Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 9, 1896. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It was visible across Europe, Asia, and Japan.

Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.6964
Magnitude1.0392
Maximum eclipse
Duration163 sec (2 m 43 s)
Coordinates54.4°N 132.2°E / 54.4; 132.2
Max. width of band182 km (113 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse5:09:00
References
Saros124 (48 of 73)
Catalog # (SE5000)9272

Observations

It is a part of solar Saros 124.

References

    • NASA graphics
    • Corona and Coronet: Being a narrative of the Amherst Eclipse Expedition to Japan, in Mr. James's Schooner-Yacht Coronet, to Observe the Sun's Total Obscuration, 9th August, 1896, by Mabel Loomis Todd, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, publishers, 1898
    • Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
    • Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896 in Russia
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