Nature Total Magnitude 1.0332 Max. width of band 211 km (131 mi) Start date September 8, 1885 | Gamma -0.8489 Duration 151 sec (2 m 31 s) Greatest eclipse 20:51:52 | |
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A total solar eclipse occurred on September 8, 1885. 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. The path of totality crossed New Zealand.
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