Solar eclipse of January 31, 1870
| Solar eclipse of January 31, 1870 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | -1.2829 |
| Magnitude | 0.4781 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 69°54′S 100°00′E / 69.9°S 100°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 15:26:25 |
| References | |
| Saros | 148 (13 of 75) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9210 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on January 31, 1870 during summer. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
It was the first of four eclipses that took place that year, the first three were partial, the next occurred on June 28, 1870, a part of it occurred in the same area on an ocean as the previous eclipse.[1] It was part of solar saros 148.[2]
Description[]
The eclipse took place in almost the whole of Antarctica (much of it in areas that had a 24-hour daylight at the time) except for areas within the Indian Ocean which it was nighttime and the peninsular portion and its surrounding islands. It included a part of the southernmost areas of the Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic a small part of the south of the Indian Ocean.
The eclipse went as far as hundreds of miles (or kilometers) south of East London, South Africa and around the same parallel with Cape Town. The eclipse started at sunrise in the Indian Ocean and ended at sunset in Antarctica. A very small part occurred on the location of the previous eclipse, many areas occurred on the opposite side. The greatest eclipse was off the shore of Antarctica at 69.9 S & 100 E at 15:26 UTC (9:26 PM local time) and occurred at sunset.[1]
The eclipse began at sunrise in the Pacific Ocean and finished at sunset off the coast of Africa.
It showed up to 25% obscuration at the middle of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The center of the Moon's shadow was missed by about 1,500 km above the area (69 S) south of the Antarctic Circle.
The subsolar marking was in Brazil.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Solar eclipse of January 31, 1870". NASA. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ "Solar Saros 148". NASA. Retrieved March 21, 2017.
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