Solar eclipse of January 25, 1944

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, January 25, 1944, with a magnitude of 1.0428. 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. Totality was visible from Peru, Brazil, British Sierra Leone (today's Sierra Leone), and French West Africa (the parts now belonging to Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, including Guinean capital Conakry). At greatest eclipse, the Sun was 78 degrees above horizon (just 12 degrees from zenith).

Observations
The National Astronomical Observatory in Tacubaya, Mexico sent a team to Chiclayo, Peru. The weather was clear during the eclipse, and because totality occurred shortly after sunrise with a relatively low solar zenith angle, the boundary between the corona and the background of the sky was not so obvious. Most images were taken successfully except for one with the long focus camera.

Eclipses in 1944

 * A total solar eclipse on January 25, 1944.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 9, 1944.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 6, 1944.
 * An annular solar eclipse on July 20, 1944.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 4, 1944.
 * A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 29, 1944.

Metonic

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1940
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1947

Tzolkinex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1936
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1951

Half-Saros

 * Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of January 19, 1935
 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of January 29, 1953

Tritos

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 24, 1933
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 25, 1954

Solar Saros 130

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1926
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 1962

Inex

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1915
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 4, 1973

Triad

 * Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 25, 1857
 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2030