The hunt for solar eclipse

[BAWV12]

1973, June, 30th - the supersonic hunt for Solar Eclipse :







It is shame, that P3Dv5.3 can't simulate progress of the Moon shadow at the Earth surface.

[Ray Proudfoot]

I was a 22 year-old on the MS Monte Umbe off the coast of Mauritania. Six minutes of totality. Well done on replicating the eclipse.

[BAWV12]

Thank You.

[gsnde]

Wonderful! Would you care to share where you did that shot?

I tried to find the eclipse in Niger, but failed miserably (P3Dv6).

[Ray Proudfoot]

Wonderful! Would you care to share where you did that shot?

I tried to find the eclipse in Niger, but failed miserably (P3Dv6).

Here you are… https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_ecl ... %20Central

[gsnde]

Thanks, Ray. Because of that wiki entry I looked for it in Niger - not a place I normally visit frequently ;-)
Still no bonus.

[Ray Proudfoot]

Thanks, Ray. Because of that wiki entry I looked for it in Niger - not a place I normally visit frequently ;-)
Still no bonus.

Atar airport in Mauritania is on the path of totality. GQPA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atar_Inte ... al_Airport

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/1973-june-30

[BAWV12]

Sorry for late reply, but check my video https://youtu.be/lzVh2j8-SQ8?feature=shared

In the description are 2 links with detailed information about that expedition.