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POLYNESIA TOTAL SOLAR
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July 6-13, 2010 - 8 Days/7
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July 9 |
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July
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July 11 |
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ECLIPSE
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2010
POLYNESIA ECLIPSE
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by eclipse meteorologist Jay
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In Tahiti, July is the
second-driest month and at
Hereheretue, in the Tuamotu
Islands, July is the driest.
This dry-season weather is
reflected in the cloud cover
statistics with average
cloudiness dropping to between
44 and 53% across much of
Polynesia. The frequency of
thick cloud – stuff that would
block the eclipse – is only
about 32%. Sunshine statistics
are also generous with very
encouraging measurements of 65
to 70% of the maximum possible
in most of the islands along the
track.
Periods of bad weather are often associated with the passage
of cold fronts that arrive from
the southwest, sometimes
lingering for several days.
However, these large cloud
systems are reluctant to push
much beyond the island of
Tahiti, and so our ship
position, 200 km southeast of
the island, positions us in a
more promising climatology.
Clouds in this area tend to be
small and disorganized – typical
of a tropical latitude – and so
ship mobility will greatly aid
us in finding an opening to view
the eclipse. To find that spot,
we’ll be monitoring marine
forecasts and hourly satellite
images. Our ship’s mobility will
increase the chances of seeing
the eclipse by 5% or perhaps a
bit more - very nearly the best
weather prospects that this
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Eclipse 2010 eclipse viewing
times from 18° 36' South / 147°
20' West |
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1st contact: |
17h 18m 41s UT |
07h 18m 41s local time |
altitude 11 degrees |
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2nd contact: |
18h 30m 04s UT |
08h 30m 04s local time
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altitude 26 degrees |
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mid eclipse: |
18h 32m 04s UT |
08h 32m 04s local time |
altitude 26 degrees |
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3rd contact: |
18h 34m 05s UT |
08h 34m 05s local time |
altitude 26 degrees |
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19h 56m 51s UT |
09h 56m 51s local time |
altitude 40 degrees |
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Duration of totality: 4
minutes and 1 second.
Local time is that of
Tahiti. The ship's time
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Copyright 2010 TravelQuest
International. All rights
reserved.
Revised: March 30, 2010.
Information in this document is subject to change without notice.
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