Solar eclipse of December 23, 447
| Solar eclipse of December 23, 447 | |
|---|---|
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| classification | |
| Type | Total |
| area |
Atlantic , Europe Total: Atlantic , Portugal , Spain , France , Germany |
| Saros cycle | 97 (19 of 71) |
| Gamma value | 0.5984 |
| Greatest eclipse | |
| Duration | 3 minutes 2 seconds |
| place | Atlantic |
| location | 35 ° 36 ′ N , 21 ° 18 ′ E |
| size | 1.0355 |
The solar eclipse of December 23, 447 was a total solar eclipse that was visible in large parts of Europe.
description
The umbra area began on the east coast of North America near Prince Edward Island , crossed the Atlantic, then met Europe around noon near Portugal, then passed Spain, France and Germany and finally ended in the Baltic Sea, near Gotland . The darkness belongs to the Saros cycle 97.
Historical observations
Hydatius von Aquae Flaviae , who lived near Chaves in Portugal, reports on this solar eclipse and another on July 19, 418 . Since two solar eclipses with the same time interval did not occur a second time at this location, this solar eclipse allows an unequivocal, absolute dating.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Total Solar Eclipse of 447 December 23 NASA. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Veronica Wieser: The Chronicle of Hydatius , in Matthew Gabriele, James T. Palmer (Eds.): Apocalypse and Reform from late antiquity to the middle ages , Routledge 2019, ISBN 978-1-138-68402-7
- ↑ Franz Krojer: How to simply refute Illig with eclipses. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Dieter B. Herrmann : The astronomical foundations of chronology , page 38
