In the total solar eclipse of August 1st, 2009...?

Question

In the total solar eclipse of August 1st, 2009, I won't be able to travel to any of the remote locations in which the eclipse is at its peak.

The eclipse magnitude is at 1.039, and the TD of the greatest eclipse will be at 10:22:12.

And I was wondering what I'd be able to see without leaving Eastern New Mexico.

So basically... I have three questions.

1) What's "TD"?

2) 10:22:12? Is that AM or PM?

3? What will I be able to see from Eastern New Mexico?

Whoever can answer these three questions appropriately and properly will get Best Answer. And by that I mean, please speak English! No fancy terms!!!

Answer 1

Do you have the right date?  There is a total solar eclipse on July 22, 2009, but none of it will be visible anywhere in the U.S. except Hawaii which will only see a tiny partial eclipse.

Ah, I think you meant Aug 1, 2008.  Unfortunately, none of it will be visible anywhere in the U.S. as well.  You can go here to see a map of where the eclipse will be visible:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2...

For the times, 10:22:12 means 10:22:12 A.M> in UTC (Universal Time).  For New Mexico that is the same as 03:22:12 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time.

Answer 2

The time and magnitude match the August 1st 2008 eclipse, so I assume you mean that one.

TD is the time of greatest eclipse visible anywhere on Earth, given in Dynamical Time, which is roughly the time at Greenwich, England. This is 6 hours ahead of your time, so the maximum eclipse will be happening at 4:22 a.m., but that will be way over yonder in Siberia. There is a map which shows that it won't  be visible at all from New Mexico.

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEpl...