Solar eclipse of May 30, 1965
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on May 30, 1965.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 from northwestern Northland Region in New Zealand on May 31 (Monday), and Manuae in Cook Islands, Manuae and Motu One in French Polynesia, and Peru on May 30 (Sunday).As most of the eclipse's path was over open ocean, a prolonged observation was made by a jet transport; flying parallel to the path of the eclipse at , this gave scientists what was at the time the "longest probe in man's history into the conditions of a solar eclipse", for nearly ten minutes. The expedition involved scientists from NASA, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Switzerland; in total, 30 researchers and 13 separate research projects were represented on the plane. The plane, operated by NASA, took off from Hilo, Hawaii, and met up with the path of the eclipse approximately  south of there. While mostly invisible from land, some ground-based observers in an 85-mile-wide strip of northern New Zealand were able to clearly view the event.
Related eclipses === Solar eclipses of 1964–1967====== Saros 127======Inex series=== Inex series members between 1901 and 2100:150pxJuly 10, 1907(Saros 125)150pxJune 19, 1936(Saros 126)150pxMay 30, 1965(Saros 127)150pxMay 10, 1994(Saros 128)150pxApril 20, 2023(Saros 129)150pxMarch 30, 2052(Saros 130)150pxMarch 10, 2081(Saros 131)===Metonic series===
References
External links * Russia expedition for solar eclipse of May 30, 1965