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Originally Posted by Wavytone
A CHALLENGE FOR VISUAL TYPES: Here is a technicality about this eclipse which might interest a visual observer:
Yes its the longest this century but in the eastern states disappointing. The time of second contact (5:30) is well into twilight so the moon will basically disappear and won't be much of a sight. To see it properly you have to be much further west - Perth, for example.
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It is not the longest in the century: one saros ago (16/17 jul 2000, the very first year of the century) it was longer (1:46 and next Friday 1:43) and was closer to the center of the shadow (1.77 vs 1.72 now).
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot...2000Jul16T.pdf
And don't say "2000 is part of the 20th century as there is no year zero", because there *is* a year zero because there are also 'negative' years (BC). Simple basic arithmetics.