Solar eclipse of February 9, 1766
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on Sunday, February 9, 1766.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.
Observations File:Solar eclipse 1766Feb09-Comte d'Artois.png
Related eclipses It is a part of solar Saros 117.
References * *  NASA chart graphics*  Googlemap*  NASA Besselian elements