Solar eclipse of November 22, 1900
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma−0.2245
Magnitude0.9421
Maximum eclipse
Duration402 sec (6 m 42 s)
Coordinates33°06′S 64°48′E / 33.1°S 64.8°E / -33.1; 64.8
Max. width of band220 km (140 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse7:19:43
References
Saros131 (44 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9282

An annular solar eclipse occurred on November 22, 1900.[1][2] 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring).[3] An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide.[3] The Hopkinsville Kentuckian incorrectly claimed that it would pass over Austria.[4] At the time, it was claimed by Ira D. Hicks that the conjunction would "greatly increase atmospheric, electrical and seismic perturbations during the reactionary period, 21st to 23d".[5] Viewers in Australia were advised to view the Sun through smoked glass, "prepared by holding it over the flame of an ordinary wax candle or vesta".[6] It was expected to be "of little importance to astronomers for scientific purposes, excepting in showing how accurately such events may now be predicted".[6]

This eclipse's path traveled east, beginning in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of southern Africa, traversing the continent, and passing through the Indian Ocean[7] before terminating in Australia, in northeast Queensland.[8] Outside the center of its path, the section of the Earth from which it was visible included locations in Africa such as the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Pretoria,[8] and the south end of Madagascar.[3] On the eastern portion of the path, it passed over the southern portion of the Philippine islands.[2]

It appeared in some form over all of Australia,[6] although only partially visible in most of it.[9] It entered near Shark Bay[3] and was partially visible in Adelaide.[3] It was observed clearly from Melbourne, where it was seen "under favorable conditions, the sky being cloudless".[10] Elsewhere in Australia, newspapers reported that it was seen from Rydal[11] and Murrumburrah in New South Wales.[12] An observer in Perth said that it was "distinctly visible", as "the sky was quite clear owing to the dimness of the sun's light. Persons out of doors could not fail to notice the eclipse."[13] The Government Astronomer, W. E. Cooke, said that "in the streets it was observed by numbers of people with the aid of a piece of smoked or neutral tinted glass, and at the Observatory the exact times of commencement and finish were noted with the aid of the large equatorial".[14]

Solar eclipses 1898–1902

This eclipse is a member of the 1898–1902 solar eclipse 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.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1898–1902
Ascending node   Descending node
111December 13, 1898

Partial		 116June 8, 1899

Partial
121December 3, 1899

Annular		 126May 28, 1900

Total
131November 22, 1900

Annular		 136May 18, 1901

Total
141November 11, 1901

Annular		 146May 7, 1902

Partial
151October 31, 1902

Partial

Saros 131

It is a part of Saros cycle 131, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 1, 1125. It contains total eclipses from March 27, 1522 through May 30, 1612 and hybrid eclipses from June 10, 1630 through July 24, 1702, and annular eclipses from August 4, 1720 through June 18, 2243. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on September 2, 2369. The longest duration of totality was only 58 seconds on May 30, 1612. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s ascending node.

Series members 33–70 occur between 1702 and 2369
33 34 35

July 24, 1702
August 4, 1720
August 15, 1738
36 37 38

August 25, 1756
September 6, 1774
September 16, 1792
39 40 41

September 28, 1810
October 9, 1828
October 20, 1846
42 43 44

October 30, 1864
November 10, 1882
November 22, 1900
45 46 47

December 3, 1918
December 13, 1936
December 25, 1954
48 49 50

January 4, 1973
January 15, 1991
January 26, 2009
51 52 53

February 6, 2027
February 16, 2045
February 28, 2063
54 55 56

March 10, 2081
March 21, 2099
April 2, 2117
57 58 59

April 13, 2135
April 23, 2153
May 5, 2171
60 61 62

May 15, 2189
May 27, 2207
June 6, 2225
63 64 65

June 18, 2243
June 28, 2261
July 9, 2279
66 67 68

July 20, 2297
August 1, 2315
August 11, 2333
69 70

August 22, 2351
September 2, 2369

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Saros Series 131". Catalog of Solar Eclipses. NASA. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "AN ECLIPSE TO-DAY". Minneapolis Daily Times. Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1900-11-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "ECLIPSE OF THE SUN". South Australian Register. Adelaide, SA. 1900-11-22.
  4. ↑ "Page 4". Hopkinsville Kentuckian. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. 1900-11-20. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Forecast for November". The Missoula Democrat. Missoula, Montana. 1900-11-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 1 2 3 "Eclipse of the sun". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1900-11-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Eclipse of the Sun Tomorrow". The Plain Speaker. Hazleton, Pennsylvania. 1900-11-20. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-31 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "The Eclipse of the Sun". The Perthshire Advertiser, etc. Perth, Tayside, Scotland. 1900-11-21. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Page 4". The Macleay Chronicle. Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia. 1900-11-22. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Partial eclipse of the sun". The Age. Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia. 1900-11-23. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "ECLIPSE OF THE SUN". Lithgow Mercury. Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. 1900-11-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Brevities". The Evening News. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. 1900-11-24. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Eclipse of the Sun". The Albany Advertiser. Western Australia. 1900-11-23. p. 3.
  14. ↑ "YESTERDAY'S ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. THE GOVERNMENT ASTRONOMER'S OBSERVATIONS". The West Australian. Perth, Western Australia. 1900-11-23. p. 5.
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