Maps and Figures

Animation of totality trackAnimated representation of the point of totality as it swept across the globe from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. The view at 13:15 has the spot almost exactly over our location.

( Animation derived from sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html with information from www.mreclipse.com )
The track of the eclipse as it crossed southern Africa. We were sited at the green spot (almost in the centre of the map), just north of Lusaka the capital of Zambia.

( Map derived from www.african-eclipse.com )		Track of totality
Latitude14deg 58min 47sec S
Longitude28deg 7min 6sec E
Time of maximum eclipse15:10:00
Duration of totality3min 37.8sec
Altitude of sun32deg
First contact13:39:56
Second contact15:08:11
Third contact15:11:49
Fourth contact16:26:38
 The details of the duration and timing of the eclipse from the spot at which we viewed it. First contact is when the moon just touches the sun, totality proper lasts from second contact to third contact, and fourth contact is when the moon finally leaves the sun's disc. (all times are local: GMT+2)
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