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   THE LAST TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF THE MILLENNIUM

 
 The last total solar eclipse of the millennium will be best observed from Turkey (Fig1., Fig.2) which bridges two continents and has been the cradle of so many past civilizations. Wouldn't you like to witness this magnificent event in the mystic ambiance of central Anatolia which offers its guests Turkish hospitality and a lot of historical examples of paganism, Christianity and Islam. Among the countries from which the eclipse will be visible, Turkey seems to be one of the most suitable countries in terms of its climate (Fig.3, Fig.4, Fig.5) and observational facilities. Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute has arranged field work on the eclipse path to determine the suitable points for the observations. The shadow of the moon will be first seen from the Black Sea coast at 14:20 L.T. It will then pass through central Anatolia and will leave Turkey from south-east at 14:42 L.T. Official observational sites are given in the following table by UPPERCASE letters.
 
 

THE EARTH AS SEEN FROM THE SUN ON 11 AUGUST 1999 We prepared this animation from individual frames rendered by the Solar System Simulator Time to download at 28.8K baud 1 min 25 sec, at 56 K baud 44 sec, over ISDN 19 sec. CLICK HERE 231K bytes Courtesy Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Copyright (C) California Institute of Technology, Pasedena, CA. All rights reserved.

 

SITE  INSPECTION

Site	Latitude	Longitude	B.P.E	B.T.E	E.T.E	E.P.E
Bartin	41.63D  North	32.35D  East	12:55:31	14:20:42	14:22:23	15:41:28
Kastamonu	41.37D  North	33.78D  East	12:58:37	14:23:12	14:25:29	15:43:36
OSMANCIK	40.98D North	34.82D  East	13:01:04	14:25:29	14:27:45	15:45:26
Corum	40.55D  North	34.97D  East	13:01:48	14:26:36	14:28:28	15:46:22
Merzifon	40.55D  North	35.48D  East	13:02:30	14:26:48	14:28:53	15:46:19
Amasya	40.65D  North	35.85D  East	13:03:28	14:27:43	14:29:53	15:47:08
Turhal	40.40D  North	36.10D  East	13:04:14	14:28:28	14:30:43	15:47:50
Tokat	40.32D  North	36.57D  East	13:05:16	14:29:23	14:31:33	15:48:29
SIVAS	39.75D  North	37.03D East	13:06:51	14:31:04	14:33:11	15:49:59
ELAZIG	38.68D  North	39.23D East	13:12:33	14:36:14	14:38:18	15:54:02
DIYARBAKIR	37.92D  North	40.23D East	13:15:33	14:39:23	14:40:43	15:56:19
BATMAN	37.87D  North	41.12D East	13:17:22	14:40:21	14:42:28	15:57:12
Cizre	37.33D  North	42.12D East	13:20:13	14:42:49	14:44:55	15:59:03

The times given in the table above are in LOCAL SUMMER TIME.

B.P.E.: The beginning of the partial eclipse	B.T.E.: The beginning of the total eclipse
E.T.E.: The end of the total eclipse	E.P.E.: The end of the partial eclipse

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   LINKS TO OTHER ECLIPSE SITES

 

Fred Espenak NASA RP 1398	Total Solar Eclipse 26 Feb 1998
Eclipse Sites	Solar Eclipse Photography
Turkish National Observatory	Istanbul University Observatory

   REFERENCES
•  Fred Espenak's great Eclipse Home Page
•  Dale Ireland's Eclipse Page
•  Map  Martin Weinelt
•  Map  Focus Multimedia

  Mail your suggestions or problems to: Atila Ozguc, Tamer Ataç or Levent Altas

TURKISH NATIONAL OBSERVATORY

Prepared by Tamer Ataç 1997 October 01

Last Update   1999 May 17