Solar eclipse of August 10, 1980
20th-century annular solar eclipse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of the orbit on August 10, 1980, centred over the Pacific Ocean. 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. Annularity was visible in Tabuaeran of Kiribati, Peru, Bolivia, northern Paraguay and Brazil. Occurring 5 days before apogee (Apogee on Friday, August 15, 1980), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. At greatest eclipse, the Sun was 79 degrees (4,470 arc-minutes, or 284,400 arc-seconds) above horizon.
Solar eclipse of August 10, 1980 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Annular |
Gamma | −0.1915 |
Magnitude | 0.9727 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 203 s (3 min 23 s) |
Coordinates | 4.6°N 108.9°W / 4.6; -108.9 |
Max. width of band | 100 km (62 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 19:12:21 |
References | |
Saros | 135 (37 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9465 |