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The eclipse was part of Saros series 136, descending node, as was the solar eclipse of July 11, 1991, which was slightly longer, lasting up to 6 minutes 53.08 seconds (previous eclipses of the same saros series on June 30, 1973, and June 20, 1955, were longer, lasting 7 min 03.55 and 7 min 07.74, respectively).
[1] At this point, the longest measured duration in which the Moon completely covered the Sun, known as totality, was during the solar eclipse of July 22, 2009. This total solar eclipse had a maximum duration of 6 minutes and 38.86 seconds. The longest possible duration of a total solar eclipse is 7 minutes and 32 seconds.
From 1900 to 2100, the state of Michigan will have recorded a total of 87 solar eclipses, four of which are annular eclipses and four of which are total eclipses. One annular solar eclipse occurred on May 10, 1994, and the remaining three will occur on June 11, 2048; July 1, 2057; and July 23, 2093.
22 July 2009: the longest-lasting total solar eclipse of the 21st century occurs. The year 2009 involved numerous significant scientific events and discoveries, some of which are listed below. 2009 was designated the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations. [1]
The eclipse peaked in Washington about 11:30 a.m. With mostly sunny skies, Tri-Citians dusted off their filtered glasses to view the first total North American solar eclipse in nearly seven years ...
One of the top astronomical happenings of 2021 will unfold in the early morning sky on Wednesday as the Earth, moon and sun align perfectly to create a total lunar eclipse. This will be the first ...
July 2009 crimes (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "July 2009 events" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009; U.
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, July 7, 2009, [1] with an umbral magnitude of −0.9116. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened.