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This is the 29th eclipse of the Saros Series 139. The series began with 7 partial eclipses, the first of which was on 1501 May 17. Quite remarkably, the first dozen central eclipses of Saros 139 were all hybrid with the duration of totality steadily increasing during each successive event. The first total eclipse occurred on 1843 Dec 21. The series continues to produce total eclipses which culminates with an extraordinarily long total eclipse of 2186 July 16. The 7 minute 29 second duration falls just 3 seconds short of the theoretical maximum [Meeus, 2005]. The last central eclipse of Saros 139 occurs on 2601 Mar 26 with a 36 second duration. The final nine eclipses are all partial events visible from the Southern Hemisphere. The series ends with the partial eclipse of 2763 Jul 03. The 1999 August 11 Solar Eclipse path of totality tracked approximately north-west to south-east across Turkey. The 2006 March 29 Eclipse will track between south-west and north-east Turkey, at right angles to the 1999 event, forming a cross. On its way to Turkey on 2006 March 29, the path of totality passes directly between Crete and Cyprus, reaching the southern coast of Turkey at 12:54 UT. With a population of nearly 3/4 million people, Antalya lies 50 kilometers northwest of the central line. Eclipse observers in Antalya will observe an eclipse lasting 3 minutes 11 seconds while observers on the central line (close to the town of Manavgat), will receive an additional 35 seconds of totality. Konya is 25 kilometers from path center and experiences a 3 minute 36 second total phase beginning at 10:58 UT. Crossing mountainous regions of central Turkey, the Moon's shadow intersects the path of the 1999 Aug 11 total eclipse close to the Central Anatolian city of Sivas. A quarter million people in Sivas have the opportunity of witnessing a second total eclipse in less than seven years, |
At 11:10 UT, the shadow axis reaches the Black Sea along the northern coast of Turkey. The central duration is 3 minutes 30 seconds, the Sun's altitude is 47°, the path width is 165 kilometers and the umbra's velocity is almost one kilometer per second (3,600 Kph). For a view of the path of the 2006 eclipse as it enters Turkey and tracks north-eastwards towards the 1999 and 2006 intersection point download THIS FILE. This is a .kmz file so you will need to have GOOGLE EARTH installed on your computer in order to view the file, (broadband users only). The 2006 Eclipse follows a route across Turkey which passes through more touristic areas than the 1999 Eclipse, passing close to the famous Mediterranean resort of Antalya. Known as the 'Turkish Rivera', this region of Turkey has a mild climate during the winter so viewing conditions towards the end of March should be excellent. LOCAL
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Times are Turkish local (Turkey is: UT +3 hours)
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Some eclipse data extracts courtesy of Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson, NASA/TP-2004-212762 "Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29" |
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