The Weather for the 09 Eclipse

Weather prospects right across China and India are rapidy getting worse with greater certainty.

Weathr looking downriaght miserable.
Ah well, I guess2 oout of 3 ain't bad..
heading off tomorrow morning.

晴朗的天空,

Michael.

Best of luck again lads regardless of the weather
we all wish you a safe journey...
Have a fab time!!

It's lookin good on Spaceweather!!!
Olivier Staiger took this picture from Shanghai, where he is waiting for the lights to go out:
http://spaceweather.com/swpod2009/19jul09/Olivier-Staiger1.jpg?PHPSESSID=uc564lkjglc240qahsihdjlnb7

Hi

Greetings from (a still) sunny Hangzhou, China!

The eclipse would have been seen on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday mornings.

The cloudy weather forecast for the last few days never really materialised, at least in the morning.

Today was the first day cloud built up in the afternoon.

If the pattern remains the same it should be good for tomorrow. The only concern is that a weak front is moving south and then returning north tomorrow. This is forecast in the area between Shanghai and Hangzhou.

good luck to all my fellow eclipse chasers,
John

best of luck John and clear skies for the eclipse!

I got a mail from Thomas Kinsella who is in Wuhan, 1000km west of Shanghai, with his sister. They have a 50-50 chance of seeing totality.

Michael O'Connell texted me earlier from Shanghai and is also optimistic he will see the eclipse from their coastal observing site.

There are various webcasts carrying the event and links to these can be found at the end of the following web page www.eclipse-chasers.com/tse2009.html -- it will mean you need to start watching from 2:30am tomorrow morning.

I also came across a page linked to a web cam mounted on board the Costa Classica ship which I know Dan Lynch, Aubrey and Valerie are travelling on. The web cam will not show the eclipsed sun but will allow you see the fall in light as totality sweeps across the ship. Go to www.costacruise.com/B2C/USA/WebCam/webcam.htm and click on the ship icon lower right of the map on the page for the Costa Classica ship web cam.

All the best,

John