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Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, October 3, 1986, with a magnitude of 1. It was a hybrid event, with only a fraction of its path as total, and longer sections at the start and end as an annular eclipse. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality occurred for a very short time (calculated at 0.08 seconds) in an area in the Atlantic Ocean, just east of the southern tip of Greenland. The path, on the surface of the Earth, was a narrow, tapered, horse-shoe, and visible only from a thin strip between Iceland and Greenland. At maximum eclipse the solar elevation was about 6°. The path width was just about 800 meters wide.
Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Hybrid |
Gamma | 0.9931 |
Magnitude | 1 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 0 s (0 min 0 s) |
Coordinates | 59.9°N 37.1°W / 59.9; -37.1 |
Max. width of band | 1 km (0.62 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 19:06:15 |
References | |
Saros | 124 (53 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9479 |
This eclipse was the last central eclipse of saros 124 and the only hybrid eclipse of that saros.