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| ECa is a forum that brings together astronomers and eclipse chasers to facilitate discussion and planning for viewing eclipses.
ECa made significant contributions by providing technical guidance for an eclipse viewing flight during the Total Solar Eclipse in July 2009.
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Upcoming Events
PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE. 25th May 2013
A penumbral lunar eclipse will take place on May 25, 2013, the second of three lunar eclipses in 2013. It will be visually imperceptible due to the small entry into the penumbral shadow. It will not be visible from india. It will be visible from most of norther america, whole of south america, south west portions of Africa.
Starts at 08:23:15 IST
max 09:39:58 IST
ends at 09:56:49 IST
More details here :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_2013_lunar_eclipse For a Live webcast Click Here
Concluded Events
1. ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE, 10th May, 2013
During annular solar eclipse (also known as a "Ring of Fire" eclipse), the long, umbral shadow cone of the moon is too short to reach the Earth. In angular size, the moon's disk appears about 4.5 percent smaller than the disk of the sun. So, the effect is like placing a penny atop a nickel: a ring of sunlight remains visible surrounding the moon.
The shadow path from where the ring can be seen runs for thousands of miles, but will get no wider than 107 miles at the point of greatest eclipse. Much of the path falls over the Pacific Ocean, but at or soon after local sunrise, it will slice across a part of northern Australia (where it will be the morning of May 10) and the extreme eastern tip of Papua New Guinea, along with some of the nearby Solomon Islands.
At the point of greatest eclipse, the ring phase will last 6 minutes, 4 seconds. Hawaiians will see a partial eclipse when, at 3:48 p.m. Hawaii time, the moon will obscure about 32 percent of the sun's disk.
This eclipse will NOT be visible from India.
Timings of Eclipse :
| Event |
Day |
Time (IST) |
| Eclipse begins |
10th May |
02h 55.1m |
| Annular eclipse begins |
10th May |
04h 02.7m |
| Greatest Eclipse |
10th May |
05h 55.2m |
| Annular eclipse ends |
10th May |
07h 47.8m |
| Eclipse ends |
10th May |
08h 55.4 |
1 Partial Lunar Eclipse on 4th June , 2012 from Shanghai, China
Lunar Eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are exactly in line, when the Moon passes through the shadow of Earth and hence gets eclipsed. But this time Moon is not passing though the centre of the shadow but through an edge therefore only a part of the Moon will be eclipsed.
SPACE is taking a scientific expedition of approx. 50 students to Shanghai, to witness the Transit of Venus on 6th June, 2012. For this group, it will be a double bonus as they will also be able to see “The partial Lunar Eclipse” on June 4th, 2012, which is not visible from India.
Live webcast From Shanghai , China by SPACE expedition Click Here
Annual Solar Eclipse on May 21st, 2012
Annual Solar Eclipse (ASE) occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are exactly in line, but the apparent size of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun therefore only a part of the sun gets blocked. Hence the Sun appears as a beautiful golden ring of light or annulus, surrounding the outline of the Moon.
SPACE has targeted Hong-Kong, as the site to witness this wondrous Eclipse. What makes this location special is that the event will occur at sunrise giving observers a very strange ring of sunlight.
Livewebcast of ASE from HongKong by SPACE expedition Click Here
SEC 2011: PHOTOS
https://picasaweb.google.com/109156850798846600382/SEC2011#
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Solar Eclipse Conference 2011 India |
Solar Eclipse is an experience, a thrill, a surprise, a shock, a beautiful sight, a feeling of vastness, of supernatural power,
of mystical and mystery; but more than anything it is a lifetime of memory.The Solar Eclipse Conference 2011 (SEC), celebrates the pursuit of humans to unravel the
phenomenon of solar eclipses one at a time, to chase the umbral shadow across the surface of the Earth and to bring together on a single platform the excitement
of travel, the joy of photography, the value of scientific research and recordings, of history and cultural implications, of demystifying this celestial event for
public and to celebrate this event for fun and enjoyment.peration, support and help.
They have found a way to meet and share their memories and experiences, beyond the digital world, through this conference.SPACE is proud to present the
Solar Eclipse Conference 2011 (SEC India), first time in the Asia Pacific region, to be organised from December 15-17, 2011 at New Delhi, India. |
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