Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906

Summary

A partial solar eclipse occurred on February 23, 1906.[1][2][3] 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.

Solar eclipse of February 23, 1906
Map
Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma−1.2479
Magnitude0.5386
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates71°24′S 170°18′W / 71.4°S 170.3°W / -71.4; -170.3
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse7:43:20
References
Saros148 (15 of 75)
Catalog # (SE5000)9294

Related eclipses edit

Solar eclipses 1902–1907 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.[4]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1902 to 1907
Descending node   Ascending node
108 April 8, 1902
 
Partial
113 October 1, 1902
118 March 29, 1903
 
Annular
123 September 21, 1903
 
Total
128 March 17, 1904
 
Annular
133 September 9, 1904
 
Total
138 March 6, 1905
 
Annular
143 August 30, 1905
 
Total
148 February 23, 1906
 
Partial
153 August 20, 1906
 
Partial

Notes edit

  1. ^ "Page 37". The Albury Banner, Wodonga Express and Riverina Stock Journal. Albury, New South Wales, Australia. 1906-02-23. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Partial eclipse of the sun". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1906-02-24. p. 12. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Partial sun eclipse". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia. 1906-02-24. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 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.

References edit

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


External links edit