Hi all, some geostationary satellites will experience a solar eclipse on 28-FEB-06. Japan and Eastern Australia would be able to observe a total eclipse of INSAT 3A (2003-013A; #27714; 93.4 East) at 9:55 UT. The partial phase lasts from 9:11 until 10:55 UT. Observers in America (North and South) can see some GEOs around 102 West experiencing an annular solar eclipse DIRECTV 8 (2005-019A ; #28659; 100.7W) at 5:01 UT DIRECTV 1-R (1999-056; #25937; 100.8W) at 5:01 UT GE4 (1999-060A; #259549; 101.0W) at 5:02 UT DIRECTV 4S (2001-052A ; #26985; 101.1W) at 5:02 UT SPACEWAY 1 (2005-015A ; #28644; 102.8W) at 5:07 UT GE-1 (1996-054A; #24315; 103.0W) at 5:08 UT Expect a drop in magnitude of about 2.5. The overall partial phase will last half an hour. Gerhard HOLTKAMP Darmstadt, Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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