Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
{{short description|21st-century partial solar eclipse}}
{{Infobox solar eclipse|2011Jun01
| previous = Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
| next = Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011
}}
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Wednesday, June 1, 2011,{{cite web|title=June 1, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2011-june-1|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 August 2024}} with a magnitude of 0.601. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
This eclipse was the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on January 4, July 1, and November 25.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Northeast Asia, Alaska, northern Canada, Greenland, northern Scandinavia, and Iceland.
Visibility
File:SE2011Jun01P.gif
Animated path
Gallery
Eclipse season
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
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|+ Eclipse season of June–July 2011 ! June 1 | ||
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| Partial solar eclipse | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 130 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 156 |
Related eclipses
= Eclipses in 2011 =
- A partial solar eclipse on January 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on June 1.
- A total lunar eclipse on June 15.
- A partial solar eclipse on July 1.
- A partial solar eclipse on November 25.
- A total lunar eclipse on December 10.
= Metonic =
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015
= Tzolkinex =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018
= Half-Saros =
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020
= Tritos =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022
= Solar Saros 118 =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029
= Inex =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040
= Triad =
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098
= Solar eclipses of 2011–2014 =
{{Solar eclipse set 2011–2014}}
= Saros 118 =
{{Solar Saros series 118}}
= Metonic series =
{{Solar Metonic series 2011–2098}}
= Tritos series =
{{Solar Tritos series 2000 July 1}}
= Inex series =
{{Solar Inex series 2011 June 1}}
Notes
{{reflist|group=Note}}
References
{{reflist|refs=
| url = https://www.space.com/11864-midnight-solar-eclipse-amazes-skywatchers.html
| title = Rare 'Midnight' Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Northern Skywatchers
| first = Tariq
| last = Malik
| date = 2011-06-02
| website = Space.com
}}
| url = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/03/136934341/stunning-a-solar-eclipse-at-midnight
| title = Stunning: A Solar Eclipse At Midnight
| date = 2011-06-03
| first = Eyder
| last = Peralta
| website = NPR
}}
| url = https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110601-solar-eclipse-arctic-midnight-sun-tonight-partial-science
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210303000945/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110601-solar-eclipse-arctic-midnight-sun-tonight-partial-science
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = March 3, 2021
| title = Solar Eclipse at Midnight? Sun Smiles on Arctic Tonight
| date = 2011-06-02
| website = National Geographic
| first = Andrew
| last = Fazekas
}}
| url = https://www.wired.com/2011/06/midnight-sun-eclipse/
| title = Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in Arctic
| first = Lisa
| last = Grossman
| via = Wired
| date = 2011-06-03
}}
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-looking-skyward/133632658/
| date = 2011-06-01
| page = 2
| title = Looking skyward
| newspaper = News-Journal
| location = Mansfield, Ohio
| via = Newspapers.com
| access-date = 2023-10-18
}}
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-skywatch-data/133632674/
| date = 2011-06-01
| page = 14
| title = Skywatch data
| newspaper = The Bangor Daily News
| location = Bangor, Maine
| via = Newspapers.com
| access-date = 2023-10-18
}}
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-weather-report/133632635/
| date = 2011-06-01
| page = 10
| title = Weather Report
| newspaper = Poughkeepsie Journal
| location = Poughkeepsie, New York
| via = Newspapers.com
| access-date = 2023-10-18
}}
| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/kent-county-news-plenty-to-see-even-with/133632844/
| date = 2011-06-02
| page = 7
| title = Plenty to see even with shorter nights
| newspaper = Kent County News
| location = Chestertown, Maryland
| via = Newspapers.com
| access-date = 2023-10-18
}}
}}
- [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Jun01P.GIF ]
External links
- [http://shadowandsubstance.com/06012011/06012011.html Shadow and Substance: Partial Eclipse of the Sun June 1, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208000140/http://shadowandsubstance.com/06012011/06012011.html |date=December 8, 2011 }}
- [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110603.html Midnight's Solar Eclipse ] APOD 2011/6/3
- [http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_01jun11.htm SpaceWeather Gallery for partial solar eclipse of June 1, 2011]
- [http://astro-bratsk.ru/witnesses/134-pse-bratsk-2011-06-02.html Report about the partial eclipse in Bratsk, Russia] {{in lang|ru}}
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