Solar eclipse of August 22, 1998
| Solar eclipse of August 22, 1998 | |
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 Animation of the annular solar eclipse from 08/22/1998 |
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| classification | |
| Type | Ring-shaped |
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Southeast Asia , Australia , Pacific Ocean Annular: Indonesia , Southwest Pacific |
| Saros cycle | 135 (38 of 71) |
| Gamma value | −0.2644 |
| Greatest eclipse | |
| Duration | 3 minutes 13.9 seconds |
| place | Pacific Ocean , north of Papua New Guinea |
| location | 3 ° 0 ′ S , 145 ° 24 ′ E |
| time | Aug 22, 1998 6:33:36 UT |
| size | 0.9734 |
The solar eclipse of August 22, 1998 was an annular solar eclipse that was observed in Southeast Asia and Oceania . The central line ran through Sumatra , Malaysia , Brunei , Kalimantan and then further east in the Pacific, north past the islands of Sulawesi and New Guinea . Singapore was just south of the central zone. The darkness was partially visible in southeast China and all of Australia.
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Previous solar eclipses:
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Later solar eclipses:
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April 17, 1996 (partial) |
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) |
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