Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992

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Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992
Animation of the annular solar eclipse of Jan. 4, 1992
Animation of the annular solar eclipse of Jan. 4, 1992
classification
Type Ring-shaped
area Pacific Ocean , northeast Australia , New Guinea , western North America
Annular: Pacific Ocean , California
Saros cycle 141 (22 of 70)
Gamma value +0.4093
Greatest eclipse
Duration 11 minutes 40.9 seconds
place Middle of the Pacific Ocean
location 1 ° 0 ′  N , 169 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 1 ° 0 ′  N , 169 ° 42 ′  W
time January 4, 1992 11:04:38   UT
size 0.9179

The annular solar eclipse of January 4, 1992 , ran the central line across the Pacific Ocean. On land there were only tiny Pacific islands in the central zone and the extreme west of California . The Californians experienced a setting fire ring in the evening. The large area of ​​partial visibility was also extremely unfavorable during this solar eclipse. In East Asia and Australia, during sunrise and in the east of North America during sunset, mostly with a low degree of coverage. Really cheap observation locations were only available in the middle of the Pacific Ocean during this solar eclipse .

This solar eclipse belongs to the Saros cycle 141, which will include a total of 70 eclipses. Saros 141 started on May 19, 1613 with a small partial solar eclipse in Siberia . The first eclipses were 7 partial in the northern hemisphere. This is followed by 41 annular solar eclipses. The conclusion is formed by 22 partial eclipses in the southern hemisphere of the earth. The cycle ends on June 13, 2857 with a small partial solar eclipse in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, far south of India.

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