Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005

Solar eclipse of April 8, 2005
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node on April 8, 2005. 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.
This eclipse is a hybrid event, a narrow total eclipse, and beginning and ending as an annular eclipse.
It was visible within a narrow corridor in the Pacific Ocean. The path of the eclipse started south of New Zealand and crossed the Pacific Ocean in a diagonal path and ended in the extreme northwestern part of South America. The total solar eclipse was not visible on any land, while the annular solar eclipse was visible in the southern tip of Puntarenas Province of Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. A partial eclipse was photographed from Nicaragua; in Bogota, several hundred schoolchildren watched the eclipse despite cloud cover. In Cordoba, an expedition from Bogota's National University observed the eclipse.
In Panama, where the eclipse was visible (and nearly total) from nearly the entire country, it was reported that hundreds of people had booked hotels to view it, including astronomers from the United States, Mexico, France, Belgium, Denmark, Iran and Spain. While the totality of the eclipse occurred over the Pacific Ocean, it could be seen from some parts of the southern United States; it was reported that the southernmost parts of Florida had the best viewing conditions (with as much as 50% of the sun occluded), although rainy conditions in part of the region meant the event was partially obscured.
Images
Animated path
Gallery
Related eclipses
Eclipse season
This is the first eclipse this season.
Second eclipse this season: 24 April 2005 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Eclipses of 2005
A hybrid solar eclipse on April 8.
A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
An annular solar eclipse on October 3.
A partial lunar eclipse on October 17.
Tzolkinex
Preceded: Solar eclipse of February 26, 1998
Followed: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012
Half-Saros
Preceded: Lunar eclipse of April 4, 1996
Followed: Lunar eclipse of April 15, 2014
Tritos
Preceded: Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994
Followed: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2016
Solar Saros 129
Preceded: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1987
Followed: Solar eclipse of April 20, 2023
Inex
Preceded: Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976
Followed: Solar eclipse of March 20, 2034
Solar eclipses 2004–2007
Saros 129
Metonic series
Notes
References
Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2005 April 08 (NASA.gov)
Google Map
Photos:
Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. South Pacific (MV Discovery)
Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Pacific (MV Galapagos Legend)
Spaceweather.com eclipse gallery
Clouds, Plane, Sun, Eclipse, North Carolina, USA APOD 4/11/2005
Hybrid Solar Eclipse, combined photo of totality 2,200 kilometers west of the Galapagos and annularity at Penonome Airfield APOD 5/6/2005
A Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipse, APOD 11/3/2013
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