Solar eclipse TRANS-Europe observation homepage

The observations here were transmitted LIVE. during the Solar Eclipse from 13:07 to 15:32 UT (Greenwich - 1 hour) on October the 12. The page was updateded and auto-reloaded every 5 minutes.

The Solar Eclipse were imaged from:

  1. Oeiras, Portugal, coordinates: 38o40' N, 9o27'W
  2. Copenhagen, Denmark, coordinates: 55o41' N, 12o35'E
  3. Sønderborg, Denmark, coordinates: 54o42' N, 9o48'E

The depth of the eclipse as seen from Portugal and Denmark were different. You may get some of the explanation from the image on this page

A report about the solar eclipse results is now available based on the observations of participants all over Europe, the distance to the Moon was determined with an accuracy of better than 5 percent!

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More info on The Solar Eclipse here and generally in the newspaper and news bulletins in Astronomy On-line

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