O documento descreve um eclipse solar parcial que ocorrerá em 20 de março de 2015 na Grã-Bretanha. Ele fornece detalhes sobre os horários de início, máximo e fim do eclipse, além da magnitude e obscuração máxima esperadas.
6. Event Date Time (UT) Alt Azi
Start of partial eclipse
(C1) :
2015/03/20 08:25:15.1 20.1° 118.2°
Maximum eclipse : 2015/03/20 09:31:18.6 28.4° 134.0°
End of partial eclipse
(C4) :
2015/03/20 10:41:18.3 34.9° 153.1°
Lat.: 51.8019° N
Long.: 0.2088° W
Partial Solar Eclipse
Magnitude: 0.872
Obscuration: 84.95%
Animation of the Moon orbiting the Earth orbiting the Sun – How eclipses happen
Animation showing the eclipse
Values for the eclipse at WGC
Azimuth - > the angle from North round to where the Sun will be visible
Start of eclipse > Mid-eclipse / Maximum eclipse > End of eclipse
So we know which direction to look, but what is also important is the altitude of the Sun - How high up in the sky will it be?
The answer is - not very high:
Start > Mid > End
So what is the angle to the tops of buildings and trees at various location?
Let’s start with The Campus
Location 2 – The celebration arch by the John Lewis car park
Location 3 – by the fountain
Location 4 – The paved area partway down Howardsgate