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{{Short description|Total eclipse}}
{{Infobox solar eclipse|2006Mar29
| previous         = Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005
| next             = Solar eclipse of September 22, 2006
}}
A total [[solar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|ascending node]] of orbit on Wednesday, March 29, 2006,<ref>{{cite web|title=March 29, 2006 Total Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2006-march-29|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="Bristo20060330p4">{{Cite news
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  | date        = 2006-03-30
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  | title       = Total solar eclipse: World witnesses rare event
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  | date        = 2006-03-30
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}}</ref><!-- Thu --> with a [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 1.0515. A solar eclipse occurs when the [[Moon]] passes between [[Earth]] and the [[Sun]], thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's [[apparent diameter]] is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 1.1 days after [[Apsis|perigee]] (on March 28, 2006, at 8:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.<ref>{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=2006&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>

This was the second solar eclipse visible in Africa within just [[Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005|6 months]].

== Visibility ==
[[File:Solar eclipse animate (2006-Mar-29).gif|thumb|left|Animated path]]
The path of totality of the [[Moon]]'s shadow began at sunrise in [[Brazil]] and extended across the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] to [[Africa]], traveling across [[Ghana]], the southeastern tip of [[Ivory Coast]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Niger]], [[Chad]], [[Libya]], and a small corner of northwest [[Egypt]], from there across the [[Mediterranean Sea]] to [[Greece]] ([[Kastellórizo]]) and [[Turkey]], then across the [[Black Sea]] via [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Russia]], and [[Kazakhstan]] to Western [[Mongolia]], where it ended at sunset. A [[Solar eclipse|partial eclipse]] was seen from the much broader path of the [[Moon]]'s [[penumbra]], including eastern [[South America]], the northern two-thirds of [[Africa]], the whole of [[Europe]], the [[Middle East]], [[Central Asia]], and [[South Asia]].

==Observations==
People around the world gathered in areas where the eclipse was visible to view the event. The [[Manchester Astronomical Society]], the [[Malaysian Space Agency]], the [[Astronomical Society of the Pacific]], as well as dozens of tour groups met at the [[Temple of Apollo (Side)|Apollo temple]] and the theater in [[Side, Turkey|Side]], [[Turkey]]. The San Francisco [[Exploratorium]] featured a live webcast from the site, where thousands of observers were seated in the ancient, Roman-style theater.<ref>[http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2006/index.html Total Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey in 2006<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref>

Almost all actively visited areas in the path of totality had perfect weather. Many observers reported an unusually beautiful eclipse, with many or all effects visible, and a very nice [[solar corona|corona]], despite the proximity to the [[solar minimum]]. The partial phase of the eclipse was also visible from the [[International Space Station]], where the astronauts on board took spectacular pictures of the moon's shadow on [[Earth]]'s surface. It initially appeared as though an orbit correction set for the middle of March would bring the ISS into the path of totality, but this correction was postponed.

The [[Paris Observatory]] sent a team of students and coordinators to [[Savalou]], Benin. The team took clear images of the [[stellar corona|corona]]. A team of [[Williams College]], [[Massachusetts]] did many experiments and took images of the corona on the Greek island of Kastellórizo with 3 minutes of totality, which is close to the coast of Turkey and the only place in the [[European Union]] covered by the path of totality. The [[Solar and Heliospheric Observatory]] also made auxiliary observations to compare images taken from space and from the ground.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Solar Eclipse 2006|url=http://sci.esa.int/observational-astronomy/38963-total-eclipse-06/|publisher=[[European Space Agency]]|date=30 March 2006|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819083830/http://sci.esa.int/observational-astronomy/38963-total-eclipse-06/|archive-date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Eclipse on 29 March 2006|url=http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/hotshots/2006_03_29/|publisher=Solar and Heliospheric Observatory|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060717222401/http://sohowww.estec.esa.nl/hotshots/2006_03_29/|archivedate=17 July 2006}}</ref><ref name="NASALibya"/> Another research simulated the changing colours of the sky in the path of totality with a three-dimensional model while considering multiple [[scattering]]. [[Monte Carlo method]] was used in the experiment to predict the colour and brightness of the sky. In addition, the direct irradiation of the corona was also studied. The goal was to plan and optimise studies on incoming [[solar irradiance]].<ref>C. Emde, B. Mayer: [http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/7/2259/2007/acp-7-2259-2007.pdf ''Simulation of solar radiation during a total eclipse: a challenge for radiative transfer''] [28 August 2015]</ref> Russian scientists studied on coronal [[polarization (waves)|polarization]] in the [[Baksan (river)|Baksan River]] Gorge surrounded by snow mountains in the [[North Caucasus]]. The location has an altitude of 1,800 metres and is 25 kilometres from Mount Elbrus, the highest peak in Russia and also Europe.<ref>{{cite web|title=ВЗАИМОДЕЙСТВИЕ ПОЛЯРИЗАЦИОННОГО ИЗЛУЧЕНИЯ КОРОНЫ И ЗОРЕВОГО КОЛЬЦА 29.03.2006 г.|url=http://www.izmiran.ru/info/personalia/molodensky/Eclips06.html|publisher=IZMIRAN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012507/http://www.izmiran.ru/info/personalia/molodensky/Eclips06.html|language=ru|archive-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>

[[History of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi|Libya under Muammar Gaddafi]] was under sanctions because of bombing the [[Pan Am Flight 103]] and had a strict alcohol ban. It was the least visited region around the Mediterranean. To promote tourism, the Libyan government mobilized 5 state-owned tourism companies to attract more tourists, and built a tent village that could accommodate 7,000 people in [[Waw an Namus]] inside the [[Sahara]] Desert with excellent observation conditions. However, it was only open to astronomers, while ordinary tourists were directed to Patan, near the border with Egypt. Despite Libya's desire to attract tourists from all over the world, [[Israelis]] were still banned from entering the country.<ref>{{cite web|author=Xu Haijing|title=利比亚：欢迎来看日全食|url=http://www.ycwb.com/gb/content/2006-03/30/content_1096798.htm|publisher=[[Yangcheng Evening News]]|date=30 March 2006|language=zh|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819091756/http://www.ycwb.com/gb/content/2006-03/30/content_1096798.htm|archive-date=19 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=欲靠"老天"打开局面 利比亚推出日全食旅游|url=http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2005-03-28/15315486850s.shtml|date=28 March 2005|work=[[China News Service]]|publisher=[[Sina Corporation|Sina news]]|language=zh|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819091823/http://news.sina.com.cn/w/2005-03-28/15315486850s.shtml|archive-date=19 August 2015}}</ref> [[NASA]] scientists also did joint observation and research with Libyan scientists, taking images and videos.<ref name="NASALibya">{{cite web|title=NASA Shares Solar Eclipses With the World|url=http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/sun_earthday2006.html|publisher=NASA|date=28 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813051456/http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/sun_earthday2006.html|archive-date=13 August 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Solar Eclipse 2006 Video|url=http://www.nasamike.com/main/eclipse/eclipsevid.php|work=NASA|publisher=nasamike.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230609/http://www.nasamike.com/main/eclipse/eclipsevid.php|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

A team of 20 people from the {{ill|Chinese Astronomical Society|zh|中国天文学会}} took images of [[Baily's beads]], corona and prominences in [[Sallum]], Egypt. The weather conditions were good in Sallum and also neighbouring Libya. Then Egyptian President [[Hosni Mubarak]], Minister of Defense [[Muhammad Tantawi]] and other officials also went there by helicopter and observed the eclipse with scientists and tourists.<ref>{{cite web|author=Meng Tie|title=我和埃及总统一起看日全食|url=http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20050801/ca1044410.htm|date=1 April 2006|work=[[Hangzhou Daily]]|language=zh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024856/http://www.hangzhou.com.cn/20050801/ca1044410.htm|archive-date=24 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=【图】埃及医生：穆巴拉克未"临床死亡"|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2012-06/20/c_123307660_11.htm|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|language=zh|archive-date=19 August 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150819091753/http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2012-06/20/c_123307660_11.htm}}</ref>

==Satellite failure==
{{Main|Optus fleet of satellites#Failures}}
The satellite responsible for [[SKY Network Television]], a New Zealand pay TV company, failed the day after this eclipse at around 1900 local time. While SKY didn't directly attribute the failure to the eclipse, they said in a media release that it took longer to resolve the issue because of it, but this claim was rejected by astronomers.<!--<ref>Stuff.co.nz, [http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3622764a10,00.html Astronomer refutes Sky TV eclipse explanation] 31 March 2006.</ref>--> The main reason for the failure was because of an aging and increasingly faulty satellite.<ref>Press release by Sky TV. [http://www.sky.co.nz/index.cfm?pageid=469&script=newsrelease&dsp=nr&newsid=197&nrcontent=0 Solar eclipse interferes with satellite restoration] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210040426/http://sky.co.nz/index.cfm?pageid=469 |date=2005-02-10 }} Friday, 31 March 2006.</ref>

== Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
Image:Eclipse 2006 - Nkanfoa, Ghana 3 (120171855).jpg|[[Cape Coast, Ghana]] (9:10 UTC)
Image:Libye Eclipse 700.jpg|[[Murzuq District]], Libya (10:16 UTC)
Image:Eclipse Sol 290306 Valencia.jpg|[[Valencia, Spain]] (10:16 UTC)
Image:Eclipse on 2006-03-29 (18215576834).jpg|[[Oria, Italy]] (10:39 UTC)
Image:Eclipse fromISS 2006-03-29.jpg|The [[Moon]]'s shadow as seen from the [[International Space Station]] (10:50 UTC)
Image:Eclipse 29032006.jpg|[[Berkhamsted, England]] (11:01 UTC)
Image:Sun eclipse from a window in Marousi, Athens (121762574).jpg|[[Marousi, Greece]] (11:01 UTC)
Image:Eclipse krasnoyarsk 29 03 2006.jpg|[[Krasnoyarsk, Russia]] (11:20 UTC)
Image:Zatm lagan.jpg|[[Lagan, Russia]] (11:23 UTC)
Image:Eclipsenovosib.jpg|[[Novosibirsk, Russia]] (11:42 UTC)
Image:Nirats - Eclipse (by-sa).jpg|[[Kathmandu, Nepal]] (12:01 UTC)
Image:20060329sequence.jpg|[[Degania A]], Israel: Partial Solar Eclipse
File:Animation eclipse.gif|Animation from [[Sallum]], Egypt
</gallery>

== Eclipse details ==
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.<ref>{{cite web|title=Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 Mar 29|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/2001-2100/SE2006Mar29Tprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" align="{{{align|left}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|left|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+March 29, 2006 Solar Eclipse Times
! Event
! Time (UTC)
|-
| First Penumbral External Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 07:37:53.6 UTC
|-
| First Umbral External Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 08:35:29.4 UTC
|-
| First Central Line
| 2006 March 29 at 08:36:31.5 UTC
|-
| First Umbral Internal Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 08:37:33.6 UTC
|-
| First Penumbral Internal Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 09:45:42.2 UTC
|-
| Greatest Eclipse
| 2006 March 29 at 10:12:22.7 UTC
|-
| Greatest Duration
| 2006 March 29 at 10:12:45.5 UTC
|-
| Ecliptic Conjunction
| 2006 March 29 at 10:16:20.0 UTC
|-
| Equatorial Conjunction
| 2006 March 29 at 10:34:22.4 UTC
|-
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 10:38:33.1 UTC
|-
| Last Umbral Internal Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 11:46:59.6 UTC
|-
| Last Central Line
| 2006 March 29 at 11:48:00.6 UTC
|-
| Last Umbral External Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 11:49:01.5 UTC
|-
| Last Penumbral External Contact
| 2006 March 29 at 12:46:45.7 UTC
|}

{|class="wikitable" align="{{{align|right}}}" style="margin:{{#ifeq:{{{align}}}|right|0 0 0.5em 1em|0 1em 0.5em 0}}"
|+March 29, 2006 Solar Eclipse Parameters
! Parameter
! Value
|-
| Eclipse Magnitude
| 1.05152
|-
| Eclipse Obscuration
| 1.10569
|-
| Gamma
| 0.38433
|-
| Sun Right Ascension
| 00h31m31.7s
|-
| Sun Declination
| +03°24'10.3"
|-
| Sun Semi-Diameter
| 16'01.1"
|-
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 08.8"
|-
| Moon Right Ascension
| 00h30m46.6s
|-
| Moon Declination
| +03°44'36.2"
|-
| Moon Semi-Diameter
| 16'34.9"
|-
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax
| 1°00'51.4"
|-
| ΔT
| 64.9 s
|}
{{clear}}

== Eclipse season ==
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of March 2006
! [[March 2006 lunar eclipse|March 14]]<br/>Descending node (full moon)<br/> !! March 29<br/>Ascending node (new moon)<br/>
|-
| [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-06mar14.png|200px]] || [[File:SE2006Mar29T.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Penumbral lunar eclipse]]<br />Lunar Saros 113 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Total solar eclipse]]<br />Solar Saros 139
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2006 ===
* [[March 2006 lunar eclipse|A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 14]].
* '''A total solar eclipse on March 29.'''
* [[September 2006 lunar eclipse|A partial lunar eclipse on September 7]].
* [[Solar eclipse of September 22, 2006|An annular solar eclipse on September 22]].

=== Metonic ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of January 15, 2010]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[March 1997 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of March 24, 1997]]
* Followed by: [[April 2015 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 4, 2015]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017]]

=== Solar Saros 139 ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 18, 1977]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of March 9, 2035]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of January 27, 2093]]

=== Solar eclipses of 2004–2007 ===
{{Solar eclipse set 2004–2007}}

=== Saros 139 ===
{{Solar Saros series 139}}

=== Metonic series ===
{{Solar Metonic series 1964–2036}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Solar Tritos series 2006 March 29}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Solar Inex series 2006 March 29}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* [[Fred Espenak]] and Jay Anderson. "''[https://web.archive.org/web/20060409085209/http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEpubs/TP212762a.pdf Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29]''". [[NASA]] Technical publication (NASA/TP-2004-212762), November 2004.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041018010949/http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/SEmono/TSE2006/TSE2006.html NASA – Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29]
{{Solar eclipse NASA reference|2001/SE2006Mar29T|20060329}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060402200655/http://solar-eclipse-2006.info/ solar-eclipse-2006.info Information about the March 29th Solar Eclipse.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060426225917/http://xjubier.free.fr/en/site_pages/libya/TSE_2006_GoogleMapFull.html Interactive 2006 March 29 Total Solar Eclipse map with local circumstances]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060114090539/http://www.eclipse.za.net/html/2006_maps.html Eclipse.za.net], Umbral Paths of March 29 Eclipse in Africa

'''Photos:'''
* [http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2006th/0-info.htm Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Turkey, Cappadocia]
* [http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2006em/0-info.htm Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Egypt]
* [http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2006l/0-info.htm Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Libya]
* [http://fotogaleri.hurriyet.com.tr/GalleryMain.aspx?s=1&g=UlqrbvjdW8TGrZEiEOaW1jWg6HSLz2WUPn1u32DXw5c0b0NSfK8dsd74nngBbQdaW5WPR5oYVdTmLrkj72w4IA%3d%3d Total eclipse photographs from Turkey]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060330091053/http://galeri.milliyet.com.tr/tamsayfa/20060329gunes/ Another set of total eclipse photographs from Turkey]
* [http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/modules/slideshow/GunesTutulmasi2006/slideshow.asp Photo gallery from Turkey]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090721113256/http://cnnturk.com/interactive/galeri.asp?PID=15&haberID=166757 Phases of solar eclipse view from Antalya]
* [http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/solarsystem/sun_earthday2006.html NASA videos and photos from Libya and Turkey]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070313103625/http://photos.smolyan.info/thumbnails.php?album=7&lang=english Pictures taken from Smolyan, Bulgaria]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8795161973354047457&pl=true NASA video of eclipse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310013842/http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8795161973354047457&pl=true |date=2007-03-10 }}
* [http://www.nasamike.com/main/eclipse/ Solar eclipse images and videos from Libya by traveling NASA employees and scientists]
* [http://cmhas.wikispaces.com/EclipseLibyaTurkey Images by Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society from Libya and Turkey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130209044637/http://cmhas.wikispaces.com/EclipseLibyaTurkey |date=2013-02-09 }}
* [http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_29mar06.htm Spaceweather.com Eclipse gallery]
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060330.html Antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] [[APOD]], March 30, 2006, When Diamonds Aren't Forever, totality from Greek island of Kastelorizo in the eastern Aegean
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101119183820/http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060404.html Antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] [[APOD]], April 4, 2006, A Total Solar Eclipse over Turkey, totality from [[Adrasan, Kumluca]], [[Antalya Province]], Turkey
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060407.html Antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] [[APOD]], April 7, 2006, totality from [[Side, Turkey|Side]], Turkey, a larger version of the same picture chosen as APOD again on July 26, 2009, [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap090726.html The Big Corona], [http://www.koenvangorp.be/events/eclipse_2006.html Koenvangorp.be]
* [http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060408.html Antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov] [[APOD]], April 8, 2006, Vanishing Umbra, from [[Mount Hasan]] southeast of [[İncesu, Aksaray]], Turkey
* [http://www.krysstal.com/ec2006.html The 2006 Eclipse in Turkey]
* [http://www.izmiran.ru/info/personalia/molodensky/Eclips06.html Russian scientist observed eclipse]
* [https://archive.today/20060405115220/http://solar-eclipse.uoa.gr/english/ University of Athens – Solar Eclipse 29/3/2006, Solar Party]
* [http://www.eclipse2006.boun.edu.tr/eclipse_2006eng.html Solar Total Eclipse of 2006 March 29]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20061001175754/http://www.tug.tubitak.gov.tr/tutulma/english/main.html Tubitak.gov.tr], 29 March 2006 Total Solar Eclipse, [[Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey]] (TÜBİTAK)
* [https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/114683585900298102409/albums/5860884632549337137 Solar Eclipse over Kemer, Turkey 060329]

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