       U4   04:32:33.4   67¡56.3'N   060¡22.9'W   060¡06.7'W
                       
     Extreme
North/South Limits
  of Umbral Path:      N1   03:45:59.3   56¡47.1'N   004¡52.0'W   004¡35.7'W
                       N2   04:32:24.5   67¡57.1'N   060¡36.3'W   060¡20.0'W

 Extreme Limits
 of Center Line:       C1   04:03:10.5   62¡24.9'N   021¡31.5'W   021¡15.2'W
                       C2   04:15:14.7   65¡29.0'N   035¡57.4'W   035¡41.2'W

   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:      G0   04:09:22.4   66°33.2'S   024°46.3'E   024°30.0'E

Circumstances at
Greatest Eclipse:   SunÕs Altitude =   2.9°
                     SunÕs Azimuth =  35.1°   Central Duration =  03m36.8s
                     


* 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-2003 measurements. Nevertheless, the actual value is expected to fall within ±0.3 seconds of the estimated

T used here.

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Table 1.2. Shadow Contacts and Circumstances, Annular Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31

Table 1.2. Shadow Contacts and Circumstances,
Annular Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31