Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | 1.513 |
Magnitude | 0.0689 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 63°30′N 177°00′E / 63.5°N 177°E |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 9:31:55 |
References | |
Saros | 116 (70 of 70) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9446 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, July 22, 1971,[1] with a magnitude of 0.0689. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of the eastern Soviet Union and northern Alaska. This was the 70th and final solar eclipse from Solar Saros 116.