Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
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A total solar eclipse took place on Sunday, November 23, 2003,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0379. 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. It was visible from a corridor in the Antarctic region. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including the southern tip of South America and most of Australia.
Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | −0.9638 |
Magnitude | 1.0379 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 117 s (1 min 57 s) |
Coordinates | 72.7°S 88.4°E / -72.7; 88.4 |
Max. width of band | 495 km (308 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 22:50:22 |
References | |
Saros | 152 (12 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9516 |
For most solar eclipses the path of totality moves eastwards. In this case the path moved south and then west round Antarctica.