Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842
| Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842 | |
|---|---|
UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 7:06:27 |
| References | |
| Saros | 124 (45 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9145 |
A total
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.
Observations
solar corona and prominences and identified them as part of the Sun's atmosphere. The solar eclipse effect now called Baily's beads
named in honor of him after his correct explanation of the phenomenon in 1836.
 |
.jpg) Francis Baily |
Artistic depictions
.jpg) Venice |
 Austria |
 Vienna |
Related eclipses
It is a part of solar Saros 124.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Solar eclipse of 1842 July 8.
- NASA chart graphics
- Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842 in Russia Archived August 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- Chronology of Discoveries about the Sun
- Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.