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   23ˇ22.1'N   052ˇ34.7'E   052ˇ50.9'E
                       P4   06:31:08.3   48ˇ42.6'N   161ˇ12.9'W   160ˇ56.7'W
                       
     Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path:     L1   02:12:58.5   10ˇ51.5'N   051ˇ44.0'E   052ˇ00.2'E
                       L2   06:05:33.5   37ˇ05.6'N   164ˇ20.8'W   164ˇ04.6'W
                       

 External/Internal
 Contacts of Umbra:    U1   03:45:50.5   56ˇ51.6'N   004ˇ57.3'W   004ˇ41.1'W
                       U4   04:32:33.4   67ˇ56.3'N   060ˇ22.9'W   060ˇ06.7'W
                       
     Extreme
North/South Limits
  of Umbral Path:      N1   03:45:59.3   56ˇ47.1'N   004ˇ52.0'W   004ˇ35.7'W
                       N2   04:32:24.5   67ˇ57.1'N   060ˇ36.3'W   060ˇ20.0'W

 Extreme Limits
 of Center Line:       C1   04:03:10.5   62ˇ24.9'N   021ˇ31.5'W   021ˇ15.2'W
                       C2   04:15:14.7   65ˇ29.0'N   035ˇ57.4'W   035ˇ41.2'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:   SunŐs Altitude =   2.9°
                     SunŐs 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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