Solar eclipse of December 23, 1908 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Hybrid |
Gamma | −0.4985 |
Magnitude | 1.0024 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 12 s (0 min 12 s) |
Coordinates | 53°24′S 0°30′W / 53.4°S 0.5°W |
Max. width of band | 10 km (6.2 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 11:44:28 |
References | |
Saros | 140 (23 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9301 |
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, December 23, 1908,[1][2][3] with a magnitude of 1.0024. It was a hybrid event, with only a fraction of its path as total, and longer sections at the start and end as an annular eclipse. 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. Annularity was visible from Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil, while totality was visible only from southern Atlantic Ocean with no land.
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1908
- A total solar eclipse on January 3, 1908.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on January 18, 1908.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 14, 1908.
- An annular solar eclipse on June 28, 1908.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 13, 1908.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 7, 1908.
- A hybrid solar eclipse on December 23, 1908.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 6, 1905
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 10, 1912
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 11, 1901
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1916
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of December 17, 1899
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 28, 1917
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 22, 1919
Solar Saros 140
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1890
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1927
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 11, 1880
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 2, 1937
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 21, 1822
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 24, 1995
Solar eclipses of 1906–1909
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]
The partial solar eclipses on February 23, 1906 and August 20, 1906 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1906 to 1909 | ||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
115 | July 21, 1906 Partial |
−1.3637 | 120 | January 14, 1907 Total |
0.8628 | |
125 | July 10, 1907 Annular |
−0.6313 | 130 | January 3, 1908 Total |
0.1934 | |
135 | June 28, 1908 Annular |
0.1389 | 140 | December 23, 1908 Hybrid |
−0.4985 | |
145 | June 17, 1909 Hybrid |
0.8957 | 150 | December 12, 1909 Partial |
−1.2456 |
Saros 140
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 140, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 16, 1512. It contains total eclipses from July 21, 1656 through November 9, 1836; hybrid eclipses from November 20, 1854 through December 23, 1908; and annular eclipses from January 3, 1927 through December 7, 2485. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on June 1, 2774. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 11 at 4 minutes, 10 seconds on August 12, 1692, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 53 at 7 minutes, 35 seconds on November 15, 2449. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[5]
Series members 18–39 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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18 | 19 | 20 |
October 29, 1818 |
November 9, 1836 |
November 20, 1854 |
21 | 22 | 23 |
November 30, 1872 |
December 12, 1890 |
December 23, 1908 |
24 | 25 | 26 |
January 3, 1927 |
January 14, 1945 |
January 25, 1963 |
27 | 28 | 29 |
February 4, 1981 |
February 16, 1999 |
February 26, 2017 |
30 | 31 | 32 |
March 9, 2035 |
March 20, 2053 |
March 31, 2071 |
33 | 34 | 35 |
April 10, 2089 |
April 23, 2107 |
May 3, 2125 |
36 | 37 | 38 |
May 14, 2143 |
May 25, 2161 |
June 5, 2179 |
39 | ||
June 15, 2197 |
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
22 eclipse events between March 5, 1848 and July 30, 1935 | ||||
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March 5–6 | December 22–24 | October 9–11 | July 29–30 | May 17–18 |
108 | 110 | 112 | 114 | 116 |
March 5, 1848 |
July 29, 1859 |
May 17, 1863 | ||
118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
March 6, 1867 |
December 22, 1870 |
October 10, 1874 |
July 29, 1878 |
May 17, 1882 |
128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
March 5, 1886 |
December 22, 1889 |
October 9, 1893 |
July 29, 1897 |
May 18, 1901 |
138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
March 6, 1905 |
December 23, 1908 |
October 10, 1912 |
July 30, 1916 |
May 18, 1920 |
148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | |
March 5, 1924 |
December 24, 1927 |
October 11, 1931 |
July 30, 1935 |
References
- ^ "SAVANTS OBSERVE ECLIPSE". The Oshkosh Northwestern. Oshkosh, Wisconsin. 1908-12-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sky sharps watch eclipse". The Portsmouth Star. Portsmouth, Virginia. 1908-12-23. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scientists to view eclipse". The Pomona Progress. Pomona, California. 1908-12-23. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 140". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC