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Geostationary satellites move into Earth’s penumbra and umbra at specific times within 23 or 24 days of equinox. The deepest eclipses occur at equinox. The satellite path through Earth’s shadow depends on the Sun’s declination. It also depends on the exact satellite position. The observer’s longitude and latitude, however, will not affect the eclipse time. In this chapter, we will explore how to compute eclipse times for a geostationary satellite.
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Schmude, R. (2012). Computation of Eclipse Times. In: Artificial Satellites and How to Observe Them. Astronomers' Observing Guides. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3915-8_6
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