Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
| Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Partial from Tromsø, Norway | |
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.213 |
| Magnitude | 0.601 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 67°48′N 46°48′E / 67.8°N 46.8°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| (P1) Partial begin | 19:25:17 |
| Greatest eclipse | 21:17:18 |
| (P4) Partial end | 23:06:57 |
| References | |
| Saros | 118 (68 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9532 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, with a magnitude of 0.601. 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.
This eclipse is the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, July 1, and November 25. The eclipse belonged to Saros 118 and was number 68 of 72 eclipses in the series.
It also precedes the two total lunar eclipses occurring on June 15 and December 10.
The eclipse was special since it occurred around midnight in northern Fennoscandia and northern Russia partially obscuring the midnight sun. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Visibility[edit]
Animated path
Gallery[edit]
Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses of 2011[edit]
- A partial solar eclipse on January 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 25.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 10.
Metonic[edit]
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
Solar Saros 118[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098
Solar eclipses of 2011–2014[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]
The partial solar eclipses on January 4, 2011 and July 1, 2011 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2011 to 2014 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 Partial in Tromsø, Norway |
June 1, 2011 Partial |
1.21300 | 123 Hinode XRT footage |
November 25, 2011 Partial |
−1.05359 | |
128 Annularity in Red Bluff, CA, USA |
May 20, 2012 Annular |
0.48279 | 133 Totality in Mount Carbine, Queensland, Australia |
November 13, 2012 Total |
−0.37189 | |
138 Annularity in Churchills Head, Australia |
May 10, 2013 Annular |
−0.26937 | 143 Partial in Libreville, Gabon |
November 3, 2013 Hybrid |
0.32715 | |
148.jpg) Partial in Adelaide, Australia |
April 29, 2014 Annular (non-central) |
−0.99996 | 153 Partial in Minneapolis, MN, USA |
October 23, 2014 Partial |
1.09078 | |
Saros 118[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 118, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on May 24, 803 AD. It contains total eclipses from August 19, 947 AD through October 25, 1650; hybrid eclipses on November 4, 1668 and November 15, 1686; and annular eclipses from November 27, 1704 through April 30, 1957. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on July 15, 2083. 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 34 at 6 minutes, 59 seconds on May 16, 1398, and the longest duration of annularity was produced by member 59 at 1 minutes, 58 seconds on February 23, 1849. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[10]
| Series members 57–72 occur between 1801 and 2083: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 57 | 58 | 59 |
 February 1, 1813 |
 February 12, 1831 |
 February 23, 1849 |
| 60 | 61 | 62 |
 March 6, 1867 |
 March 16, 1885 |
 March 29, 1903 |
| 63 | 64 | 65 |
 April 8, 1921 |
 April 19, 1939 |
 April 30, 1957 |
| 66 | 67 | 68 |
 May 11, 1975 |
 May 21, 1993 |
June 1, 2011 |
| 69 | 70 | 71 |
 June 12, 2029 |
 June 23, 2047 |
 July 3, 2065 |
| 72 | ||
 July 15, 2083 | ||
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 between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2087 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31 – June 1 | March 19–20 | January 5–6 | October 24–25 | August 12–13 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
June 1, 2011 |
 March 20, 2015 |
 January 6, 2019 |
 October 25, 2022 |
 August 12, 2026 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 June 1, 2030 |
 March 20, 2034 |
 January 5, 2038 |
 October 25, 2041 |
 August 12, 2045 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 May 31, 2049 |
 March 20, 2053 |
 January 5, 2057 |
 October 24, 2060 |
 August 12, 2064 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
 May 31, 2068 |
 March 19, 2072 |
 January 6, 2076 |
 October 24, 2079 |
 August 13, 2083 |
| 158 | 160 | 162 | 164 | 166 |
 June 1, 2087 |
 October 24, 2098 |
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Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Malik, Tariq (2011-06-02). "Rare 'Midnight' Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Northern Skywatchers". Space.com.
- ^ Peralta, Eyder (2011-06-03). "Stunning: A Solar Eclipse At Midnight". NPR.
- ^ Fazekas, Andrew (2011-06-02). "Solar Eclipse at Midnight? Sun Smiles on Arctic Tonight". National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021.
- ^ Grossman, Lisa (2011-06-03). "Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in Arctic" – via Wired.
- ^ "Looking skyward". News-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. 2011-06-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Skywatch data". The Bangor Daily News. Bangor, Maine. 2011-06-01. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Weather Report". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York. 2011-06-01. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Plenty to see even with shorter nights". Kent County News. Chestertown, Maryland. 2011-06-02. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-10-18 – 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 118". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links[edit]
- Shadow and Substance: Partial Eclipse of the Sun June 1, 2011 Archived December 8, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Midnight's Solar Eclipse APOD 2011/6/3
- SpaceWeather Gallery for partial solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
- Report about the partial eclipse in Bratsk, Russia (in Russian)
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