A total solar eclipse occurred on January 3, 1908.[1][2][3][4] 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 was visible from Ebon Atoll in German New Guinea (now in Marshall Islands), British Western Pacific Territories (the part now belonging to Kiribati), Line Islands (now in Kiribati), Phoenix Islands (now in Kiribati) on January 4 (Saturday), and Costa Rica on January 3 (Friday). The green line means eclipse begins or ends at sunrise or sunset. The magenta line means mid eclipse at sunrise or sunset, or northern or southern penumbra limits. The green point means eclipse obscuration of 50%. The blue line means umbral northern and southern limits.
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[6]
This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 130, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 73 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 20, 1096. It contains total eclipses from April 5, 1475 through July 18, 2232. There are no annular eclipses in the series. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on October 25, 2394. The longest duration of totality was 6 minutes, 41 seconds on July 11, 1619. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s descending node.[7]
This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
^"Obscured by the clouds". The Journal and Tribune. Knoxville, Tennessee. 1908-01-04. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Clouds hide eclipse; many are disappointmented". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. 1908-01-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
^"FLINT ISLAND PARTY VIEWS SUN ECLIPSE". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1908-01-04. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
^"The sun's obscuration". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1908-01-04. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-11-01 – via Newspapers.com.
^Powerhouse Museum. "Solar Eclipse, Flint Island, Kiribati, 1908". Powerhouse Museum, Australia. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
^van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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A total solar eclipse occurred on January 3 1908 1 2 3 4 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 was visible from Ebon Atoll in German New Guinea now in Marshall Islands British Western Pacific Territories the part now belonging to Kiribati Line Islands now in Kiribati Phoenix Islands now in Kiribati on January 4 Saturday and Costa Rica on January 3 Friday The green line means eclipse begins or ends at sunrise or sunset The magenta line means mid eclipse at sunrise or sunset or northern or southern penumbra limits The green point means eclipse obscuration of 50 The blue line means umbral northern and southern limits Solar eclipse of January 3 1908MapType of eclipseNatureTotalGamma0 1934Magnitude1 0437Maximum eclipseDuration254 sec 4 m 14 s Coordinates11 48 S 145 06 W 11 8 S 145 1 W 11 8 145 1Max width of band149 km 93 mi Times UTC Greatest eclipse21 45 22ReferencesSaros130 46 of 73 Catalog SE5000 9299 Contents 1 Observations 2 Related eclipses 2 1 Solar eclipses 1906 1909 2 2 Saros 130 2 3 Inex series 3 Notes 4 ReferencesObservations editThe eclipse was observed by astronomer William Wallace Campbell of Lick Observatory viewed from Flint Island Kiribati 5 nbsp Related eclipses editSolar eclipses 1906 1909 edit This eclipse is a member of a semester series An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours a semester at alternating nodes of the Moon s orbit 6 Solar eclipse series sets from 1906 1909Ascending node Descending node115 July 21 1906 nbsp Partial 120 January 14 1907 nbsp Total125 July 10 1907 nbsp Annular 130 January 3 1908 nbsp Total135 June 28 1908 nbsp Annular 140 December 23 1908 nbsp Hybrid145 June 17 1909 nbsp Hybrid 150 December 12 1909 nbsp PartialSaros 130 edit This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 130 repeating every 18 years 11 days containing 73 events The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 20 1096 It contains total eclipses from April 5 1475 through July 18 2232 There are no annular eclipses in the series The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on October 25 2394 The longest duration of totality was 6 minutes 41 seconds on July 11 1619 All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon s descending node 7 Series members 43 56 between 1853 and 230043 44 45 nbsp November 30 1853 nbsp December 12 1871 nbsp December 22 188946 47 48 nbsp January 3 1908 nbsp January 14 1926 nbsp January 25 194449 50 51 nbsp February 5 1962 nbsp February 16 1980 nbsp February 26 199852 53 54 nbsp March 9 2016 nbsp March 20 2034 nbsp March 30 205255 56 57 nbsp April 11 2070 nbsp April 21 2088 nbsp May 3 210658 59 60 nbsp May 14 2124 nbsp May 25 2142 nbsp June 4 216061 62 63 nbsp June 16 2178 nbsp June 26 2196 nbsp July 8 221464 65 66 nbsp July 18 2232 nbsp July 30 2250 nbsp August 9 226867 nbsp August 20 2286Inex series edit This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle repeating at alternating nodes every 358 synodic months 10 571 95 days or 29 years minus 20 days Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month period of perigee However groupings of 3 inex cycles 87 years minus 2 months comes close 1 151 02 anomalistic months so eclipses are similar in these groupings Inex series members between 1901 and 2100 nbsp January 3 1908 Saros 130 nbsp December 13 1936 Saros 131 nbsp November 23 1965 Saros 132 nbsp November 3 1994 Saros 133 nbsp October 14 2023 Saros 134 nbsp September 22 2052 Saros 135 nbsp September 3 2081 Saros 136 Notes edit Obscured by the clouds The Journal and Tribune Knoxville Tennessee 1908 01 04 p 8 Retrieved 2023 11 01 via Newspapers com Clouds hide eclipse many are disappointmented St Louis Globe Democrat St Louis Missouri 1908 01 04 p 1 Retrieved 2023 11 01 via Newspapers com FLINT ISLAND PARTY VIEWS SUN ECLIPSE The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco California 1908 01 04 p 6 Retrieved 2023 11 01 via Newspapers com The sun s obscuration The Daily Telegraph Sydney New South Wales Australia 1908 01 04 p 10 Retrieved 2023 11 01 via Newspapers com Powerhouse Museum Solar Eclipse Flint Island Kiribati 1908 Powerhouse Museum Australia Retrieved 11 March 2016 van Gent R H Solar and Lunar Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles Utrecht University Retrieved 6 October 2018 Saros Series catalog of solar eclipses NASA References editEarth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak NASA GSFC Google interactive map Besselian elements Photo of Solar Corona January 3 1908 nbsp 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