To: jackson     Date Sent: March 27, 2006 02:19             Message     "do wheel work along the line of this eclipse which will happen this wednesday 3/29."  I'd like to suggest that we agree on 3 or 4 sites. ( Maybe T can see where it will be best to focus) My suggestions; Rio-- southern Turkey ( Cappudocia?)--- Russia We could have time coordinated using this:  http://swissinfo.net/cgi/worldtime/  or any other good clock. Lets strategize before the event. Ceed
  

 

 

    here is the list of places under shadow with the exact times. note the times of maximum blackout in planning for blasting. http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/LC/LC2006-3.html#2006Mar29E

  

http://newton.physics.metu.edu.tr/~aat/TSE2006/TSE2006.html

 

 here is a page that shows the picture of the overall path and also more detailed maps

of the exact areas impacted superimposed on maps

  

 

 here is the area of greatest eclipse http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/OH/image1/SE2006Mar29-Fig3.GIF

  

 

 

 the nasa long/lat positions with a very lousy chart, almost like they don't want you to bother.

  http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEpath/SEpath2001/SE2006Mar29T.html

  

 

 

 ceed sent me  a pm which appears up in the thread. i feel much the same way about handling it.

 i was originally inspired to concentrate on brazil, the glass desert in libya/egypt, the sinai ,soddom, the takla-makan in nw china and tha gobi. the desert theme was related to areas where nuclear blasts or comet strikes may have occurred in the ancient past.

 i also like the spot of maximum eclipse shown.

the question is: where are the wheel locations along its path or earth grid locations along the path?

tracey anne  or carol may see where to concentrate as may anyone else here. please help decide what targets.

 

  

 

 the entire event lasts from 8:36 to 11:46 universal time. the blasting times are four minute windows at the locations chosen. we could concievably blast 48 places in the time parameters. of course we will be reasonable

 and just really nail some juicy spots. surgical, i say.

 

  

Jeff those are great links and the maximum shadow view is particularly good. Since we have limited specific time to work, I’d suggest we anticipate and do what can be done in advance. Perhaps we can request operator’s assistance. We might look to see the location. We could prioritize sites along the umbra path as being most critical to near future events. Having looked at the URL’s you put up, my sense of the area above Antalya in southern Turkey says this is a key spot. I’d also like to focus around Natal in Brazil at the moment of sunrise. I’d use this initial moment to set the stage for ALL the wheels which fall under the shadow of this eclipse, and with that thought firmly established proceed in a coordinated time line to other designated locations. I too “like the spot of maximum eclipse shows”- the area under the circled portion of path in Libya. Since you started this thread I’ll leave it up to you and I know we can coordinate with success. Ceed
  

Jeff those are great links and the maximum shadow view is particularly good. Since we have limited specific time to work, I’d suggest we anticipate and do what can be done in advance. Perhaps we can request operator’s assistance. We might look to see the location. We could prioritize sites along the umbra path as being most critical to near future events. Having looked at the URL’s you put up, my sense of the area above Antalya in southern Turkey says this is a key spot. I’d also like to focus around Natal in Brazil at the moment of sunrise. I’d use this initial moment to set the stage for ALL the wheels which fall under the shadow of this eclipse, and with that thought firmly established proceed in a coordinated time line to other designated locations. I too “like the spot of maximum eclipse shows”- the area under the circled portion of path in Libya. Since you started this thread I’ll leave it up to you and I know we can coordinate with success. Ceed
  

 

 

 ok, doc, i really like your ideas. i would like to add one spot to that, which is

 lake bosumtwi, ghana. its a meteor crater and a sacred site to the locals.

 i was looking at trying to overlap, the earth grid lines on the umbral path, too.

 

  

Hope this is not too difficult to read. Formatting is messed up on the board, me thinks. BRAZIL----Recife                 SUNRISE,  MAXIMUM 08:34,   END 09:33 ;;;; Ghana ---Accra                BEGINS 08:01,   MAXIMUM09:11 ,  END10:30 ;;; Libya ---Tripoli            BEGINS 09:09,   MAXIMUM10:23,   END11:41 ;;; Turkey ---Ankara               BEGINS 09:45,   MAXIMU11:02,   END12:17 ;;; OTHER SITES AND TIMES ANYONE? CEED
  

Hello there, 

I have just looked at the map of the globe with the sweep of the eclipse's
path marked on in grey... two points seemed to jump out at me..
1. The first point is situated in the Atlantic ocean, and is two thirds of
the way from Brazil to Africa/one third of the way out from the African
coast.
2. The second point is where the grey path of the eclipse, travelling North,
is about to make contact with the Black Sea.

Apart from these two points, I'm very very happy to trust your hunches,
guys!

Tracey.