Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883
Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883 | |
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![]() An artist's depiction of the total solar eclipse, observed fromCaroline Atoll,Caroline Islands. | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | −0.425 |
Magnitude | 1.0634 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 358 s (5 min 58 s) |
Coordinates | 8°06′S144°36′W/ 8.1°S 144.6°W |
Max. width of band | 229 km (142 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 21:53:49 |
References | |
Saros | 136(30 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9241 |
A totalsolar eclipseoccurred on May 6, 1883. Asolar eclipseoccurs when theMoonpasses betweenEarthand theSun,thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon'sapparent diameteris 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. The path of totality fell across the southernPacific Oceanwith no major landfall. Partiality was visible from far easternAustraliaat sunrise, andNew Zealand,as well as westernSouth Americaand southernMexiconear sunset. This eclipse is a member ofSolar Saros 136,and its maximum duration was 5 minutes and 58.24 seconds.
Observations[edit]
An expedition of American astronomers traveled fromPerutoCaroline Islandaboard theUSSHartfordto observe the totalsolar eclipse.A French expedition also observed the eclipse from Caroline, and theUnited States Navymapped the atoll.[1]Johann Palisa,a member of the expedition, discovered an asteroid later that year which he namedCarolina"in remembrance of his visit to [the] island".[2]
Related eclipses[edit]
Saros 136[edit]
Solar Saros 136,repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. Theseriesstarted with partial solar eclipse on June 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721, through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 7.74 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's descending node.[3]
Series members 29–43 occur between 1865 and 2117 | ||
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29 | 30 | 31 |
![]() Apr 25, 1865 |
![]() May 6, 1883 |
![]() May 18, 1901 |
32 | 33 | 34 |
![]() May 29, 1919 |
![]() Jun 8, 1937 |
![]() Jun 20, 1955 |
35 | 36 | 37 |
![]() Jun 30, 1973 |
![]() Jul 11, 1991 |
![]() Jul 22, 2009 |
38 | 39 | 40 |
![]() Aug 2, 2027 |
![]() Aug 12, 2045 |
![]() Aug 24, 2063 |
41 | 42 | 43 |
![]() Sep 3, 2081 |
![]() Sep 14, 2099 |
![]() Sep 26, 2117 |
Notes[edit]
- ^Bryan, E.H. (1942).American Polynesia and the Hawaiian Chain.Honolulu: Tongg Publishing Company.
- ^Schmadel, L.D. (2000).Dictionary of Minor Planet Names(4th ed.). Berlin: Springer-Verlag Telos.ISBN3-540-66292-8.
- ^SEsaros136 at NASA.gov
References[edit]
- NASA graphic
- The Total Solar Eclipse of 16th April, 1893. Report on Results Obtained with the Slit Spectroscopes, by E. H. Hills, 1894, The Royal Society.
- Scientific American: The Solar Eclipse Of May 6, 1883,Professor C. S. Hastings, of the Johns Hopkins University, also includes many interesting details in his account of the trip
- The total solar eclipse of May 6, 1883,Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society,Vol. 44, p. 180[1]
- Some of the Meteorological Results of the Total Solar Eclipse of May 6, 1883,Nature 31, 601–601 (30 April 1885)[2]
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