Solar eclipse of July 18, 1860
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on July 18, 1860.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.People watching an eclipse in 1860 at Toulouse, France. Picture by Eugène Trutat, Muséum de Toulouse.
Coronal Mass Ejection The first coronal mass ejection may have been observed as coronal loops progressing during this total eclipse.
Related eclipses It is a part of solar Saros 124.=== Tritos series ===
See also *Solar storm of 1859
References *  NASA chart graphics*  Googlemap*  NASA Besselian elements*  Sketch of Solar Corona 1860 July 18*  Russia expedition for solar eclipse of July 18, 1860*