Results obtained with the 3-D method

Here you will find some of the results which were obtained by various Astronomy On-Line Groups during the partial solar eclipse on October 12, 1996, according to the 3-D method.

As can be seen, the Earth-Moon distance has been determined with an excellent accuracy from this method! The alrger the distance, the more accurate the results appear to be.

Congratulations and thanks to all groups who were involved in this Astronomy On-Line Collaborative Project!

From Greece :

From Deutsche Schule Athen

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Athens	23^o 44'East	38^o 00 North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

14:09	0.282	0.373
14:46	0.026	0.309

From various French groups :

From Dijon

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Dijon	5^o 02' East	47^o 19' North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

13:45	0.21	0.28
14:00	0.14	0.25
14:15	0.05	0.22
14:30	-0.05	0.20
14:45	-0.13	0.18
15:00	-0.22	0.14
15:30	-0.42	0.09

Lycee Jean Moulin, staying in Port-Cros Island

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Port-Cros	6^o 30' East	43^o 00 North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

13:45	0.265	0.346
13:45	0.250	0.325
14:00	0.18	0.30
14:00	0.175	0.30

Lycee Professionnel de Veynes, Hautes Alpes

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Veynes	5^o 50' East	44^o 31' North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

14:29	-0.028	0.257
14:50	-0.114	0.219
15:28	-0.409	0.147

From Slovenia :

Gimnazija Nova Gorica

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Nova Gorica	13^o 39' East	45^o 57' North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

14:29	0.012	0.235
14:40	-0.076	0.215
15:02	-0.236	0.185
15:09	-0.25	0.172

From Germany :

Astronomers at Leibnitz Pirmasens

Place	Longitude	Latitude
Pirmasens	7^o 36' East	49^o 12' North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

13:30	0.30	0.533
14:00	0.093	0.258
14:15	0.017	0.20
14:30	-0.077	0.178

From Great Britain :

AES Astronomers

Place	Longitude	Latitude
AES (GB)	1^o 43' East	52^o 25' North

Universal Time	X=	Y=

13:59	0.06	0.22

Summary

Using some combinations of the data listed above, we obtain the following results:

Time (U.T.)	Obs. 1	Obs. 2	distance D	Earth-Moon= dist.

13:45	Dijon	Port-Cros	424 km	283000 km
14:00	Dijon	Port-Cros	435 km	389000 km
14:00	Dijon	AES	561 km	376000 km
14:09	Athens	Pirmasens	1754 km	361000 km
14:00	Port-Cros	AES	993 km	395000 km
14:30	Dijon	Nova Gorica	531 km	428000 km
14:30	Pirmasens	Nova gorica	559 km	304000 km
14:30	Veynes	Nova Gorica	304 km	384000 km
14:30	Veynes	Dijon	286 km	268000 km

These results were compiled and presented by:

Francis Berthomieu,= Lyc=E9e Jean Moulin

Place de la Paix 83300= DRAGUIGNAN

France

e-mail: berthomi@pelat.ac-nice.fr=

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