Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999
| Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999 | |
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 Animation of the annular solar eclipse of February 16, 1999 |
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| classification | |
| Type | Ring-shaped |
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Indian Ocean , South Africa , Antarctica , Australia , Indonesia Annular: Indian Ocean, Australia |
| Saros cycle | 140 (28 of 71) |
| Gamma value | −0.4725 |
| Greatest eclipse | |
| Duration | 39.6 seconds |
| place | Indian Ocean |
| location | 39 ° 49 ′ S , 93 ° 53 ′ E |
| time | February 16, 1999 6:33:36 UT |
| size | 0.9928 |
The solar eclipse of February 16, 1999 was a ring-shaped eclipse that was predominantly perceptible in the southern hemisphere of the earth. Its central line began in the middle of the ocean south of South Africa, ran across the southern Indian Ocean and then right through Australia, and finally ended in the open sea south of New Guinea . In Australia the eclipse was practically only visible in the outback . The Australian city closest to the ring-shaped zone was Perth . As a partial eclipse , it could be seen on the one hand beyond the South Pole and on the other hand as far as the Philippines .
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Previous solar eclipses:
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Later solar eclipses:
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October 12, 1996 (partial) |
March 9, 1997 (total) |
September 2, 1997 (partial) |
February 26, 1998 (total) |
August 22, 1998 (ring-shaped) |
February 16, 1999 (circular) |
August 11, 1999 (total) |
February 5, 2000 (partial) |
July 1, 2000 (partial) |
July 31, 2000 (partial) |
December 25, 2000 (partial) |
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