Table 6. Topocentric Data and Path Corrections
due to Lunar Limb Profile,
Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26
North South
Moon Moon Moon Topo North Limit Limit Central
Universal Topo Topo Rel. Lib. Sun Sun Path Limit ---------- ---------- Durat.
Time H.P. S.D. Ang.V Long Alt. Az. Az. P.A. Int. Ext. Int. Ext. Cor.
" " "/s ° ° ° ° ° ' ' ' ' s
15:50 3665.2 998.0 0.523 -1.71 12.4 98.0 95.5 346.2 0.0 0.7 -0.5 -2.8 -5.2
15:55 3675.2 1000.7 0.485 -1.75 21.6 97.6 92.4 344.8 0.1 1.1 -0.5 -2.5 -5.5
16:00 3681.9 1002.6 0.461 -1.79 27.9 97.4 89.9 343.7 0.1 1.2 -0.5 -2.6 -5.7
16:05 3687.1 1004.0 0.441 -1.84 33.1 97.4 87.6 342.7 0.2 0.9 -0.1 -2.4 -5.8
16:10 3691.5 1005.1 0.426 -1.88 37.7 97.7 85.4 341.8 0.1 0.9 -0.0 -2.0 -5.7
16:15 3695.2 1006.1 0.412 -1.92 41.8 98.1 83.3 340.9 0.0 0.7 0.0 -2.3 -5.5
16:20 3698.4 1007.0 0.401 -1.96 45.6 98.7 81.2 340.0 -0.0 0.5 0.1 -2.5 -5.3
16:25 3701.2 1007.8 0.391 -2.01 49.1 99.5 79.2 339.2 -0.1 0.6 0.1 -2.6 -5.1
16:30 3703.7 1008.4 0.382 -2.05 52.4 100.6 77.3 338.4 -0.2 0.5 0.2 -2.4 -4.8
16:35 3705.9 1009.0 0.375 -2.09 55.5 102.0 75.5 337.6 -0.2 0.4 0.3 -2.0 -4.4
16:40 3707.9 1009.6 0.369 -2.13 58.4 103.8 73.7 336.8 -0.2 0.3 0.5 -2.0 -3.9
16:45 3709.6 1010.0 0.363 -2.18 61.2 106.0 72.0 336.1 -0.3 0.5 0.6 -2.0 -3.4
16:50 3711.1 1010.4 0.358 -2.22 63.9 108.7 70.4 335.4 -0.3 0.4 0.7 -1.9 -2.9
16:55 3712.4 1010.8 0.354 -2.26 66.4 112.1 68.8 334.8 -0.3 0.3 0.8 -1.6 -2.4
17:00 3713.5 1011.1 0.351 -2.30 68.7 116.3 67.4 334.2 -0.3 0.1 0.8 -1.4 -1.8
17:05 3714.4 1011.3 0.348 -2.34 70.8 121.6 66.1 333.6 -0.3 0.1 0.9 -1.6 -1.9
17:10 3715.2 1011.5 0.346 -2.39 72.7 128.1 64.8 333.1 -0.3 0.3 0.9 -1.7 -1.9
17:15 3715.7 1011.7 0.345 -2.43 74.2 136.1 63.7 332.7 -0.3 0.4 1.0 -1.7 -1.9
17:20 3716.2 1011.8 0.344 -2.47 75.4 145.6 62.7 332.2 -0.3 0.5 1.0 -1.8 -1.9
17:25 3716.4 1011.9 0.344 -2.51 76.0 156.3 61.8 331.9 -0.3 0.5 1.0 -1.9 -1.5
17:30 3716.5 1011.9 0.344 -2.56 76.1 167.6 61.0 331.5 -0.3 0.5 1.1 -2.0 -1.5
17:35 3716.5 1011.9 0.345 -2.60 75.6 178.7 60.4 331.3 -0.3 0.6 1.1 -2.1 -1.4
17:40 3716.2 1011.8 0.346 -2.64 74.7 188.8 59.8 331.0 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.4
17:45 3715.9 1011.7 0.348 -2.68 73.2 197.5 59.4 330.9 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.4
17:50 3715.3 1011.6 0.351 -2.73 71.5 204.7 59.1 330.8 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.5
17:55 3714.6 1011.4 0.354 -2.77 69.4 210.7 59.0 330.7 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.5
18:00 3713.7 1011.1 0.358 -2.81 67.2 215.7 59.0 330.7 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.5
18:05 3712.6 1010.8 0.362 -2.85 64.7 219.9 59.1 330.8 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.5
18:10 3711.3 1010.5 0.367 -2.90 62.1 223.4 59.3 330.9 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.1 -1.4
18:15 3709.8 1010.1 0.373 -2.94 59.4 226.5 59.7 331.1 -0.3 0.7 1.1 -2.0 -1.9
18:20 3708.1 1009.6 0.379 -2.98 56.5 229.2 60.2 331.3 -0.3 0.6 1.1 -2.0 -1.8
18:25 3706.1 1009.1 0.387 -3.02 53.4 231.6 60.8 331.6 -0.3 0.6 1.1 -1.9 -1.7
18:30 3703.9 1008.5 0.395 -3.07 50.2 233.9 61.6 332.0 -0.3 0.5 1.1 -1.7 -1.7
18:35 3701.3 1007.8 0.405 -3.11 46.7 236.0 62.6 332.4 -0.3 0.5 1.1 -1.6 -2.0
18:40 3698.4 1007.0 0.415 -3.15 43.1 238.1 63.7 332.9 -0.3 0.4 1.0 -1.6 -1.8
18:45 3695.0 1006.1 0.428 -3.19 39.1 240.2 65.0 333.5 -0.3 0.2 1.0 -1.5 -1.7
18:50 3691.0 1005.0 0.442 -3.24 34.7 242.4 66.6 334.2 -0.3 0.2 0.9 -1.2 -2.3
18:55 3686.2 1003.8 0.459 -3.28 29.8 244.8 68.4 335.0 -0.3 0.5 0.9 -1.6 -2.8
19:00 3680.3 1002.1 0.481 -3.32 23.9 247.7 70.7 336.0 -0.2 0.7 0.8 -1.8 -3.7
19:05 3672.0 999.9 0.511 -3.36 16.1 251.6 73.7 337.3 -0.2 0.4 0.5 -1.8 -4.2
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