A total solar eclipse occurred on Wednesday, May 17, 1882. 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. In locations as of present or today, totality was visible in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Libya, Egypt (African part), Suez Canal, Egypt (Asian part), Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and East China Sea. Totality began in Burkina Faso and ended in East China Sea. Occurring 4.2 days after perigee (Perigee on May 13, 1882), the Moon’s apparent diameter was 0.9% larger than average.
A party of observers gathered in Egypt to watch the eclipse were greatly surprised when they observed a bright streak near to the Sun once totality began. By a remarkable coincidence, the eclipse had coincided with the perihelion passage of a Kreutz comet. The comet would otherwise have gone unnoticed—its sighting during the eclipse was the only observation of it. Photographs of the eclipse revealed that the comet had moved noticeably during the 1m50s eclipse, as would be expected for a comet racing past the Sun at almost 500 km/s. The comet is sometimes referred to as Tewfik, after Tewfik Pasha, the Khedive of Egypt at the time.[1]
Related eclipsesedit
Saros 126edit
It is a part of Saros cycle 126, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 10, 1179. It contains annular eclipses from June 4, 1323 through April 4, 1810, hybrid eclipses from April 14, 1828 through May 6, 1864 and total eclipses from May 17, 1882 through August 23, 2044. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on May 3, 2459. The longest duration of central eclipse (annular or total) was 6 minutes, 30 seconds of annularity on June 26, 1359. The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes, 36 seconds on July 10, 1972. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s descending node.
This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.
Solar saros 147: annular solar eclipse of August 4, 2111
Solar saros 148: total solar eclipse of July 4, 2122
Solar saros 149: total solar eclipse of June 3, 2133
Solar saros 150: annular solar eclipse of May 3, 2144
Solar saros 151: annular solar eclipse of April 2, 2155
Solar saros 152: total solar eclipse of March 2, 2166
Solar saros 153: annular solar eclipse of January 29, 2177
Solar saros 154: annular solar eclipse of December 29, 2187
Solar saros 155: total solar eclipse of November 28, 2198
In the 23rd century:
Solar saros 156: annular solar eclipse of October 29, 2209
Solar saros 157: annular solar eclipse of September 27, 2220
Solar saros 158: total solar eclipse of August 28, 2231
Solar saros 159: partial solar eclipse of July 28, 2242
Solar saros 160: partial solar eclipse of June 26, 2253
Solar saros 161: partial solar eclipse of May 26, 2264
Solar saros 162: partial solar eclipse of April 26, 2275
Solar saros 163: partial solar eclipse of March 25, 2286
Solar saros 164: partial solar eclipse of February 22, 2297
Notesedit
^Marsden, Brian G. (1967). "The sungrazing comet group". The Astronomical Journal. 72 (9): 1170–1183. Bibcode:1967AJ.....72.1170M. doi:10.1086/110396.
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A total solar eclipse occurred on Wednesday May 17 1882 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 In locations as of present or today totality was visible in Burkina Faso Ghana Niger Nigeria Chad Libya Egypt African part Suez Canal Egypt Asian part Gulf of Aqaba Saudi Arabia Iraq Iran Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan China and East China Sea Totality began in Burkina Faso and ended in East China Sea Occurring 4 2 days after perigee Perigee on May 13 1882 the Moon s apparent diameter was 0 9 larger than average Solar eclipse of May 17 1882MapType of eclipseNatureTotalGamma0 3269Magnitude1 02Maximum eclipseDuration110 s 1 min 50 s Coordinates38 24 N 61 36 E 38 4 N 61 6 E 38 4 61 6Max width of band72 km 45 mi Times UTC Greatest eclipse7 36 27ReferencesSaros126 40 of 72 Catalog SE5000 9239 Contents 1 Observations 2 Related eclipses 2 1 Saros 126 2 2 Tritos series 3 Notes 4 ReferencesObservations editA party of observers gathered in Egypt to watch the eclipse were greatly surprised when they observed a bright streak near to the Sun once totality began By a remarkable coincidence the eclipse had coincided with the perihelion passage of a Kreutz comet The comet would otherwise have gone unnoticed its sighting during the eclipse was the only observation of it Photographs of the eclipse revealed that the comet had moved noticeably during the 1m50s eclipse as would be expected for a comet racing past the Sun at almost 500 km s The comet is sometimes referred to as Tewfik after Tewfik Pasha the Khedive of Egypt at the time 1 nbsp Related eclipses editSaros 126 edit It is a part of Saros cycle 126 repeating every 18 years 11 days containing 72 events The series started with partial solar eclipse on March 10 1179 It contains annular eclipses from June 4 1323 through April 4 1810 hybrid eclipses from April 14 1828 through May 6 1864 and total eclipses from May 17 1882 through August 23 2044 The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on May 3 2459 The longest duration of central eclipse annular or total was 6 minutes 30 seconds of annularity on June 26 1359 The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes 36 seconds on July 10 1972 All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon s descending node Series members 42 52 occur between 1901 and 2100 42 43 44 nbsp June 8 1918 nbsp June 19 1936 nbsp June 30 1954 45 46 47 nbsp July 10 1972 nbsp July 22 1990 nbsp August 1 2008 48 49 50 nbsp August 12 2026 nbsp August 23 2044 nbsp September 3 2062 51 52 nbsp September 13 2080 nbsp September 25 2098 Tritos series edit This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months 3986 63 days or 11 years minus 1 month Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month period of perigee but groupings of 3 tritos cycles 33 years minus 3 months come close 434 044 anomalistic months so eclipses are similar in these groupings Series members between 1801 and 2100 nbsp December 21 1805 Saros 119 nbsp November 19 1816 Saros 120 nbsp October 20 1827 Saros 121 nbsp September 18 1838 Saros 122 nbsp August 18 1849 Saros 123 nbsp July 18 1860 Saros 124 nbsp June 18 1871 Saros 125 nbsp May 17 1882 Saros 126 nbsp April 16 1893 Saros 127 nbsp March 17 1904 Saros 128 nbsp February 14 1915 Saros 129 nbsp January 14 1926 Saros 130 nbsp December 13 1936 Saros 131 nbsp November 12 1947 Saros 132 nbsp October 12 1958 Saros 133 nbsp September 11 1969 Saros 134 nbsp August 10 1980 Saros 135 nbsp July 11 1991 Saros 136 nbsp June 10 2002 Saros 137 nbsp May 10 2013 Saros 138 nbsp April 8 2024 Saros 139 nbsp March 9 2035 Saros 140 nbsp February 5 2046 Saros 141 nbsp January 5 2057 Saros 142 nbsp December 6 2067 Saros 143 nbsp November 4 2078 Saros 144 nbsp October 4 2089 Saros 145 nbsp September 4 2100 Saros 146 In the 22nd century Solar saros 147 annular solar eclipse of August 4 2111 Solar saros 148 total solar eclipse of July 4 2122 Solar saros 149 total solar eclipse of June 3 2133 Solar saros 150 annular solar eclipse of May 3 2144 Solar saros 151 annular solar eclipse of April 2 2155 Solar saros 152 total solar eclipse of March 2 2166 Solar saros 153 annular solar eclipse of January 29 2177 Solar saros 154 annular solar eclipse of December 29 2187 Solar saros 155 total solar eclipse of November 28 2198 In the 23rd century Solar saros 156 annular solar eclipse of October 29 2209 Solar saros 157 annular solar eclipse of September 27 2220 Solar saros 158 total solar eclipse of August 28 2231 Solar saros 159 partial solar eclipse of July 28 2242 Solar saros 160 partial solar eclipse of June 26 2253 Solar saros 161 partial solar eclipse of May 26 2264 Solar saros 162 partial solar eclipse of April 26 2275 Solar saros 163 partial solar eclipse of March 25 2286 Solar saros 164 partial solar eclipse of February 22 2297Notes edit Marsden Brian G 1967 The sungrazing comet group The Astronomical Journal 72 9 1170 1183 Bibcode 1967AJ 72 1170M doi 10 1086 110396 References editNASA graphic Googlemap NASA Besselian elements Sketchs of Solar Corona May 17 1882 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solar eclipse of 1882 May 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Solar eclipse of May 17 1882 amp oldid 1218843429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
