Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973
The solar eclipse of June 30, 1973 was a relatively long total solar eclipse for the northeast of South America and large parts of North Africa . The totality zone ran over Guyana , Suriname and the Atlantic , then over Mauritania , Mali , Niger , Chad , Sudan , Uganda and Kenya .
It began around 9 a.m. UT over Guyana and peaked at 11:38 a.m. over Sudan . As a partial eclipse , it could be observed in eastern South America, in southern Europe , in almost all of Africa and in the Middle East . It belonged to the Saros cycle 136 and its gamma value (with respect to the center of the earth ) was −0.08.
A special feature was the maximum duration of the totality of over 7 minutes, which will only occur again in the years 2150 and 2168 (see solar eclipses of the 22nd century ).
literature
- Stars and Space May 1973
- Austrian celestial calendar 1973
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Previous solar eclipses:
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Later solar eclipses:
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| July 22, 1971 (partial) |
August 20, 1971 (partial) |
January 16, 1972 (circular) |
July 10, 1972 (total) |
January 4, 1973 (circular) |
June 30, 1973 (total) |
December 24, 1973 (circular) |
June 20, 1974 (total) |
December 13, 1974 (partial) |
May 11, 1975 (partial) |
November 3, 1975 (partial) |
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