Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.5079 |
Magnitude | 1.0244 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 141 sec (2 m 21 s) |
Coordinates | 9°30′N 63°36′E / 9.5°N 63.6°E |
Max. width of band | 96 km (60 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 7:19:12 |
References | |
Saros | 139 (23 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9275 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on January 22, 1898. 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 central Africa, and into India and Asia.
Observations[]
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There were two organised expeditions to India to observe this eclipse. One was from the British Astronomical Association and the other was led by K D Naegamvala of the Maharaja Taihtasingji Observatory.[1][2]
Related eclipses[]
It is part of solar Saros 139.
References[]
- ^ British Astronomical Association, London; Maunder, Edward Walter (1899). The Indian eclipse, 1898; report of the expeditions organized by the British Astronomical Association to observe the total solar eclipse of 1898, January 22. Gerstein - University of Toronto. London Hazell, Watson, and Winey.
- ^ Naegamvala, kavasji Dadabhai (1902). Report On The Total Solar Eclipse Of January 21-22,1898 As Observed At Jeur In Western India.
- NASA graphic
- Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
- The Indian eclipse, 1898 : report of the expeditions organized by the British Astronomical Association to observe the total solar eclipse of 1898 January 22 / edited by E. Walter Maunder.
- Edward Walter Maunder, British Astronomical Association (1899). The Indian Eclipse, 1898: Report of the Expeditions Organized by the British Astronomical Association to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 1898 January 22. Hazell, Watson, and Viney.
- Photo of Solar Corona January 22, 1898
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