Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842

A total solar eclipse occurred on July 8, 1842. 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.

Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma0.4727
Magnitude1.0543
Maximum eclipse
Duration245 sec (4 m 5 s)
Coordinates50.1°N 83.6°E / 50.1; 83.6
Max. width of band204 km (127 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse7:06:27
References
Saros124 (45 of 73)
Catalog # (SE5000)9145

Observations


Francis Baily

Francis Baily observed the total solar eclipse from Italy, focusing his attention on the 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.

It is a part of solar Saros 124.

References
    • NASA chart graphics
    • Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842 in Russia
    • Chronology of Discoveries about the Sun
    • Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
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