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3rd NOVEMBER 2013 SOLAR ECLIPSE IN NIGERIA
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S. Esaenwi
DEFINITION
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer as seen from the earth.
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SOLAR ECLIPSE
This occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the earth, and the moon fully or partially blocks the sun.
This can happen, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction as seen from Earth in an alignment.
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Earth-Moon motion
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Earth-Moon-Sun motion
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Earth-Moon-Sun motion
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Motion of Moon about the Earth
Motion of Earth about the Sun
Motion of Moon about the Sun
Eclipse
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sunrays
Penumbra
Umbra
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At the Umbra point an observer sees a total eclipse as shown
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1= penumbra 2= penumbra 2= penumbra Black= umbra
At the Penumbra 3, the observer sees an Annular eclipse as shown
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1= penumbra 2= penumbra 2= penumbra Black= umbra
At the Penumbra 2, the observer sees a partial eclipse as shown
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1= penumbra 2= penumbra 2= penumbra Black= umbra
At the Penumbra 1, the observer sees a partial eclipse as shown
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PAST ECLIPSE EVENTs IN NIGERIA.
The solar Eclipse records in Nigerias history took place in: 1898, 1947, 1959, 2001, and 2006.
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ABAKALIKI Event Time in
Abakaliki
Direction
Altitude Looks like
Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:06 PM
213 64.3 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:45 PM
240 46.0 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:09 PM
249 27.0 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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IBADAN
Event Time in Ibadan
Direction Altitude
Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 12:52 PM
196 66.6 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:32 PM
234 51.5 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:01 PM
247 32.3 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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PORT HARCOURT
Event Time in Port Harcourt
Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:03 PM
211 66.5 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:43 PM
241 48.0 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:09 PM
250 28.6 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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UYO
Event Time in Uyo
Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:06 PM
214 65.5 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:45 PM
242 46.6 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:10 PM
250 27.4 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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ENUGU
Event Time in Enugu
Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:04 PM
211 64.8 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:43 PM
240 46.8 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:07 PM
249 27.8 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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KADUNA Event Time in
Kaduna Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:03 PM
206 61.3 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:39 PM
235 45.5 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:02 PM
247 27.6 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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KANO
Event Time in Kano
Direction
Altitude
Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:07 PM
209 59.1 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:40 PM
235 43.5 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:01 PM
246 26.2 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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BENIN CITY
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Event Time in Benin City
Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 12:58 PM
204 66.5 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:38 PM
238 49.5 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:05 PM
248 30.2 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
ABUJA Event Time in
Abuja Direction Altitud
e Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 1:03 PM
207 62.7 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:40 PM
236 46.3 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:03 PM
247 28.0 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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LAGOS
Event Time in Lagos
Direction Altitude
Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 12:50 PM
194 67.7 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 2:32 PM
234 52.6 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 4:01 PM
247 33.2 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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ACCRA GHANA
Event Time in Accra
Direction Altitude Comments
Partial eclipse begins
Nov 3 at 11:38 AM
177 69.2 The Moon touches the Sun's edge.
Maximum Eclipse
Nov 3 at 1:22 PM
230 57.8 Moon is closest to the center.
Partial Eclipse ends
Nov 3 at 2:55 PM
246 38.0 The Moon leaves the Sun's edge.
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Other locations to see the partial eclipse
Hamilton, Bermuda New York, New York, U.S.A. Freetown, Sierra Leone Monrovia, Liberia Accra, Ghana Nigeria So Tom, Sao Tome and Principe
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea Port-Gentil, Gabon Libreville, Gabon Yaound, Cameroon
Brazzaville, Congo Kinshasa, Congo Dem.Rep. Bangui, Central African Republic Juba, South Sudan Kigali, Rwanda Kampala, Uganda Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Nairobi, Kenya Mogadishu, Somalia
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Future Eclipse in Nigeria
Dates Object
Type at max
Visibility
Nov 3, 2013 Solar Total Partial
Apr 15, 2014
Lunar Total Penumbral
Oct 8, 2014 Lunar Total Partial
Apr 4, 2015 Lunar Partial Partial
Sep 28, 2015
Lunar Total Penumbral
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Future Eclipse in Nigeria
Dates Object Type at max Visibility
Mar 23, 2016 Lunar Penumbral Partial
Sep 1, 2016 Solar Annular Partial
Sep 16, 2016 Lunar Penumbral Penumbral
Feb 10 2017 Lunar Penumbral Penumbral
Feb 26, 2017 Solar Annular Partial
Aug 7, 2017 Lunar Partial Partial
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Dates Object Type at max Visibility
Jan 31, 2018 Lunar Total Partial
Jul 27 / Jul 28, 2018 Lunar Total Penumbral
Jan 21, 2019 Lunar Total Penumbral
Jul 16 / Jul 17, 2019 Lunar Partial Penumbral
Jan 10, 2020 Lunar Penumbral Penumbral
Jun 5, 2020 Lunar Penumbral Penumbral
Jun 21, 2020 Solar Annular Partial
Jul 5, 2020 Lunar Penumbral Penumbral
Nov 30, 2020 Lunar Penumbral Partial
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THANK YOU
DAALU
ESHIE
NAAGODE
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