Taking only into account central solar eclipses (total and annular)
I enjoyed compiling some useless but funny statistics

  • Total eclipse traveled   
    18 over 47 years span (1963 --- 2010)

  • Total distance traveled (in straight line and one way) to reach eclipses sites from my home :
    110,210 km

  • Shortest distance traveled :
    115 km (Montréal --- Bécancourt, QC) : 1963

  • Longest distance traveled :
    15,769km (Montréal --- Borobudur, Java, Indonesia) : 1983

  • The 2 mutually nearest sites :
    Those of July 11th. 1991 and June 10th. 2002 in Mexico : 180 km

  • Les 2 mutually farthest sites :
    Those of July 11th.2010 and June 21th. 2001 : 16,141 km

  • Longest period without seeing any eclipse :
    9 years (1963 --- 1972)

  • Shortest period between 2 eclipses
    6 months ( May 10th 94 --- Nov 3th. 94)

  • Types

    Totals 15
    Annulars 3

  • Total time spent in totality (clouded out or not)
    48m 18sec (Mean = 3m 13sec)

  • Total time spent in annularity (clouded out or not)
    7m 2 sec (Mean = 2m 21sec)

  • Longest totality
    6m 31 sec on 11-7-91

  • Shortest totality
    0m 49 sec on 12-10-77

  • Longest annularity
    5m 59 sec on 10-5-94

  • Shortest annularity
    0m 12 sec on 30-5-84

  • Total differents Saros : 12

    Familly # Years Saros No.
    		63 - 99
    72 - 08
    77
    79
    80 - 98
    83 - 01
    84 - 02
    91 - 09
    94 A
    94 T
    06
    10     		145
    126
    143
    120
    130
    127
    137
    136
    128
    133
    139
    146

  • Clouded out eclipses : 5

    1. 63 T
    2. 72 T
    3. 77 T
    4. 84 A
    5. 99 T

  • Eclipses seen : 13

    1. 79 T
    2. 80 T
    3. 83 T
    4. 91 T
    5. 94 A
    6. 94 T
    7. 98 T
    8. 01 T
    9. 02 A (Lucky hole)
    10. 06 T
    11. 08 T
    12. 09 T (Through thick clouds)
    13. 10 T

  • Local times at mid eclipse (Totality ou annularity)

    08:00 - 09:59 hrs
    10:00 - 11:59 hrs
    12:00 - 13:59 hrs
    14:00 - 15:59 hrs
    16:00 - 17:59 hrs
    18:00 - 19:59 hrs     		2
    5
    3
    3
    4
    1

  • Hours in UT at mid eclipse (Totality ou annulariy)

    00:00 - 02:59 hrs
    03:00 - 05:59 hrs
    06:00 - 08:59 hrs
    09:00 - 11:59 hrs
    12:00 - 14:59 hrs
    15:00 - 17:59 hrs
    18:00 - 20:59 hrs
    21:00 - 23:59 hrs     		2
    1
    0
    5
    2
    3
    4
    1

  • Eclipse years :

    Ending by 0
    Ending by 1
    Ending by 2
    Ending by 3
    Ending by 4
    Ending by 5
    Ending by 6
    Ending by 7
    Ending by 8
    Ending by 9     		2
    2
    2
    2
    3
    0
    1
    1
    2
    3     		1980 - 2010
    1991 - 2001
    1972 - 2002
    1963 - 1983
    1984 - 1994A - 1994T
    ----
    2006
    1977
    1998 - 2008
    1979 - 1999 - 2009

  • Months of observation

    January
    Fébuary
    March
    April
    May
    June     		0
    3
    1
    0
    2
    3     		July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    Décember     		5
    1
    0
    1
    1
    0

  • Dates of the month : 12

    11th
    10th
    26th
    1st
    3rd
    12th
    16th
    20th
    21th
    22th
    29th
    30th     		4
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1

  • Local times at maximum eclipse (Mid totality or annularity)

    08-09 hrs
    09-10 hrs
    10-11 hrs
    11-12 hrs
    12-13 hrs
    13-14 hrs     		2
    0
    2
    3
    2
    1     		14-15 hrs
    15-16 hrs
    16-17 hrs
    17-18 hrs
    18-19 hrs
    19-20 hrs     		1
    2
    0
    4
    1
    0

  • Seasons when observed according to the hemisphere

    Spring
    Summer
    Fall
    Winter     		5
    6
    2
    5

  • Countries visited : 12

    Names Visit(s) Years
    Canada
    France and territories
    USA
    Mexico
    Bolivia
    China
    Colombia
    India
    Indonesia
    Libya
    Russia
    Zambia     		3
    3
    2
    2
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1     		63-72-79
    98-99-10
    84-94
    91-02
    94
    09
    77
    80
    83
    06
    08
    01

  • Official langages spoken in these countries : 10

    French
    English
    Spanish
    Arabic
    Bahasa-indonesian
    Cantonese
    Hindi
    Mandarin
    Quechua
    Russian     		6
    6
    4
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1
    1

  • Terrestial hemisphere locations

    North 14
    South 4

  • Continents of observing sites

    Africa
    North America
    South America
    Antarctica
    Asia
    Europa
    Océania     		2
    8
    2
    0
    4
    1
    1

  • Means of transportation to reach path of totality : 4

    Car
    Bus or Minibus
    Airplane
    Train     		6
    3
    8
    1

  • Means of transportation to reach final eclipse site : 5

    Walking
    Car
    Bus or minibus
    Airplane
    Train     		1
    6
    6
    4
    1

  • Kinds of eclipse sites : 7

    Farms
    Parkings
    Cliffs dominating the sea
    Private grounds
    Deserts or arid zones
    Beaches
    Urban park     		4
    3
    3
    3
    2
    2
    1

  • Instruments used to observe and take pictures : 7

    Celestron C90
    Celestron C5+
    Catadioptric 500 mm
    400 mm telephoto
    Celestron 8"
    Meade ETX90
    80 mm refractor         		5
    5
    3
    2
    1
    1
    1