Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002

The annular eclipse of 10 June 2002 took place mainly in the Pacific north of the Equator from. The duration of the annular phase was only 23 seconds in the middle of the eclipse and was extremely short. This was because of the apparent diameter of the moon was only slightly smaller than that of the sun, so the eclipse was almost total at the time of the greatest cover, the around the moon visible edge of the sun was so extremely narrow.

Course

The annular phase began in Indonesia in the far north of Sulawesi, on the morning of June 11 (local time). Subsequently, the area of the annular Visibility Sangihen and Talaud Islands dash before the further annular phase of the eclipse was happening almost exclusively on the open seas of the Pacific.

Shortly before reaching the maximum, the date limit has been exceeded, so that the maximum and the following second half of darkness took place after local time on June 10, one day earlier than the beginning.

The zone with annular visibility reached just a moment ago in Mexico, so that in large parts of Central and North America the eclipse could be seen during the sunset as a partial eclipse.