Solar eclipse of September 7, 1858
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on September 7, 1858.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.It was visible across South America.
Observations 280pxEmmanuel Liais from Brazil
Related eclipses === Saros series 142===
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References *  NASA graphic**  Googlemap**  NASA Besselian elements*  An Account of the Total Eclipse of the Sun on September 7, 1858, as Observed Near Olmos, Peru by Lieut. J. M. Gillis, Published by the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge, vol. 11, April 1859*