Sunday, July 11, 2010

Eve of the Eclipse

The time is 9:40 PM, Saturday July 10th.  I am trying to get a few hours sleep before my 1:00 AM alarm goes off.  Our group will assemble in the hotel lobby at 2:05 AM, depart for the airport at 2:15 AM for a 4:10 AM departure for Hikueru.  Our ETA at the atoll is 5:55 AM.  Sunrise is at 6:02 AM.

First contact is at 17:22:14.4 UTC (7:22:14.1 local time)...

Totality begins at 18:37:11.1 UTC (8:37:11.1 local time) and lasts 4 minutes 19.1 seconds.

All calculated times are approximate... but you get the picture.

Now to bed...

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