Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005
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The solar eclipse that took place on October 3, 2005 was an annular eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 0.958 that was visible from a narrow corridor through the Iberian peninsula and Africa. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including all of Europe, Africa and southwestern Asia.
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[edit] Notable times and coordinates
| Event | Time (UTC) |
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| Beginning of the general eclipse | 3:53:56 |
| Beginning of the total eclipse | 18:40:59 |
| Beginning of the central eclipse | 19:45:03 |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:31:42 |
| End of the central eclipse | 2:18:36 |
| End of the total eclipse | 1:22:35 |
| End of the general eclipse | 24:27:52 |
[edit] Type of the eclipse
| Nature of the eclipses | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.3306 |
| Magnitude | 0.9576 |
| Duration at greatest eclipse point | 271 s (4 min 31 s) at 10:31:42 UTC, in Sudan: |
| Maximum width of band | 162.2 km |
[edit] References
- Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 3". NASA, September 2005.
[edit] External links
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| Previous eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2005 April 8 (hybrid) |
Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005 (annular) |
Next eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2006 March 29 (total) |
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| Previous annular eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2003 May 31 |
Next annular eclipse: Solar eclipse of 2006 September 22 |
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