Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992
Solar eclipse of January 4, 1992 | |
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Animation of the annular solar eclipse of Jan. 4, 1992 |
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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 |
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.