PHYSICS DEPARTMENT , KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF
PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
SOLAR ECLIPSE
Eclipses can take place whenever Sun,
Earth, and Moon are aligned in or nearly in a straight line. A lunar eclipse occurs when the full moon
enters the Earth's Shadow as it orbits the earth. Lunar eclipses can be observed from all the
areas that will fall into the night-time during the lunar eclipse. On the other hand, a solar eclipse occurs
when new moon casts its shadow on the earth as it passes between the sun and
the earth while it is orbiting the earth.
The following Table lists major cities in
Saudi Arabia
and GCC where the partial solar eclipse of Monday 3 October 2005 will be
visible.
For more information, kindly contact
Physics Department: Phone # 2255
or Dr. Ali Mohammad Al-Shukri, Phone #
860-3573, Fax # 860-2293,
email address: alshukri@kfupm.edu.sa
Home Page: http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/PHYS/alshukri/
Annular Solar
Eclipse of Monday 29/8/1426 H - 3 October 2005 (Visible as Partial Solar
Eclipse in Arabian Peninsula)
|
City
|
Start
Time Azimuth Altitude
|
Maximum
Time
Azimuth Altitude
|
End
Time
Azimuth Altitude
|
Magnitude
|
Duration
(hrs:
min)
|
|
Makkah
|
11:59
|
302
|
64
|
13:34
|
189
|
57
|
15:05
|
99
|
40
|
60.4
%
|
3:06
|
|
Madina
|
11:55
|
301
|
61
|
13:27
|
195
|
56
|
14:56
|
107
|
41
|
56.1
%
|
3:01
|
|
Riyadh
|
12:17
|
267
|
60
|
13:42
|
180
|
49
|
15:01
|
108
|
49
|
43.3
%
|
2:44
|
|
Jeddah
|
11:57
|
306
|
64
|
13:33
|
190
|
58
|
15:04
|
99
|
41
|
61.5
%
|
3:07
|
|
Dammam
|
12:27
|
251
|
56
|
13:45
|
177
|
45
|
14:58
|
114
|
31
|
35.6
%
|
2:30
|
|
Buraidah
|
12:06
|
279
|
59
|
13:32
|
188
|
51
|
14:54
|
112
|
37
|
45.4
%
|
2:48
|
|
Tabouk
|
11:42
|
309
|
56
|
13:13
|
208
|
55
|
14:42
|
116
|
43
|
55.9
%
|
3:00
|
|
Hufuf
|
12:26
|
254
|
58
|
13:46
|
176
|
46
|
15:01
|
111
|
31
|
38.0
%
|
2:35
|
|
Kamis Mushait
|
12:12
|
287
|
67
|
13:48
|
176
|
55
|
15:17
|
91
|
36
|
60.0
%
|
3:05
|
|
Taif
|
12:01
|
300
|
65
|
13:36
|
187
|
57
|
15:06
|
98
|
39
|
59.7
%
|
3:06
|
|
Manama
|
12:29
|
250
|
56
|
13:47
|
176
|
45
|
14:59
|
113
|
31
|
35.3
%
|
2:30
|
|
Kuwait
|
12:18
|
260
|
55
|
13:34
|
185
|
46
|
14:47
|
120
|
34
|
34.8
%
|
2:29
|
|
Doha
|
12:33
|
246
|
56
|
13:51
|
173
|
44
|
15:02
|
111
|
29
|
35.3
%
|
2:29
|
|
Abu
Dhabi
|
13:44
|
234
|
54
|
14:59
|
168
|
40
|
16:06
|
109
|
26
|
32.6
%
|
2:22
|
|
Muscat
|
14:00
|
221
|
49
|
15:09
|
161
|
35
|
16:12
|
108
|
22
|
29.2
%
|
2:12
|
|
Sana’a
|
12:21
|
277
|
69
|
13:58
|
168
|
53
|
15:27
|
84
|
33
|
62.3
%
|
3:06
|
Partial visible in: Africa (except most south
region), Europe, Middle East, Middle and West Asia
Annular Visible in: Spain, Portugal,
Algeria, Tunisia, Libya,
Chad, Sudan, Ethiopia,
Kenya, and Somalia
WARNING: People who do not take
adequate safety measures could severely damage their eyes without realizing it
and may lead to a
permanent damage to their sight or a total blindness. Avoid using non-approved solar filter such as
sunglasses (regular, tinted, or darken glasses), smoked glasses, or
photographic negatives for viewing annular or partial solar eclipses since they
may not be able to block all the sun's harmful infrared rays. DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF FILTERS UNLESS YOU ARE
CERTAIN THAT THEY ARE SAFE AND APPROVED for viewing the sun. Some commercial
solar filters which come with cheap non-branded telescopes may not be save
either!. Remember, your eyes are too precious to put
in risk of losing them no matter how small or slight is the chance. Any attempt by the children to watch the
eclipse should be under supervision of their parents or a qualified adult.
Please take care and watch your children.
Please remember that Eclipses or any other
celestial phenomena are not related to life, death, or destiny or fate of a
person. A solar eclipse coincided with the day of our Prophet – PBUH- son's Ibrahim death and people believed that it happed because of
his death, but our Prophet – PBUH- said: (What the meaning is) Sun and Moon are
Signs of Allah and they will be eclipsed for the death of the life of any
person, if you see them make Duaa to Allah and pray
till it is over. It may be an indirect sign of how dangerous is to watach solar eclipses which of course happen at day time
when every one is awake and Allah has the knoldge.
Therefore, please do not forget to observe the Eclipse prayer during the time
of the Wednesday 11 August 1999 Solar eclipse as directed to us by our Prophet
-PBUH.
For more information, kindly contact
Physics Department: Phone # 2255 , Fax # 860-2293
or Dr. Ali Mohammad Al-Shukri, Phone #
860-3573
email address: alshukri@kfupm.edu.sa.
Homepage: faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/PHYS/alshukri/
