A strange field orientation for the new crop picture from Lizzano, Italy on June 12: can we explain it in terms of the far-northern path of totality for an upcoming solar eclipse on August 1?

A new crop picture from Lizzano, Italy on June 12 was nicely documented by local researcher Marina Sassi in terms of field orientation and multi-layering of fallen crop (see www.faenzashiatsu.it/crop/Cerchio%20Celletta.html). It was seemingly meant to represent an upcoming solar eclipse on August 1, 2008, in parallel with three other crop pictures from southern England on May 24, June 6 or June 9.

At Lizzano we have been shown the classic diagram for a total solar eclipse: where some new Moon first produces a crescent shape for the Sun, then a fully-eclipsed circle, then another crescent shape, as it moves between Sun and Earth (see http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2008/TSE2008.html).

The most striking feature of that new Italian crop picture seems to be a "long line" that runs through it from end to end, multi-layered above other fallen crop. The field orientation of that long line is reported to be 25-30 degrees east of north. How might that relate to the astronomical location of our Sun on August 1?

Our Sun will reach maximum totality on August 1 at a far-northern latitude of 70 degrees N in northern Russia
(see http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2008Aug01T.gif).
 I therefore did some calculations using an on-line almanac
(see http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/AltAz.php),
 to learn where the Sun would be located on that day as seen from various latitudes on Earth?

Latitude 70 N: sunrise 22 degrees, totality 149 degrees
Latitude 68 N: sunrise 32 degrees, totality 148 degrees
Latitude 51 N: sunrise 60 degrees, totality 138 degrees

What a surprise! The field orientation of our new Italian crop picture seems to match the location of sunrise on August 1 for a far-northern latitude of 68-70 N, where the Sun will reach maximum totality! In England the eclipse will be seen as only 40% partial. In other words, that new crop picture seems to be telling us:

"Look just east of north to see the Sun rise on August 1, then be fully eclipsed by 10:21 in the morning".

But what about the other calculated value of 148-149 degrees, which describes totality at 10:21 UT? Previously on June 6 at West Kennett, another solar-eclipse crop picture appeared which showed an anomalous field orientation of 160 degrees (plus or minus 10) as estimated from Google Earth: see www.cropcircleconnector.com/2008/westkennett/westkennett2008.html.
Its field orientation did not match well the sky location of totality at 138 degrees in southern England near latitude 51 N, yet now seems to match fairly well the sky location of totality at 148-149 degrees in northern Russia near latitude 70 N (see the calculations above).

Red Collie

Località Celletta. Notato in un campo di grano di un ente pubblico dal 12 giugno 2008. Da Sette Crociari direzione Celletta a 70mt prima del cartello Celletta svoltare a sx in strada Vicinale Cupa a 150mt a dx sbarra con casa colonica pericolante sulla dx casotto con la formazione nel campo di 7 cerchi 2 semilune e una circonferenza che lega il tutto per un totale lineare di 150mt

N 44° 07’ 18”            E 12° 11’ 21”

Ecco il diagramma del Crop Circle realizzato rispettando le proporzioni misurate sul posto. Questa simbologia ricorda moltissime cose!!! I 7 Chakra con la piramide energetica superiore e inferiore. Valerio mi ha ricordato il numero 17 e la simbologia dei nativi americani "Cacina" (non so se scritto giusto) il Grande spirito e i messaggi celesti. Ora aspettiamo il 17 giugno nella notte ci sarà la luna piena e chissà il Crop potrebbe sorprenderci!!!

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Marina Sassi - Italy