A total solar eclipse occurred on August 29, 1867. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Totality occurred across central Argentina and the southern Atlantic ocean.
| Solar eclipse of August 29, 1867 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | −0.794 |
| Magnitude | 1.0344 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 171 s (2 min 51 s) |
| Coordinates | 41°06′S 34°54′W / 41.1°S 34.9°W |
| Max. width of band | 189 km (117 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 13:13:07 |
| References | |
| Saros | 123 (45 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9205 |
Observations edit
José J. Vergara and Luis Grosch observed the eclipse from a small hill close to Santiago.[1]
Related eclipses edit
It is a part of solar Saros 123.
References edit
- ^ L. Grosch (1869). "Beobachtung der Sonnenfinsterniss am 29. August 1867". Astronomische Nachrichten. 73 (9): 137–138. Bibcode:1869AN.....73..137G. doi:10.1002/asna.18690730903.
- NASA chart graphics
- Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
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