Simulation of the annular solar eclipse of 15 January

Mark January 15 on your calendar now because the longest annular solar eclipse we'd see for the next thousand years is set to take place on that day! Some islands of the Maldives, including Male', lie within its central track and will experience the eclipse for a lengthy 10 minutes and 45 seconds.

Here is a video of a simulation of the eclipse showing how exactly the eclipse is going to look in the Maldives. The simulation was rendered by the free and open-source planetarium software Stellarium using a custom script I wrote for Stellarium for the event. The script is up for download and can be added to your Stellarium installation by following the instructions on the Stellarium wiki.

More info:
- Eclipse information at NASA
- Article about the eclipse by the Maldives Science Society

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MNJ says:

#1 2010-01-01 19:28 (Reply)

Excellent

Sadly i wont be there to see witness this annular eclipse as I am not on its path.

As it turns out this is quite a special eclipse. The eclipse duration of annularity is 11 minutes and eight seconds. This will be the longest annular duration until December 23, 3043, which is 1033 years ahead.This also makes it the longest lasting solar eclipse since the annular solar eclipse on January 4, 1992, which lasted for about 11 minutes and 41 seconds
Male' would be experiencing the the eclipse at about 0726hrs local time, the annular phase would last for about 10 min 45 seconds.

http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/solar_eclipses/ASE_2010_GoogleMapFull.html

This January Mars is on its orbit is gonna approach the closest to Earth, and we are gonna see the now famous int he Maldives the retrograde movement of Mars

http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/
jaa says:

#1.1 2010-01-02 10:40 (Reply)

Hehe. "the now famous" Mars retrograde indeed
Niyaf says:

#2 2010-01-02 04:41 (Reply)

Wow and thanks for sharing.
I'll try not to miss it.
jaa says:

#2.1 2010-01-02 10:41 (Reply)

Thanks Enjoy!
MNJ says:

#3 2010-01-02 09:08 (Reply)

On September 03, 1010hrs, if Maldives do exist until then Maldivians can experience a total solar eclipse (total darkness).
Stewie says:

#4 2010-01-06 08:32 (Reply)

thanks for sharing the Script. im going to try that on my Stellarium:)
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#5 2010-01-06 10:24 (Reply)

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642-812 says:

#6 2010-01-21 10:43 (Reply)

thank's
brian

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