Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
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The solar eclipse that took place on November 23, 2003 was a total eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 1.0379 that was visible from a corridor in the Antarctic region. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including the southern tip of South America and most of Australia.
[edit] Notable times and coordinates
| Event | Time (UTC) |
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| Beginning of the general eclipse | 20:46:09 |
| Beginning of the total eclipse | 22:19:24 |
| Beginning of the central eclipse | 22:26:30 |
| Greatest eclipse | 22:49:20 |
| End of the central eclipse | 23:11:51 |
| End of the total eclipse | 23:18:57 |
| End of the general eclipse | 00:52:19 (Nov 24) |
[edit] Type of the eclipse
| Nature of the eclipses | Total |
| Gamma | -0.9638 |
| Magnitude | 1.0379 |
| Duration at greatest eclipse point | 117 s (1 min 57 s) at 10:11:18 UTC, on the Antarctic continent: |
| Maximum width of band | 495.4 km |
[edit] References
- Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. "Total Solar Eclipse of 2003 November 23". NASA , July 2003.
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| Previous eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2003 May 31 (annular) |
Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003 (total) |
Next eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2004 April 19 (partial) |
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| Previous total eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2002 December 4 |
Next total eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2006 March 29 |
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