Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898

Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.5079
Magnitude	1.0244
Maximum eclipse
Duration	141 s (2 min 21 s)
Coordinates	9.5°N 63.6°E / 9.5; 63.6
Max. width of band	96 km (60 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	7:19:12
References
Saros	139 (23 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9275

A total solar eclipse occurred on January 22, 1898. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. It was visible across central Africa, and into India and Asia.

Observations

1.5 second exposure	9 second exposure
Wide view of streamers with the planet Venus
Sketch

Related eclipses

It is part of solar Saros 139.

References

• NASA graphic
  • Googlemap
  • NASA Besselian elements
• Total Eclipses of the Sun, By Mabel Loomis Todd, 1894, new and revised edition by David P. Todd, 1900. [1]
• The Indian eclipse, 1898 : report of the expeditions organized by the British Astronomical Association to observe the total solar eclipse of 1898 January 22 / edited by E. Walter Maunder.
• The Indian eclipse, 1898: report of the expeditions organized by the British By Edward Walter Maunder, British Astronomical Association
• Photo of Solar Corona January 22, 1898