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Solar eclipses are grouped by their saros number, each series lasts between 1200 and 1600 years and contains from 69 to 87 solar eclipses (most often 70 to 73).Solar eclipses in odd series exist at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit, and even series occur at the descending nodes.
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 4, 2011, [1] [2] [3] with a magnitude of 0.8576. 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 solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Below is a complete list of total and annular eclipses visible anywhere within the modern extent of the United Kingdom between AD 1 and AD 2090 [1] and a description of forthcoming partial solar eclipses visible in Britain in the next fifteen years or so. [2]
(Innovation News Daily) Archived 2012-01-17 at the Wayback Machine The wildlife trade monitor group Traffic reports that more ivory was seized in 2011 than in any year since 1989. Around 23 tonnes (51,000 lb) of ivory – representing at least 2,500 dead elephants – were intercepted in 13 operations, mostly in shipments intended for the Asian ...
Disasters and accidents 39 people are killed in South Africa and thousands of homes are destroyed in Mozambique following widespread flooding. (Reuters) Hundreds of people are hospitalised after an extreme cold spell in northern Vietnam that has also killed thousands of cows and buffaloes. (Straits Times) International relations The President of Armenia accuses Turkey of "destroying" a bid to ...
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Friday, November 25, 2011, [1] [2] [3] 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 total lunar eclipse can last up to nearly two hours, while a total solar eclipse lasts only a few minutes at any given place, because the Moon's shadow is smaller. Occurring about 4.8 days after apogee (on December 5, 2011, at 20:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.