Hi jr1994,
You are correct. There was indeed a solar eclipse visible in Las Vegas
on May 10,1994.
"Observing sessions follow evening planetarium programs, weather
permitting. One or more telescopes are set up to view the various
celestial objects that might be visible, such as the moon, planets,
star clusters and double stars. Because of the difficulty in setting
up a telescope for solar observing, these sessions are not generally
offered after daytime presentations. These sessions are held at the
Student Observatory near the Planetarium. During special astronomical
events, special observing sessions are promoted and conducted with the
assistance of the Las Vegas Astronomical Society. Examples include the
partial solar eclipse on May 10, 1994..."
Community College of Southern Nevada
http://www.ccsn.nevada.edu/accreditation/acc2000/standard213.html
"Also on display at the Las Vegas facility is a new photography
exhibit. Exploring the Night Sky Over Southern Nevada features work by
John H. Mowbray, a photographer and astronomer who has captured on
film some of the more spectacular celestial events seen in recent
years. He documented such key events as the comet Hale-Bopp, the near
conjunction of Venus and Jupiter in 1999, the planet Mercury during a
grazing transit of the sun (the first such occurrence since the
invention of the telescope), the last solar eclipse of the 20th
century in May of 1994, and the first lunar eclipse of the year..."
State of Nevada - Department of Cultural Affairs
http://dmla.clan.lib.nv.us/docs/dca/thiswas/thiswas26.htm
"In the United States, the early evening eclipse will be best seen in
San Diego, where as much as three-fourths of the sun will be obscured.
Around the Las Vegas Valley, the partial eclipse is expected to be spectacular.
(...)
"It won't be a total, but it will look like someone took a big chunk
out of the sun," he said. "It will probably be not quite as good as
the one in May 1994, but pretty darn close," he said."
Las Vegas Review-Journal
http://www.lvrj.com/cgi-bin/printable.cgi?/lvrj_home/2002/Jun-08-Sat-2002/news/18929354.html
Some documentation regarding the eclipse:
NASA Solar Data Analysis Center
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/940510/tables/table.10
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Solar eclipses, United States, Las Vegas
http://eclipse.astronomie.info/sofi/inter/inter/U3611151.HTM
Clicking on "partial" 10.05.1994 takes you here:
The Calculated Sky
http://calsky.astroinfo.org/csrender.cgi?number=0&tdt=2449483.17237&lat=36.17&lon=-115.17
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"solar OR lunar eclipse" 1994 "las vegas"
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I hope this is helpful. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don?t hesitate to ask before rating.
Best regards,
Rainbow |
