In the night from 23 - 24 August 2006 some geostationary satellites close to 36.5 deg West will experience an annular eclipse of the sun. This should be indirectly visible for observers from Europe, Africa and South America. Intelsat 903 (#27403; 2002-016A) at 34.5 deg West will experience an eclipse between 0:05 UTC and 0:40 UTC (24-AUG-06) with annularity between 0:21:30 UTC and 0:24:00 UTC. AMC-12 (#28526; 2005-003A) at 37.5 deg West will experience an eclipse between 0:14 UTC and 0:49 UTC (24-AUG-06) with annularity between 0:30:20 UTC and 0:33:00 UTC. Expect a drop in magnitude by about 1.5 mag with a 1 mag change during the final 7 minutes before annularity. Clear Skies! Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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