Solar Eclipse December 4, 2002 - The total solar eclipse of 142 saros , which was best seen in southern Africa and Australia, as well as in the Indian Ocean . Small partial phases of this eclipse were also visible in most African countries and throughout Australia. In some parts of Angola, this was the second total eclipse in 18 months, after the solar eclipse of June 21, 2001. The maximum eclipse phase was 1.0244.
| Solar Eclipse December 4, 2002 | |||||||
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 Solar Eclipse December 4, 2002 | |||||||
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| Type of | complete | ||||||
| Saros | 142 (22 of 72) | ||||||
| Gamma | -0.302 | ||||||
| date | December 4, 2002 | ||||||
| Maximum phase | |||||||
| Value | 1,0244 | ||||||
| Duration | 2 minutes. 4 sec | ||||||
| Shadow width | 87 km | ||||||
| Coordinates | 39.5S 59.6E | ||||||
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Links
- Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. " Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 4. " NASA , November 2004.
- Google map
Photos
- Spaceweather.com: Dec. 4, 2002, Solar Eclipse Gallery
- Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Australia
- Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. South africa and mozambique
- KryssTal - Eclipse from Botswana .
- Images from Australia by Crayford Manor House Astronomical Society
- Total Solar Eclipse of 4 December 2002 seen in EUMETSAT satellite imagery .
- Astronomy Picture of the Day. Zimbabwe Solar Eclipse (English) (December 6, 2002). Date of treatment February 16, 2014.
- Astronomy Picture of the Day. The Crown of the Sun ( December 13, 2002). Date of treatment February 16, 2014.