Eclipses
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Partial Eclipses
Total Eclipse 22 July 2009
This was Phill’s sixth and Steve’s third total eclipse . We were booked on a Pacific cruise on the Costa Classica on another trip organised by Roy Mayhugh.
Roy had chartered the Costa Classica for this eclipse. It was the longest eclipse this century. He worked with the captain to sail the eclipse centre line to extend totality by a number of seconds.
This was the 37th eclipse of Saros 136. Saros 136 has produced the longest eclipses of the 20th and 21st centuries. Totality lasted 6 minutes 42 seconds from our viewpoint. At third contact the ship was at 25°14.565’N 142°05.751’E.
Figure 1. Eclipse Center Line Map
Figure 2. Cruise Route
Figure 3. Eclipse Location
Figure 4. 2009 Eclipse Animation
Figure 5. Iwojima
Figure 6. Friends setting up, beers at 08h00
Figure 7. Setting up
Figure 8. Phill at the ready
Figure 9. The Moon shadow approaching
Figure 10. Diamond ring
Figure 11. Ship in totality
Figure 12. Ship in totality
Figure 13. Chromosphere
Figure 14. Corona