Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898

Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.5079
Magnitude	1.0244
Maximum eclipse
Duration	141 s (2 min 21 s)
Coordinates	9.5°N 63.6°E / 9.5; 63.6
Max. width of band	96 km (60 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	7:19:12
References
Saros	139 (23 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9275

A total solar eclipse occurred on January 22, 1898. 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. It was visible across central Africa, and into India and Asia.

Observations

1.5 second exposure	9 second exposure
Wide view of streamers with the planet Venus
Sketch

There were two organised expeditions to India to observe this eclipse. One was from the British Astronomical Association and the other was led by K D Naegamvala of the Maharaja Taihtasingji Observatory.

Related eclipses

It is part of solar Saros 139.

References

• NASA graphic
  • Googlemap
  • NASA Besselian elements
• Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
• The Indian eclipse, 1898 : report of the expeditions organized by the British Astronomical Association to observe the total solar eclipse of 1898 January 22 / edited by E. Walter Maunder.
• Edward Walter Maunder, British Astronomical Association (1899). The Indian Eclipse, 1898: Report of the Expeditions Organized by the British Astronomical Association to Observe the Total Solar Eclipse of 1898 January 22. Hazell, Watson, and Viney.
• Photo of Solar Corona January 22, 1898