NASA - Eclipse Home Page - All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment: "Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC" Eclipses of the Sun and Moon --U.S. Naval Observatory Lunar Eclipse Computer   U.S. Naval Observatory - Data Services           From The Under-Standing of Eclipses by Guy Ottewell     Click to enlarge Central Solar Eclipses:1991-2050 - The table provides links to maps and path coordinates for every central solar eclipse from 1991 through 2050. A central eclipse is one where the axis of the Moon's shadow intersects Earth's surface. It may be total, annular or hybrid (combination of both total and annular). Lunar Eclipses: 2004 - 2010 Moon Shadow Moves Over Africa - When the Moon's shadow reached out and touched the Earth June 21, 2001, the result was a solar eclipse. Such an eclipse is total only for observers located along a narrow path corresponding to the ground track of the shadow's dark central portion or umbra. For this eclipse, racing along at nearly 2000 kilometers per hour, the Moon's umbra obligingly crossed over land along regions of Africa and Australia. Totality lasted for about two minutes or less at a given location. Astronomy Picture of the Day: Eclipse     © Copyright 2007 - Samuel J. Wormley   by swormley1@mchsi.com