>From Fred Espenak's wonderful Eclipse Pages at NASA, I found the following
two solar eclipses in 1582. The first was total, but of quite short
duration (and) low magnitude, with the maximum 110 degrees East of
Greenwich. The second was Annular, with it's maximum in the southern
hemisphere.
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1501 to 1600
U.T.
Greatest Sun Path Center
Date Eclipse Type Lat. Long. Alt Width Dur.
km
1582 Jun 20 05:28 T 35.0N 101.0E 78 73 01m59s
1582 Dec 25 04:06 A 9.4S 117.0E 76 206 07m02s
Dave
On Sat, 20 Feb 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Regarding Jim Morrisons request for lunar eclipses in 1582. I ran an
> astronomical simulation for 1581-1583. There were no (umbral) lunar eclipses
> that were visible in both Madrid and Mexico City. During the actual year of
> 1582 there were no total lunar eclipses anywhere in the world.
> I will test for a wider span of years of plus or minus 5 years, also
> I'll
> test for solar eclipses.
> Regards,
> Troy Heck.
>
