Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
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A partial solar eclipse
occurred on November 25, 2011.
This eclipse was visible across Antarctica in its summer
24 hour day sunlight, and New Zealand
near sunset with less than 20% of the sun obscured. Parts of the western Antarctic Peninsula
experienced nearly 90% obscuration of the sun.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011
, June 1, 2011
, and July 1, 2011
.
Solar eclipse
As seen from the Earth, a solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the Sun as viewed from a location on Earth. This can happen only during a new moon, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth. At least...
occurred on November 25, 2011.
This eclipse was visible across Antarctica in its summer
Summer
Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons, between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice, the days are longest and the nights are shortest, with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice...
24 hour day sunlight, and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
near sunset with less than 20% of the sun obscured. Parts of the western Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
experienced nearly 90% obscuration of the sun.
This was the last of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011
Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
The solar eclipse of January 4, 2011 was a partial eclipse of the Sun that was visible after sunrise over most of Europe , northwestern and South Asia. It ended at sunset over eastern Asia...
, June 1, 2011
Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
A partial solar eclipse occurred on June 1, 2011. This eclipse is the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, 2011, July 1, 2011, and November 25, 2011....
, and July 1, 2011
Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011
A partial solar eclipse occurred on July 1, 2011. This is the first solar eclipse of saros series 156, only visible as a partial solar eclipse in a small area south of South Africa and north of Antarctica. At greatest eclipse, the magnitude is just 0.097. It is the first new saros series to begin...
.
Related eclipses
It is proceeded to the total lunar eclipse on December 10, 2011December 2011 lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will take place on December 10, 2011. It will be the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2011, the first having occurred on June 15.- Visibility :...
External links
- http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Nov25P.GIF
- www.space.com: Solar Eclipse Wows Lucky Skywatchers in New Zealand