Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26 (original) (raw)

This is a Web implementation of the NASA Eclipse Bulletin for the 1998 February 26 total solar eclipse. The hardcopy NASA Reference Publications are at best in short supply, and in any case the Web is probably the best medium for the dissemination of this information, especially for those people with network access who do not really need hardcopies of every page (though you can use your Web viewer to make hardcopies as needed).

You can start with thetable of contents, thelist of figures, thelist of tables, or thelist of maps. Since we generally do not have time to add more than the most simple-minded of hypertext links to the text (e.g. linking consecutive sections of the Bulletin and the sections to the table of contents), we recommend using thetable of contents as the most useful entry point.

NASA Reference Publication 1369 (1997 March 9 total solar eclipse), is also available via the Web.

The original Microsoft Word for Macintosh files, Microsoft Word for Windows versions of the same files, as well as the figures, maps, and tables, are available viaanonymous ftp.

The original hardcopy Bulletin, NASA Reference Publication 1383, was written by Fred Espenak (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA) and Jay Anderson (Prairie Weather Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada). You can request hardcopies of individual Eclipse Bulletins from the authors (see the projected publication schedule in thepreface by using therequest form in this Bulletin. Note that you must include a SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) with postage for 11 ounces (310 grams) with your request. Do not send cash or checks!

You can also viewanimations of the centerline and penumbral shadow extent for the total solar eclipse of 1998 February 26 in various formats.

Web curator: Joseph B. Gurman
Responsible NASA official:Joseph B. Gurman, Facility Scientist, Solar Data Analysis Center

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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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Last revised - J.B. Gurman