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Catching the Zodiacal Light
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2006-03-29
the Libyan Plateau between Mersa Matruh and Siwa, Egypt.
 

Welcome, I am Henk Bril (1962), stargazer since 1977 and active member of the 'Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging voor Weer- en Sterrenkunde' (KNVWS) (Royal Dutch Association for Meteorology and Astronomy).

I have a passion for old star charts and maps from the 17th, 18th and 19th Century.
I collect them in order to preserve them for later generations, and to place them on the internet for those interested in old star maps.

In 2005 I was honored with the prestigious "Dr. J. van der Bilt"-award of the KNVWS.

Robert van Kempen and I are preparing an eclipse trip to China from July,15 - August, 3 2009, to observe the total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 near Shanghai.
Below you find simulations of the second and third contact, made by Adri Gerritsen.

second contact

third contact

 
Total Solar Eclipse March 29, 2006.