Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011 | |
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Hinode/XRT footage of the eclipse | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.0536 |
Magnitude | 0.9047 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 68°36′S 82°24′W / 68.6°S 82.4°W |
Times (UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 4:23:14 |
Greatest eclipse | 6:21:24 |
(P4) Partial end | 8:17:16 |
References | |
Saros | 123 (53 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9534 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, November 25, 2011,[1][2] with a magnitude of 0.9047. 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 was visible across Antarctica in its summer 24-hour day sunlight, and New Zealand at sunset with less than 20% of the Sun obscured. Parts of the western Antarctic Peninsula experienced nearly 90% obscuration of the Sun, while South Africa and Tasmania experienced a very small partial eclipse. The eclipse belonged to Saros 123 and was number 53 of 70 eclipses in the series.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, June 1, and July 1.
It also follows the total lunar eclipse occurring on June 15 and precedes the total lunar eclipse occurring on December 10.
Images[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.
It proceeded the total lunar eclipse which occurred on December 10, 2011.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 7, 2008
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 6, 2019
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 20, 2002
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 30, 2020
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Solar Saros 123[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 5, 2029
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 15, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 4, 2040
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 24, 1925
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 25, 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.[3]
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 | ||||||
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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![]() 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 123[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 123, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on April 29, 1074. It contains annular eclipses from July 2, 1182 through April 19, 1651; hybrid eclipses from April 30, 1669 through May 22, 1705; and total eclipses from June 3, 1723 through October 23, 1957. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 31, 2318. 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 19 at 8 minutes, 7 seconds on November 9, 1398, and the longest duration of totality was produced by member 42 at 3 minutes, 27 seconds on July 27, 1813. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[4]
Series members 42–63 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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42 | 43 | 44 |
![]() July 27, 1813 |
![]() August 7, 1831 |
![]() August 18, 1849 |
45 | 46 | 47 |
![]() August 29, 1867 |
![]() September 8, 1885 |
![]() September 21, 1903 |
48 | 49 | 50 |
![]() October 1, 1921 |
![]() October 12, 1939 |
![]() October 23, 1957 |
51 | 52 | 53 |
![]() November 3, 1975 |
![]() November 13, 1993 |
![]() November 25, 2011 |
54 | 55 | 56 |
![]() December 5, 2029 |
![]() December 16, 2047 |
![]() December 27, 2065 |
57 | 58 | 59 |
![]() January 7, 2084 |
![]() January 19, 2102 |
![]() January 30, 2120 |
60 | 61 | 62 |
![]() February 9, 2138 |
![]() February 21, 2156 |
![]() March 3, 2174 |
63 | ||
![]() March 13, 2192 |
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 ascending node.
21 eclipse events, progressing from south to north between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076 | ||||
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July 1–2 | April 19–20 | February 5–7 | November 24–25 | September 12–13 |
117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
![]() July 1, 2000 |
![]() April 19, 2004 |
![]() February 7, 2008 |
![]() November 25, 2011 |
![]() September 13, 2015 |
127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
![]() July 2, 2019 |
![]() April 20, 2023 |
![]() February 6, 2027 |
![]() November 25, 2030 |
![]() September 12, 2034 |
137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
![]() July 2, 2038 |
![]() April 20, 2042 |
![]() February 5, 2046 |
![]() November 25, 2049 |
![]() September 12, 2053 |
147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
![]() July 1, 2057 |
![]() April 20, 2061 |
![]() February 5, 2065 |
![]() November 24, 2068 |
![]() September 12, 2072 |
157 | 159 | 161 | 163 | 165 |
![]() July 1, 2076 |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
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- APOD December 2, 2011 APOD: 2011 December 2 - Solar Eclipse over Antarctica
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- ^ 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 123". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.