Solar Eclipse



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Partial solar eclipse of January 4th 2011.

The magnitude of the eclipse was 0.77, for my longitude, with a maximum at 08:16 UT. Eclipsed Sun rise was at 07:43 UT (magnitude : 0.52). The Sun was 3.3 degrees above the horizon at maximum eclipse.

Partial solar eclipse of October 3rd 2005.

The magnitude of the eclipse was 0.61, for my longitude, with a maximum at 09:06 UT. First contact was at 07:53 UT and last contact was at 10:23 UT. The Sun was 18 degrees above the horizon at first contact, 27 degrees at maximum and 33 degrees at last contact with the Moon.
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