Solar eclipse of July 29, 1878
Solar eclipse of July 29, 1878 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.6232 |
Magnitude | 1.045 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 191 sec (3 m 11 s) |
Coordinates | 53°48′N 124°00′W / 53.8°N 124°W |
Max. width of band | 191 km (119 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 21:47:18 |
References | |
Saros | 124 (47 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9230 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on July 29, 1878. 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. This eclipse was visible at sunrise at a path across northeastern Asia and passed across Alaska, western Canada, and the United States from Wyoming through Texas.
Observations
Étienne Léopold Trouvelot |
References
- NASA graphic
- Sketch of Solar Corona July 29, 1878
- Total Eclipses of the Sun, By Mabel Loomis Todd, 1894, new and revised edition by David P. Todd, 1900.
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