1998tse

Total Solar Eclipse
1998 February 26

Map of the path of the lunar shadow.
Global map of the path of the lunar shadow.

Animation of the passage of the lunar shadow created in WinEclipse, a program developed by the late Heinz Scsibrany.

GOES 8 image of the eclipse shadow at 1745 UTC.
Before-and-after view of Aruba and environs during the shadow passage. Note the reduction in small cumulus clouds and the persistence of clouds along and over the coastal mountain ranges. Images: NASA

Animated view of the lunar shadow from GOES 8. The satellite was in a partial scan mode at the time, concentrating on the Northern Hemisphere. Images: NASA

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