Solar eclipse of September 21, 1903
Solar eclipse of September 21, 1903 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | -0.8967 |
Magnitude | 1.0316 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 132 sec (2 m 12 s) |
Coordinates | 58°00′S 77°12′E / 58°S 77.2°E |
Max. width of band | 241 km (150 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 4:39:52 |
References | |
Saros | 123 (47 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9289 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on September 21, 1903. 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.
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1902-1907
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.
Descending node | Ascending node | |||
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108 | April 8, 1902 Partial |
118 | March 29, 1903 Annular | |
123 | September 21, 1903 Total |
128 | March 17, 1904 Annular | |
133 | September 9, 1904 Total |
138 | March 6, 1905 Annular | |
143 | August 30, 1905 Total |
148 | February 23, 1906 Partial | |
153 | August 20, 1906 Partial |
Notes
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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