Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.213 |
Magnitude | 0.601 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 67°48′N 46°48′E / 67.8°N 46.8°E |
Times (UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 19:25:17 |
Greatest eclipse | 21:17:18 |
(P4) Partial end | 23:06:57 |
References | |
Saros | 118 (68 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9532 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 1, 2011. 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. This eclipse is the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011, July 1, 2011, and November 25, 2011.
The eclipse was special since it occurred around midnight in Utsjoki, Finland, and Finnmark, Norway, partially obscuring midnight sun.
Images
Animated path
- End of the eclipse seen from Tromsø, Norway
- From Kautokeino, Norway at 21:42 UTC
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2011–2014
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. Note: Partial solar eclipses on January 4, 2011, and July 1, 2011, occur in the previous semester series.
Solar eclipse series sets from 2011–14 | ||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||
Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
118 | June 1, 2011 Partial |
123 | November 25, 2011 Partial | |
128 Middlegate, Nevada |
May 20, 2012 Annular |
133 Ellis Beach, Queensland |
November 13, 2012 Total | |
138 Churchills Head, Australia |
May 10, 2013 Annular |
143 Partial from Accra, Ghana |
November 3, 2013 Hybrid | |
148 | April 29, 2014 Annular |
153 Partial from Minneapolis |
October 23, 2014 Partial |
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
21 eclipse events between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087 | ||||
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May 31 – June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
118 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
June 1, 2011 |
March 20, 2015 |
January 6, 2019 |
October 25, 2022 |
August 12, 2026 |
128 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
June 1, 2030 |
March 20, 2034 |
January 5, 2038 |
October 25, 2041 |
August 12, 2045 |
138 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
May 31, 2049 |
March 20, 2053 |
January 5, 2057 |
October 24, 2060 |
August 12, 2064 |
148 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
May 31, 2068 |
March 19, 2072 |
January 6, 2076 |
October 24, 2079 |
August 13, 2083 |
157 | ||||
June 1, 2087 |
References
External links
- Shadow and Substance: Partial Eclipse of the Sun June 1, 2011
- Midnight's Solar Eclipse APOD 2011/6/3
- SpaceWeather Gallery for partial solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
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