Solar eclipse is visible at Asia and Pacific on 22nd July. Very limited area is able to see total solar eclipse. Many amateur satellites pass above the solar eclipse area. Electric power generated by solar cells will show very interesting behavior under solar eclipse. How about collecting telemetry and ploting solar cell power condition? Temperature may also show interesting look.

I checked the telemetry transmitting satellite orbit around Japan. The following satellites pass above solar eclipse area. COMPASS-1, FO-29, CO-66, CO-58, DO-64, STARS, PRISM, SOHLA-1, AO-27, NO-44 There is something to be said for DO-64 condition. Will DO-64 stop transmitting telemetry under the solar eclipse? If AO-27 store telemetry as WOD, WOD shows complete solar eclipse condition.

Let's try to collect telemtry under solar eclipse!

solar eclipse info http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2009/TSE2009.html

Masa JN1GKZ Tokyo Japan