Talk:Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970

Animation

Can we get an animated gif for this eclipse, like this one? This 1970 was the only one I've ever seen myself.98.82.1.101 (talk) 19:09, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

The NASA animations start at 1991. 75.146.178.58 (talk) 21:25, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

Can't we go back and make some earlier ones? 98.82.1.101 (talk) 22:04, 11 July 2010 (UTC)

I've never made email contact with the person who made the original. I've written different software that can generate images, here's a quick attempt, 5 minute intervals, a bit too dark, and small.

Animation

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.146.178.58 (talk) 07:47, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Wow, that's cool. Can we put it in the article? 98.82.1.101 (talk) 05:58, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Okay, I replaced with a closeup version, a bit better. 75.146.178.58 (talk) 22:07, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

External links with event news and photos

Map:

• Foto Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970

News:

• ABC NEWS 3:40 - March 7, 1970: Total Solar Eclipse The region near Nejapa, Mexico, is first to experience total darkness in midday.

Photos and observations:

• Russia expedition
• Foto Solar eclipse of March 7, 1970
• Solar Eclipse Photo Gallery 1 1970-1984, Photographs by Fred Espenak, from Windsor, NC
• Observations of coronal polarization at the solar eclipse of 7 March, 1970 Polarigraphic observations of the 7 March, 1970 eclipse were made at Miahuatlán (Mexico)
• Solar Eclipse of March 7, 1970 Williamston, NC by Gerard M Foley

"There will not be a longer eclipse..."

"There will not be a longer total eclipse over the contiguous United States until April 8, 2024."

This is a statement that seems to be in need of more precision. Timl appears to be using the statement in the meaning of "...not be a total eclipse of longer duration...", yet there is no context given regarding what the duration was in the US (only Mexico). The only reference to the US had been with regards to the path, therefore it is easy to interpret "longer" as a reference to distance, in which case the 2017 eclipse will have a longer path of totality across the US.

A change needs to be made to fix this ambiguity. If we want the statement to say that there won't be a longer duration eclipse, then let's specify that word, along with what the actual duration in 1970 was within the US.--Concord hioz (talk) 07:13, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I've attempted to address the concerns you have raised regarding that sentence with this edit.  — TimL • talk 08:17, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

"You're so vain" reference

Not terribly important, but this article suggests the eclipse of 1972 may be the one referenced in the song, while the article for that eclipse states that this eclipse is definitely the right one. A consensus should emerge that both articles adhere to. If someone knows Carly Simon and can ask ... Cmcguinness (talk) 15:04, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

I really don't think the song references the 1972 eclipse, given that the song was written in 1971. Also, the 1970 eclipse was very well known in North America, since it tracked the eastern seaboard from Florida up to Newfoundland, including Nova Scotia. The 1972 eclipse went through Arctic Canada, finally touching Nova Scotia. Almostfm (talk) 07:45, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

I am writing this on Oct. 3, 2023. The article for the July 10, 1972 eclipse now states that the song is referencing that eclipse. Maybe that article was different when the 2016 post was made.

WRT to the Carly Simon song, what is the source material that says it was written in 1971? This statement is just presented as fact in the earlier comment. FWIW, the song was released after the 1972 eclipse. 57.140.108.4 (talk) 21:41, 3 October 2023 (UTC)