   Instant of          16:55:06 TDT     JD = 2443931.20500 
Greatest Eclipse:    (=16:54:16 UT)

Gamma = 0.8981             Ephemerides  = VSOP87/ELP2000-82 
Eclipse Magnitude = 1.0391             Lunation No. = -258 
     Eclipse Type = T                  Saros Series = 120 
                                                 ΔT = 49.7 s

Lunar Radius   k1 = 0.272488 (Penumbra)        Shift in      Δb =  0.00"
 Constants:    k2 = 0.272281 (Umbra)       Lunar Position:   Δl =  0.00"


Polynomial Besselian Elements for:   1979 Feb 26   17.000 TDT  (=t0)

  n        x          y         d          l1         l2          μ

  0  -0.2060020  0.8754510 -8.7574596  0.5378790 -0.0082180  71.753059 
  1   0.5570273  0.1625163  0.0151760  0.0000414  0.0000411  15.003110 
  2  -0.0000102  0.0000039  0.0000020 -0.0000130 -0.0000129   0.000000 
  3  -0.0000094 -0.0000026  0.0000000  0.0000000  0.0000000   0.000000
  
                tan f1 = 0.0047215        tan f2 = 0.0046980 

At time t1 (decimal hours), each Besselian element is evaluated by:

a = a0 + a1*t + a2*t2 + a3*t3  

where: a = x, y, d, l1, l2, or μ; t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours), and t0 =  17.000 TDT.


Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse:  16:54:16 UT

Latitude:   52.1° N      Sun’s Altitude:    25.7°          Path Width = 297.7 km
Longitude:  94.5° W      Sun’s Azimuth:    153.4°    Central Duration = 02m49s 
