Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900

Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900
Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900
	Totality photographed in Wadesboro, North Carolina, by Thomas Smillie for the Smithsonian Solar Eclipse Expedition to capture photographic proof of the solar corona
	Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.3943
Magnitude	1.0249
Maximum eclipse
Duration	130 s (2 min 10 s)
Coordinates	44°48′N 46°30′W / 44.8°N 46.5°W
Max. width of band	92 km (57 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	14:53:56
References
Saros	126 (41 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9281

A total solar eclipse occurred on May 28, 1900.^[1] 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.

^ "SOL'S FACE WAS VEILED. Wonderful Eclipse Observed at Many Places". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. 1900-05-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.

[Knoxvi19000528p1-1] "SOL'S FACE WAS VEILED. Wonderful Eclipse Observed at Many Places". Knoxville Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. 1900-05-28. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-10-27 – via Newspapers.com.

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