Annular eclipse event and live cast listing in Japan

IN THE MORNING OF MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 (JST)

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The comprehensive event and live cast listing of Japan's annular eclipse in the morning of Monday, May 21, 2012.

Read First

For your safety, you must read Japan annular total eclipse complete guide in order to prevent from becoming blind.

Event listing

DISCLAIMER: Majority of events are taken from Japanese Society for Education and Popularization of Astronomy. All events are subject to change. Check your local weather forcast. Almost all event DOES NOT provide English guide. This list will be updated continuously until May 21.

Hokkaido

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
7am~9am	Eclipse observation (partial eclipse)	Sapporo City Observatory (札幌市天文台) [Map]	Sapporo Science Center (札幌市青少年科学館)	Free	Watch

Miyagi

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
6am~9am	Eclipse observation with Moving Observatory Vega (partial eclipse)	Tsutsujigaoka Park (榴岡公園) [Map]	Sendai City Observatory	Free	n/a
6pm~9pm	Eclipse observation and live cast (partial eclipse)	Sapporo City Observatory [Map]	Sendai City Observatory	Free	Watch

Ibaraki

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
7am~9am	Eclipse observation & Seminar	Tsukuba Expo Center - Main Gate Field [Map]	Tsukuba Expo Center	Free	n/a

Chiba

Too many to list but read

[Related article] Near Tokyo, Kamagaya may be the best spot for Annular Eclipse
[External] Chiba annular eclipse observation project (in Japanese)
- Makuhari Messe Convention Center North Field, Kamagaya Aeon Shopping Center, Kamagaya City Hall, Kuju-kuri Beach, Umihotaru Parking Area and etc,

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
5:00am~8:00am	Eclipse observation	Various places near Shinkamagaya Sta.		Free event read the detail info.	n/a

Tokyo

[Recommended for Tokyo residents] Near Tokyo, Kamagaya may be the best spot for Annular Eclipse

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
6:30am~9:30am	Eclipse observation [FULL]	Roppongi Hills Tokyo City View 52F Sky Deck		1,000~2,500 yen. RSVP is required but already full.	n/a

There are few known open and public events within Tokyo. We recommend to check the events in surronding prefectures such as Kanagawa, Chiba and Tsukuba.

Kanagawa

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
6:30am~9:30am	Eclipse observation	Meiji Univ. Ikuta Campus East Field [Map]	Astronomy Club at Meiji Univ.	Free	Watch

Aichi

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
6:00am~9:00am	Eclipse observation	Rooftop of Shizen Kagaku (Natural Scienece) Bldg at Aichi Univ. of Education [Map]	Observatory at Aichi Univ. of Education
6:45am~8:15am	Eclipse observation in Nagoya Univ. [FULL]			RSVP is required but already full

Mie

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
6:30am~8:00am	Eclipse observation with YokosoNews	Ise Guest House Kazami	YokosoNews	Guesthouse guests only. We may cancel / change the location due to weather condition.	Watch

Osaka

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
7:00am~8:00am	Eclipse observation @ Osaka	Osaka Science Museum South Field [Map]	Osaka Science Museum	Free	n/a

Hyogo

Time	Title	Location	Host	Note	Live
7:00am~8:00am	Eclipse observation	Kobe Sceience Museum Rooftop & Observatory Room [Map]	Kobe Sceience Museum	Free	n/a

Internet live cast listing

Many people are preparing for the internet live cast including Ustream, Niconico Live and YouTube. The following is the patial lists of live cast. Of course, YokosoNews is planning to live cast the eclipse as well.

Since this is natural phenomena, the availability of eclipse sighting depends on the local weather. You should visit each live cast links to check which live cast feed has the best eclipse sighting.

YokosoNews (somewhere in Tokai region)
http://yokosonews.tv/

Local times of 6:00am Japan Standard Time

The list of local times when you should get ready to watch the live casts. The annular eclipse starts around 7:20am throughout Japan.

Location	Week	Date	Time
USA/Honolulu	Sunday	5/20/2012	11:00am~
USA/Pacific	Sunday	5/20/2012	2:00pm~
USA/Central	Sunday	5/20/2012	4:00pm~
USA/Estern	Sunday	5/20/2012	5:00pm~
Sao Paulo	Sunday	5/20/2012	6:00pm~
London	Sunday	5/20/2012	10:00pm~
Madrid	Sunday	5/20/2012	11:00pm~
Paris	Sunday	5/20/2012	11:00pm~
Kuwait	Monday	5/21/2012	12:00am~
Moscow	Monday	5/21/2012	1:00am~
Mumbai	Monday	5/21/2012	2:30am~
Bangkok	Monday	5/21/2012	4:00am~
Singapore	Monday	5/21/2012	5:00am~
Sydney	Monday	5/21/2012	7:00am~

Would you like to know about your neighborhood? Or do you have any other info about your local town? Drop us a line or give us a comment with detail info.