Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012
Introduction A total solar eclipse took place on 13–14 November 2012 (UTC). Because it crossed the International Date Line it began in local time on November 14 west of the date line over northern Australia, and ended in local time on November 13 east of the date line near the west coast of South America. Its greatest magnitude was 1.0500, occurring only 12 hours before perigee (Perigee on 2012 Nov 14 at 10:11:48 UTC), with greatest eclipse totality lasting just over four minutes. 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.It was the 45th eclipse of the 133rd Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on July 13, 1219 and will conclude with a partial eclipse on September 5, 2499.
Summary of the total solar eclipse of 13 November 2012 === Eclipse characteristics ===Eclipse magnitude = 1.05004Eclipse obscuration = 1.10259Gamma = -0.37189Saros Series = 133rd (45 of 72)=== Conjunction times ===Greatest eclipse = 13 Nov 2012 22:11:48.2 UTC (22:12:55.2 TD)Ecliptic conjunction = 13 Nov 2012 22:07:59.9 UTC (22:09:06.9 TD)Equatorial conjunction = 13 Nov 2012 22:18:04.7 UTC (22:19:11.7 TD)=== Geocentric coordinates of Sun and Moon ===Sun right ascension = 15 hours, 18 minutes, 6.7 secondsMoon right ascension = 15 hours, 17 minutes, 51.2 secondsEarth's shadow right ascension = 3 hours, 18 minutes, 6.7 secondsSun declination = 18 degrees, 15 minutes, 2.6 seconds south of Celestial EquatorMoon declination = 18 degrees, 37 minutes, 29.5 seconds south of Celestial EquatorEarth's shadow declination = 18 degrees, 15 minutes, 2.6 seconds north of Celestial EquatorSun diameter = 1939.8 arcsecondsMoon diameter = 2004.8 arcseconds=== Geocentric libration of Moon ===Latitude: 1.0 degrees southLongitude: 0.5 degrees eastDirection: 16.5 (NNE)
Visibility leftFor this eclipse, totality was visible from northern Australia to about 470 km north of the Chilean Juan Fernández Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean where totality ended. The most populous city to experience totality was Cairns, which had around 2 minutes of totality an hour after daybreak (06:39 AEST, 20:39 UTC) with the sun at an altitude of 14°. Norfolk Island, a small Pacific island east of Australia, experienced a partial eclipse with a maximum eclipse of 98% of the sun obscured at 08:37 NFT and an altitude of 42°.New Zealand experienced a partial eclipse. Auckland had 84.8% of the sun obscured, whereas Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin respectively had 71.2%, 61.9% and 52.9% of the sun obscured. Maximum eclipse over New Zealand occurred around 10:30 NZDT (21:30 UTC), with Auckland at 10:27, Wellington at 10:34, Christchurch at 10:35 and Dunedin at 10:36.Most of Chile and parts of Argentina saw a partial eclipse at sunset. In some places over half the sun was obscured. In Chile, Talcahuano in Biobío saw 72% obscured, Castro in Los Lagos saw 56% obscured. Chilean coastal locations were ideally situated to observe an eclipsing sunset over the Pacific Ocean. Points further north, up to about Chañaral, saw the eclipse begin as the sun was setting.West of the International Date Line the eclipse took place on the morning of November 14.The maximum eclipse totality, of duration 4 min 2 sec, occurred east of the International Date Line on November 13, approximately 2,000 km east of New Zealand, and 9,600 km west of Chile.On the morning of November 14, skies in Auckland were cloudy, obscuring much of the eclipse, which peaked at 10:27 NZDT. Cloud also obscured the moment of totality at Cairns, disappointing many tourists that had flocked to the area. Eclipse chasers along the northern beaches up through to Port Douglas generally got a clear view, however.
Photo gallery File:Solar Eclipse - November 13, 2012 (video).webm|Video of total eclipse in Far North QueenslandFile:Nasaeclipse13nov2012.png|Screenshot of NASA video viewed from northern AustraliaFile:Corona detail from the 2012 total solar eclipse (8215152495).jpg|Totality from Mount Carbine, Queensland, 20:33 UTCFile:Corona (8195008803).jpg|Totality from Mount Mulligan, Queensland, 20:39 UTCFile:Totality through cloud (8183604850).jpg|Totality from Port Douglas, Queensland, 20:40 UTCFile:Diamond Ring ) (8201566986).jpg|Totality with Baily's beads in Mossman Gorge, Queensland, 20:40 UTCFile:Totality through the cloud! (8196169082).jpg|Totality from Trinity Beach, Queensland, 20:41 UTCFile:Photo out of Telescope of Solar Eclipse-11 (8184637649).jpg|Partial from Redcliffe, Queensland, 20:46 UTCFile:Eclipse (8183366631).jpg|Partial from Adelaide, Australia, 20:47 UTCFile:Solar Eclipse (8185958410).jpg|Partial from Brisbane, Australia, 21:07 UTCFile:Solar Eclipse (8297188934).jpg|Partial from Eltham, Victoria, 21:07 UTCFile:Eclipse (2ème photo) (8183360973).jpg|Partial from Nouméa, New Caledonia, 21:09 UTCFile:Eclipse (8183262108).jpg|Partial from Melbourne, Australia, 21:12 UTCFile:Solar Eclipse-4810.jpg|Partial from Tauranga, New Zealand, 21:23 UTCFile:2012 Nov eclipse in Christchurch.jpg|Partial from Christchurch, New Zealand, 21:29 UTCFile:Partial solar eclipse via binoculars (8199471198).jpg|Eclipse projection from Wellington, New ZealandFile:Solar Eclipse seen from Auckland, New Zealand.jpg|Progression from Auckland, New Zealand
Related eclipses === Eclipses of 2012 ===* An annular solar eclipse on May 20. * A partial lunar eclipse on June 4. * A total solar eclipse on November 13. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 28.=== Solar eclipses of 2011–2014 ====== Saros 133 ====== Inex series ====== Tritos series ===Series members between 1901 and 2100150pxSeptember 21, 1903(Saros 123)150pxAugust 21, 1914(Saros 124)150pxJuly 20, 1925(Saros 125)150pxJune 19, 1936(Saros 126)150pxMay 20, 1947(Saros 127)150pxApril 19, 1958(Saros 128)150pxMarch 18, 1969(Saros 129)150pxFebruary 16, 1980(Saros 130)150pxJanuary 15, 1991(Saros 131)150pxDecember 14, 2001(Saros 132)150pxNovember 13, 2012(Saros 133)150pxOctober 14, 2023(Saros 134)150pxSeptember 12, 2034(Saros 135)150pxAugust 12, 2045(Saros 136)150pxJuly 12, 2056(Saros 137)150pxJune 11, 2067(Saros 138)150pxMay 11, 2078(Saros 139)150pxApril 10, 2089(Saros 140)150pxMarch 10, 2100(Saros 141)=== Metonic series ===
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External links *  www.eclipser.ca: Jay Anderson 2012 November 13 Total Solar Eclipse*  timeanddate.com Nov 13 - Nov 14, 2012 Total Solar Eclipse — Animated eclipse viewer*  NASA video of eclipse, shot in northern Australia