how long is the longest possible solar eclipse
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Solar eclipse of July 16, 2186 This will be the longest total solar eclipse between the dates of 4000 BC and at least AD 8000 (12,000 years), lasting a maximum of 7 minutes, 29 seconds. The Earth being very near aphelion (furthest away from the Sun in its elliptical orbit, making its angular diameter nearly as small as possible).
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What Is a Total Lunar Eclipse? 7 Stages of the Eclipse. A Total Lunar Eclipse usually happens within a few hours. Totality can range anywhere from a few seconds to about 100 minutes. The July 26, 1953 Total Lunar Eclipse had one of the longest periods of totality in the 20th century - 100 minutes and 43 seconds.
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How long does an eclipse last? The shortest total solar eclipse for the period, 2,000 BCE to 3,000 CE was in the year 919 CE. It lasted for 9 seconds. The rate of occurrence for total eclipses of 7 minutes or longer, is 10 per millennium, or an average of one for every 100 years. The last occurred 6/20/1955 (7 minutes, 8 seconds).
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Royal Astronomical Society of New ZealandPlease note that we will be shortly changing our hosting plan. This will result in some  disruption to the site. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause! Eclipses 2017 Eclipses in 2016. There are four eclipses in 2016, two each of the Sun and moon. Four is the minimum number of eclipses there can be in a year. The first solar eclipse is on March 9, it is total with a path starting in the eastern Indian Ocean.here are four eclipses in 2016, two each of the Sun and moon. Four is the minimum number of eclipses there can be in a year. The first solar eclipse is on March 9, it is total with a path starting in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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Lecture 9: Eclipses of the Sun & Moon Total Solar Eclipses. 1  The Moon's umbral shadow is at most 267 km across on the Earth. 2  Totality lasts at most about 7.5 minutes, with the shadow sweeping rapidly west-to-east. 3  Only observers in the umbra see a total solar eclipse. 4  Observers in the penumbra see a partial solar eclipse. 5  Everyone else sees nothing.
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Solar Eclipses in History Greek astronomer Hipparchus used a solar eclipse to determine that the Moon was about 268,000 miles (429,000 km) away from the Earth. This is only about 11% more than what today’s scientists accept as the average distance between the Moon and the Earth.
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- bandito214 hours ago. Pretty close to it being 6 years, 6 months, 6 weeks and 6 days from the total solar eclipse this year, (Aug 21, 2017) to the next one on April 8, 2024 (I fudged out one of the extra leap year days) Who's gonna nit pick and ruin my fun. LOL!
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- Also, the point of longest eclipse for 2017 is just southeast of Carbondale at the geographic location of 37º 34’ 4.3” North latitude, 89º 06’ 10.0” West longitude. If you want to experience the very longest eclipse duration, you can’t go wrong at any spot on the centerline of eclipse near Carbondale.
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What Are Eclipses and Transits? A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon completely covers the Sun, as seen from Earth. Totality during such an eclipse can only be seen from a very small area on Earth. This area is usually about 100 miles (160 kms) wide and 10,000 miles (16,100 kms) long.
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- During the 100 years of the 20th Century (1901 - 2000), there were 228 solar eclipses. and 229 lunar ones, for an average of about 2.3 per year. Any one year may have 2 - 5 of each. 2 people found this useful.
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- Only those located in the path of the Moon's full shadow, its umbra, can see a total solar eclipse. The Moon's umbra travels eastward at about 1,700 km/h (1,056 mph). A total solar eclipse can last for several hours. Totality can range from a few seconds to 7.5 minutes. The longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on July 22, 2009 when the totality lasted 6 minutes and 39 seconds.
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2017 Total Solar Eclipse While North Platte is in a good position to see a lot of the eclipse (a minute and forty seconds at 12:54pm CDT), the “umbral shadow” will make almost a direct hit on Tryon and Stapleton! The Sandhills of Nebraska directly north of North Platte will experience nearly two and a half minutes of totality during the August 21, 2017 Total Solar Eclipse. The skies north of North Platte in the great Nebraska Sandhills will be the perfect location to experience the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse that will happen on August 21, 2017.
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25 Perfect Spots for Watching the Total Solar Eclipse Crossing the U.S. This is the first time a total solar eclipse has crossed the United States since 1978 (and the last really big one was in 1918), and the summer’s brief event—totality lasts about two minutes, depending on your location—is being touted as the largest astronomical event in U.S. history.
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- the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century took place on july 22 2009 when the totality lasted 6 mins and 39 secs total solar eclipses are rare and only happen every one or two to three years when there is a new moon the moon is near a lunar node the earth moon and sun are aligned in a straight line
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SOLAR PANEL BRIEF HISTORY AND OVERVIEW Over 100 years later, in 1941, Russell Ohl invented the solar cell, shortly after the invention of the transistor. Light (photons) striking certain compounds, in particular metals, causes the surface of the material to emit electrons. Light striking other compounds causes the material to accept electrons.
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Solar Eclipses for Beginners Typically there is 1 total eclipse every 1 to 2 years. Although it is possible to have 2 total eclipses in a single year, it is quite rare. Examples of years containing 2 total eclipses are 1712, 1889, 2057 and 2252. The table below lists every solar eclipse from 2014 through 2020.
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EDUCATION The next total solar eclipse over the continental U.S. occurs April 8, 2024. It’s a good one, too. Depending on where you are (on the center line), the duration of totality lasts at least 3 minutes and 22 seconds on the east coast of Maine and stretches to 4 minutes and 27 seconds in southwestern Texas.
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The 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Everything You Need to Know The total solar eclipse can also be seen in the southernmost section of Illinois, which is slated to have the longest duration of totality. Carbondale, Ill. will witness the total eclipse for an estimated two minutes and 35 seconds or two minutes and 40 seconds, starting at 1:20 p.m. local time, experts predict.
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In August 2017, America Will See Its First Total Solar Eclipse Since 1979 By the time the Great American Eclipse arrives next August, it will have been 38 years since the last total solar eclipse on the U.S. mainland, but Americans won't have to wait as long for a followup. A total solar eclipse will travel north through Mexico and across the eastern United States in April 2024. The next one to visit the West, however, will not arrive until August 2045. So for some, the Great American Eclipse may well be the experience of a lifetime.
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- In a lunar eclipse, the total phase  can last for a maximum of 1 hour and 40 minutes. The maximum time  of a solar eclipse is 7 minutes 40 seconds. A solar eclipse occurs  when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun and a lunar  eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon.
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How long does a Solar Eclipse last? (Thanks, Marty.) But there’s a problem here; I just saw a solar eclipse, and it didn’t quite last as long as that: more like just an hour and 40 minutes! Other eclipses, on the other hand, can last well over two hours!
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Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 A total solar eclipse occurred on July 22, 2009. It was the longest total solar eclipse during the 21st century, not to be surpassed until 13 June 2132. It lasted a maximum of 6 minutes and 39 seconds off the coast of Southeast Asia, causing tourist interest in eastern China, Japan, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.
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- 1 The Saros number of the solar eclipse series which began on May 23, 2955 BC and ended on June 29, 1675 BC. The duration of Saros series 0 was 1280.14 years, and it contained 72 solar eclipses.  The Saros number of the lunar eclipse series which began on March 1, 2653 BC and ended on April 30, 1337 BC.
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Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017. A total solar eclipse will take place on Monday, August 21, 2017. 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.
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Solar Eclipses: When Is the Next One? The annular eclipse is a subspecies of a partial eclipse, not total. The maximum duration for an annular eclipse is 12 minutes 30 seconds. However, an annular solar eclipse is similar to a total eclipse in that the moon appears to pass centrally across the sun. The difference is, the moon is too small to cover the disk of the sun completely.