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Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995

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Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma−0.3382
Magnitude0.9497
Maximum eclipse
Duration397 s (6 min 37 s)
Coordinates4°48′S 79°24′W / 4.8°S 79.4°W / -4.8; -79.4
Max. width of band196 km (122 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse17:33:20
References
Saros138 (30 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9497

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, April 29, 1995, with a magnitude of 0.9497. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible in Peru, southeastern Ecuador, southeastern Colombia and Brazil.

[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Images[edit]

Observations[edit]

A team of NASA's Johnson Space Center observed the annular eclipse near Puinahua District in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The weather was clear and the observations were successful.[8]

Related eclipses[edit]

Eclipses in 1995[edit]

Metonic[edit]

Tzolkinex[edit]

Half-Saros[edit]

Tritos[edit]

Solar Saros 138[edit]

Inex[edit]

Triad[edit]

Solar eclipses of 1993–1996[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.[9]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1993 to 1996
Descending node   Ascending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
118 May 21, 1993

Partial 		1.1372 123 November 13, 1993

Partial 		−1.0411
128

Partial in Bismarck, ND, USA 		May 10, 1994

Annular 		0.4077 133

Totality in Bolivia 		November 3, 1994

Total 		−0.3522
138 April 29, 1995

Annular 		−0.3382 143

Totality in Dundlod, India 		October 24, 1995

Total 		0.3518
148 April 17, 1996

Partial 		−1.058 153 October 12, 1996

Partial 		1.1227

Saros 138[edit]

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 138, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 6, 1472. It contains annular eclipses from August 31, 1598 through February 18, 2482; a hybrid eclipse on March 1, 2500; and total eclipses from March 12, 2518 through April 3, 2554. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on July 11, 2716. 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 annularity was produced by member 23 at 8 minutes, 2 seconds on February 11, 1869, and the longest duration of totality will be produced by member 61 at 56 seconds on April 3, 2554. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[10]

Series members 20–41 occur between 1801 and 2200:
20 21 22

January 10, 1815
January 20, 1833
February 1, 1851
23 24 25

February 11, 1869
February 22, 1887
March 6, 1905
26 27 28

March 17, 1923
March 27, 1941
April 8, 1959
29 30 31

April 18, 1977
April 29, 1995
May 10, 2013
32 33 34

May 21, 2031
May 31, 2049
June 11, 2067
35 36 37

June 22, 2085
July 4, 2103
July 14, 2121
38 39 40

July 25, 2139
August 5, 2157
August 16, 2175
41

August 26, 2193

Metonic series[edit]

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.

21 eclipse events, progressing from north to south between July 11, 1953 and July 11, 2029
July 10–12 April 29–30 February 15–16 December 4–5 September 21–23
116 118 120 122 124

July 11, 1953
April 30, 1957
February 15, 1961
December 4, 1964
September 22, 1968
126 128 130 132 134

July 10, 1972
April 29, 1976
February 16, 1980
December 4, 1983
September 23, 1987
136 138 140 142 144

July 11, 1991
April 29, 1995
February 16, 1999
December 4, 2002
September 22, 2006
146 148 150 152 154

July 11, 2010
April 29, 2014
February 15, 2018
December 4, 2021
September 21, 2025
156 158 160 162 164

July 11, 2029

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hoy, eclipse solar parcial". La Prensa. Panama City, Panama, Panama. 1995-04-29. p. 44. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eclipse anular de sol causa entusiasmo y advertencias en Perú". El Nuevo Herald. Miami, Florida. 1995-04-29. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "AstroData". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 1995-04-29. p. 86. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UNH has another alternative paper". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 1995-04-30. p. 303. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Partial eclipse is seen at Deltona observatory". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. 1995-04-30. p. 283. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Annular eclipse in the limelight". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Michigan. 1995-04-30. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Peruvians see unusual eclipse". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. 1995-04-30. p. 17. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Paul D. Maley. "Ring Eclipse in the Amazon Rainforest". Eclipse Tours. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 138". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.

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