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Solar eclipse of April 8, 1652






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Solar eclipse of April 8, 1652

Map

Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.7713
Magnitude1.0412
Maximum eclipse
Duration169 s (2 min 49 s)
Coordinates49°36′N 8°54′W / 49.6°N 8.9°W / 49.6; -8.9
Max. width of band213 km (132 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse10:22:28
References
Saros133 (25 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)8666

A total solar eclipse occurred on April 8, 1652. Template:Total solar eclipse summary

The path of totality intersected the United Kingdom, as well as passing just off the west coast of Norway.

Observations

Observed from Carrickfergus, Scotland, Dr. Wyberg wrote:

"[The Sun was reduced] to a very slender crescent of light, the Moon all at once threw herself within the margin of the solar disc with such agility that she seemed to revolve like an upper millstone, affording a pleasant spectacle of rotatory motion."[1]

Related eclipses

It is a part of solar Saros 133.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Solar Eclipse newsletter, April 2003

References

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