Solar eclipse of 2005 October 3

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The solar eclipse that took place on October 3, 2005 was an annular eclipse of the Sun with a magnitude of 0.958 that was visible from a narrow corridor through the Iberian peninsula and Africa. A partial eclipse was seen from the much broader path of the Moon's penumbra, including all of Europe, Africa and southwestern Asia.

Notable times and coordinates

Event	Time (UTC)
Beginning of the general eclipse	07:35:34
Beginning of the total eclipse	08:40:59
Beginning of the central eclipse	08:45:03
Greatest eclipse	10:31:42
End of the central eclipse	12:18:36
End of the total eclipse	12:22:35
End of the general eclipse	13:27:52

Type of the eclipse

Nature of the eclipses	Annular
Gamma	0.3306
Magnitude	0.9576
Duration at greatest eclipse point	Sudan:
Maximum width of band	162.2 km

Gallery

Image:Mennekens05a.jpg|Series of photos taken from Madrid. Image:Mennekens05b.jpg|The camera obscura phenomenon through tree leaves during annularity.

References

• Fred Espenak and Jay Anderson. "[Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 3]". NASA, September 2005.

External links

• [Interactive 2005 October 3 Annular Solar Eclipse map with local circumstances]

	Solar eclipses

Previous eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2005 April 8
(hybrid) Solar eclipse of 2005 October 3
(annular) Next eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2006 March 29
(total) Previous annular eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2003 May 31 Next annular eclipse:
Solar eclipse of 2006 September 22

 

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