Partial Solar Eclipse 2005
April 8, 2005
Monroe, Louisiana
Nearly 50 viewers graced the
Delta parking lot to view the final solar eclipse visible from Louisiana until
August 21, 2017! Parents brought their youngsters to witness the event,
most of which will be graduating high school when the next eclipse rolls around.
In addition, several OVAL (Ouachita Valley Astronomical Society) members were
present with telescopes and cameras. You can see more of their photos by
visiting
www.ovalskies.com.
As if on cue, the edge of the moon began to carve away at old "Sol" at 4:28 PM CDT. Computer models predicted it would begin between 4:27 and 4:28 PM. Approximately 15-20% of the sun was blotted out. The eclipse reached totality in the eastern Pacific and across southern central America and extreme northern South America.
Thanks for all those who turned out for the event to support Delta and science.
Photo taken through a Meade 12" GPS telescope with solar filter at maximum coverage at Monroe, Louisiana.
This photo taken by Brad Farrington with his digital camera using Delta's 12" scope. For more incredible photos from Ouachita Valley Astronomy Society members, go to www.ovalskies.com . Note the sunspots in the lower portion of the photograph.
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Eclipse Facts
1. Type of Eclipse: Hybrid. This type of eclipse will be partially total and partially annular along its central path in the eastern Pacific and Central America. Hybrid eclipses are rare.
2. Time of first contact in Monroe: 4:27 PM CDT
3. Maximum coverage (15%-20%) in Monroe: 5:14 PM CDT
4. Time of final contact in Monroe: 5:58 PM CDT
5. Next partial solar eclipse visible from the U.S.: May 20, 2012. It will not be visible from Louisiana.
6. Next solar eclipse of any kind visible from Louisiana: August 21, 2017. This eclipse will be total across the central United States and approximately 85% coverage across north Louisiana.