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Information on these pages is gleaned from many eclipse sites all over the world. Thanks to them, and especially to Fred Espenak of the Goddard Space Flight Center. Fred has unarguably the best eclipse resource on the Internet - be sure to visit his page. Click here to go there in a new window. |
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Please feel free to e-mail me with any comments or criticisms. Also, if you want any further information on the eclipses of 2001 & 2002, e-mail me. |
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The Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 is another “must see” - touching exotic locations in pristine Africa. The eclipse begins at local sunrise on the coast of Brazil and then sweeps across the central Atlantic Ocean, before making its next landfall on the Ivory Coast/Ghana border. The path then curves through Togo and Benin, before entering Nigeria. Exiting Nigeria, the path crosses central Niger, gaining in duration all the time before sweeping across the northwestern tip of Chad. Maximum Eclipse of 4m 07s is reached just across the Libyan border, and the umbra leaves land on the border of Egypt and Libya. After crossing the Mediterranean Sea Turkey is swiftly crossed and then Russia, where the umbral shadow leaves earth at local sunset. |
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Without a doubt - Saharan locations in Niger, Chad, Libya and Egypt are going to be the best spots for observing this eclipse, with clear skies almost guaranteed, and a location in pristine Africa similar to or better than the eclipse of 2001. Logistics are going to be more difficult than 2001 and 2002, but any efforts made will surely pay off. |
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2006 Solar Eclipse Sahara Desert Adventure with Africlipse and Wild Frontiers. |
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[Maps] [Desert Tour] [Other Tours] [Details] [Local Circumstances] [Weather] [Home] [Index] |
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Detailed Maps of the umbral path over West and North Africa - Click here |
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Umbral path and limits of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29 |
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Greater detail of the eclipse path through Africa is shown below. |
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Map graphics generated using Wineclipse Ver 1.5 from Heinz Scsibrany. |
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Full Colour Map of North Africa, showing path of totality. |
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MORE INFORMATION ON THE 2006 TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE |
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There are more pages on this site with the eclipse covered in greater detail. For more information see the following: 2006 Eclipse Path Maps; 2006 Desert Tour with Wild Frontiers; Other Tours; Local Circumstances (Predictions); More General Details (including GPS Waypoints). |
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Morel details of this eclipse can be found at Fred Espenak´s excellent Eclipse Site. |
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Sahara Desert Tour for this Eclipse |
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Africlipse and Wild Frontiers have investigated all options in the Saharan countries for a reasonably priced tour that will take in the awesome sights of the desert, as well as the eclipse. Such a tour has now been put together, and full details are available on a special page for this tour. Click here to go there. Due to the logistics involved in arranging transportation, shelter and provisions, numbers have been severely restricted. For full details click here. But hurry - this one is going to fill fast! |
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[2001] [2002] [2005] [2006] [2010] [2013] [2016] [2017] [2020] [2027A] [2027T] [2030A] [2030T] [Index] |
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