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  2. Solar eclipse of March 29, 2006 - Wikipedia

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    139 (29 of 71) Catalog # (SE5000) 9521. A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, [1][2][3] with a magnitude of 1.0515. 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.

  3. Solar eclipse of May 20, 1947 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 20, 1947, with a magnitude of 1.0557. 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 ...

  4. List of solar eclipses in the 20th century - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Total solar eclipse of June 8, 1937, from Kanton Island. During the 20th century, there were 228 solar eclipses of which 78 were partial, 73 were annular, 71 were total and 6 were hybrids between total and annular eclipses. Of these, two annular and three total eclipses were non-central, [ 1 ] in the sense that the very center (axis ...

  5. 1973 Concorde eclipse flight - Wikipedia

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    On 30 June 1973, the supersonic jet Concorde 001 intercepted the path of a total solar eclipse and followed the path of totality as it crossed Africa. This feat allowed the passengers to experience a total solar eclipse for 74 minutes, the longest-ever total eclipse observation. Five experiments were carried out during the flight, but they have ...

  6. Solar eclipse of October 12, 1958 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, October 12, 1958, [1] with a magnitude of 1.0608. 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 ...

  7. Photos of people looking at solar eclipses from 1907 to the ...

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    Photos of people looking at solar eclipses from 1907 to the present day. Dylan Stableford. March 30, 2024 at 7:14 AM. 1927: A London schoolteacher instructs his students not to view the sun with ...

  8. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season in its new moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of Earth's orbit. [1]

  9. Solar eclipse of June 20, 1955 - Wikipedia

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    Solar eclipse of June 20, 1955. A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, June 20, 1955, [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] with a magnitude of 1.0776. 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.