Solar eclipse of September 22, 2006
Introduction An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on September 22, 2006.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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. The path of annularity of this eclipse passed through Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, the northern tip of Roraima and Amapá of Brazil, and the southern Atlantic.
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Related eclipses === Eclipses of 2006 ===* A penumbral lunar eclipse on March 14. * A total solar eclipse on March 29. * A partial lunar eclipse on September 7. * An annular solar eclipse on September 22.=== Tzolkinex ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of August 11, 1999* Followed: Solar eclipse of November 3, 2013=== Half-Saros ===* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of September 16, 1997* Followed: Lunar eclipse of September 28, 2015=== Tritos ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of October 24, 1995* Followed: Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017=== Solar Saros 144 ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of September 11, 1988* Followed: Solar eclipse of October 2, 2024===Solar eclipses 2004–2007====== Saros 144 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 144, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on April 11, 1736.It contains annular eclipses from July 7, 1880 through August 27, 2565.There are no total eclipses in the series. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on May 5, 2980.The longest duration of annularity will be 9 minutes, 52 seconds on December 29, 2168.Series members 11–21 occur between 1901 and 2100:111213150pxJul 30, 1916150pxAug 10, 1934150pxAug 20, 1952141516150pxAug 31, 1970150pxSep 11, 1988150pxSep 22, 2006171819150pxOct 2, 2024150pxOct 14, 2042150pxOct 24, 20602021150pxNov 4, 2078150pxNov 15, 2096===Inex series=== Inex series members between 1901 and 2100:150pxNovember 22, 1919(Saros 141)150pxNovember 1, 1948(Saros 142)150pxOctober 12, 1977(Saros 143)150pxSeptember 22, 2006(Saros 144)150pxSeptember 2, 2035(Saros 145)150pxAugust 12, 2064(Saros 146)150pxJuly 23, 2093(Saros 147)===Metonic series====== Eclipse season ===This is the second eclipse this season, the first being the 7 September 2006 Partial Lunar Eclipse.
References
External links '''Photos:'''*  Spaceweather.com eclipse gallery*  Photos of solar eclipse around the world