Solar eclipse of September 23, 1699
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on September 23, 1699.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.A narrow path of totality just clipped the north-east corner of Scotland, including Wick.
Related eclipses It is a part of Solar Saros 139.
See also * List of solar eclipses visible from the United Kingdom
References *  NASA chart graphics*  Googlemap*  NASA Besselian elements