Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on March 18, 1988.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. Totality was visible in Indonesia and southern Philippines.
Observation The General Santos City Tourism Office of the Philippines promoted it as a big tourism event. Hordes of scientists, astronomers, journalists, TV crews and tourists from all over the globe observed the totality from there. Then president of the Philippines and the first female president in Asia, Corazon Aquino also joined the experience.
Related eclipses === Eclipses of 1988 ===* A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 3. * A total solar eclipse on March 18. * A partial lunar eclipse on August 27. * An annular solar eclipse on September 11.=== Solar eclipses of 1986–1989 ====== Saros 139 ======Inex series=== Inex series members between 1901 and 2100:150pxMay 18, 1901(Saros 136)150pxApril 28, 1930(Saros 137)150pxApril 8, 1959(Saros 138)150pxMarch 18, 1988(Saros 139)150pxFebruary 26, 2017(Saros 140)150pxFebruary 5, 2046(Saros 141)150pxJanuary 16, 2075(Saros 142)===Metonic series===
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External links *  Foto Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988Photos:*  The 1988 Eclipse in The Philippines