Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005
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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on October 3, 2005,[1][2] with a magnitude of 0.958. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring only 4.8 days after apogee (September 28, 2005), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. It was visible from a narrow corridor through the Iberian peninsula and Africa and Brazil. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including all of Europe, Africa and southwestern Asia. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 32 seconds and covering a broad path up to 162 km wide. The next solar eclipse in Africa occurred just 6 months later.
Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | 0.3306 |
Magnitude | 0.9576 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 272 s (4 min 32 s) |
Coordinates | 12.9°N 28.7°E / 12.9; 28.7 |
Max. width of band | 162 km (101 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 3:53:56 |
(U1) Total begin | 18:40:59 |
Greatest eclipse | 10:32:47 |
(U4) Total end | 1:22:35 |
(P4) Partial end | 24:27:52 |
References | |
Saros | 134 (43 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9520 |
It was the 43rd eclipse of the 134th Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on June 22, 1248, and will conclude with a partial eclipse on August 6, 2510.