Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
| Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | -1.0536 |
| Magnitude | 0.9047 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68°36′S 82°24′W / 68.6°S 82.4°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| (P1) Partial begin | 4:23:14 |
| Greatest eclipse | 6:21:24 |
| (P4) Partial end | 8:17:16 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (53 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9534 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on November 25, 2011. 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. This eclipse was visible across Antarctica in its summer 24 hour day sunlight, and New Zealand near sunset with less than 20% of the Sun obscured. Parts of the western Antarctic Peninsula experienced nearly 90% obscuration of the Sun.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011, June 1, 2011, and July 1, 2011.
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Related eclipses
It is proceeded to the total lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011.
Solar eclipses 2011-2014
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 4, 2011, and July 1, 2011, occur in the previous semester series.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 118 | June 1, 2011 Partial |
123 | November 25, 2011 Partial | |
128 Middlegate, Nevada |
May 20, 2012 Annular |
133 Ellis Beach, Queensland |
November 13, 2012 Total | |
138 Renner Springs, Australia |
May 10, 2013 Annular |
143 Partial from Accra, Ghana |
November 3, 2013 Hybrid | |
| 148 | April 29, 2014 Annular |
153 Partial from Minneapolis, Minnesota |
October 23, 2014 Partial | |
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
This series has 21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076.
| July 1-2 | April 19-20 | February 5-7 | November 24-25 | September 12-13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
 July 1, 2000 |
 April 19, 2004 |
 February 7, 2008 |
November 25, 2011 |
 September 13, 2015 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
 July 2, 2019 |
 April 20, 2023 |
 February 6, 2027 |
 November 25, 2030 |
 September 12, 2034 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
 July 2, 2038 |
 April 20, 2042 |
 February 5, 2046 |
 November 25, 2049 |
 September 12, 2053 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
 July 1, 2057 |
 April 20, 2061 |
 February 5, 2065 |
 November 24, 2068 |
 September 12, 2072 |
| 157 | ||||
 July 1, 2076 |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solar eclipse of 2011 November 25. |
- APOD December 2, 2011
- http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Nov25P.GIF
- www.space.com: Solar Eclipse Wows Lucky Skywatchers in New Zealand
