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Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on August 20–21, 1971. 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. It was visible near sunrise on August 21 over parts of Australia.

Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.2659
Magnitude0.508
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates61°42′S 135°24′E / 61.7°S 135.4°E / -61.7; 135.4
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse22:39:31
References
Saros154 (4 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9445

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses of 1968–1971 edit

This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1968 to 1971
Ascending node   Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
119  
1968 March 28
Partial		 −1.03704 124  
1968 September 22
Total		 0.94507
129  
1969 March 18
Annular		 −0.27037 134  
1969 September 11
Annular		 0.22014
139  
1970 March 7
Total		 0.44728 144  
1970 August 31
Annular		 −0.53640
149  
1971 February 25
Partial		 1.11876 154  
1971 August 20
Partial		 −1.26591
A partial solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 occurs in the next lunar year set.

References edit

  1. ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.

External links edit

  • Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
    • Google interactive map
    • Besselian elements
 
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