Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
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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.
Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.213 |
Magnitude | 0.601 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 67.8°N 46.8°E / 67.8; 46.8 |
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 |
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]