Live Webcast - 2000 Christmas Eclipse

by Eric Pauer, from Brookline, New Hampshire, USA

Webcast Information

Webcast 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST - 25 December 2000

CLICK HERE for Eclipse Report and Photos
CLICK HERE for the Live Webcast (close up view of eclipsed sun)
CLICK HERE for other Miscellaneous Pictures during Live Webcast

On 25 December 2000, you will be able to view the last solar eclipse of the second millennium live from New Hampshire, USA.  I will be doing a live webcast of this partial eclipse on Christmas Day from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. EST.  Locally the eclipse will begin at 11:13 a.m., be maximum (58.1%) at 12:51 p.m., and end at 2:23 p.m.   For full details on this eclipse, visit the NASA/Fred Espanek Eclipse Page and Science@NASA Christmas Eclipse Page.  Here's an animation of the eclipse as viewed from New Hampshire:

  Animation of 2000 Christmas Eclipse from NH (courtesy of Olivier Staiger).

Local Weather Conditions / Forecast

Click for Brookline, New Hampshire Forecast

Equipment and Plans

For close up shots of the eclipsed sun, I will be using a Sony DCR-TRV720 Digital8 Camcorder (25x optical zoom), operating at a focal length of 1920 mm.  A Thousand Oaks Type A+ glass solar filter will be used for sun filtration.  Periodically I will use my old Sony FX410 8mm Camcorder for wide angle shots of the sky and of the people sharing the event with me.  Video frame capture from the camcorders into a laptop PC will be via a Snappy, by Play Inc.  I will also be viewing and photographing the Christmas eclipse using my Celestron G5 telescope (5" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope - 1250 mm focal length), equipped with a Roger W. Tuthill, Inc. Solar Skreen® Filter.

I plan on taking the best images (video and photos) and post them here shortly after the eclipse, so be sure to check back.  Please email me (Eric Pauer) with your comments / experiences / suggestions.  Thanks for watching and enjoy!

Links of Interest

Live Webcast from Brookline, NH
NASA/Fred Espanek Eclipse Page
NASA/Fred Espanek - Partial Solar Eclipse of Dec. 25, 2000
Science@NASA Christmas Eclipse Page
High Moon, the Home of Kilpsi (Olivier Staiger)
Eric's Black Sun Eclipse Website
My 1999 Total Solar Eclipse Page - Hungary
My 1998 Total Solar Eclipse Page - Aruba
Weather Underground - Forecast/Conditions for Brookline, NH
Pauer Home Page
 

Local Eclipse Details

Partial Solar Eclipse of 2000 Dec 25
Local Circumstances for Brookline, New Hampshire, USA
Latitude 42 45.9' N, Longitude 71 38.6' W
Eclipse Duration: 3 hrs 9 min 8.3 sec
Local Eclipse Magnitude: 0.5809
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Time
Sun Altititude
Sun Azimuth
1
11:13:51.3 a.m. EST
23.5°
171.7°
Maximum Eclipse
12:51:02.1 p.m. EST
22.3°
195.9°
4
2:22:59.6 p.m. EST
14.8°
216.7°
Above circumstances were graciously provided by Fred Espenak, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

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