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{{short description|21st-century partial solar eclipse}}
{{Infobox solar eclipse|2011Jun01
| previous         = Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011
| next             = Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011
}}
A partial [[solar eclipse]] occurred at the Moon’s [[Lunar node|descending node]] of orbit on Wednesday, June 1, 2011,<ref>{{cite web|title=June 1, 2011 Partial Solar Eclipse|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2011-june-1|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=11 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="space" /><ref name="npr" /><ref name="natgeo" /><ref name="wired" /><ref name="News Journal 2011-06-01 p2" /><!-- Wed --><ref name="The Bangor Daily News 2011-06-01 p14" /><!-- Wed --><ref name="Poughkeepsie Journal 2011-06-01 p10" /><!-- Wed --><ref name="Kent County News 2011-06-02 p7" /><!-- Thu --> with a [[Magnitude of eclipse|magnitude]] of 0.601. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

This eclipse was the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on [[Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011|January 4]], [[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011|July 1]], and [[Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011|November 25]].

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of [[Northeast Asia]], [[Alaska]], northern [[Canada]], [[Greenland]], northern [[Scandinavia]], and [[Iceland]].

==Visibility==

[[File:SE2011Jun01P.gif]]<br />Animated path

==Gallery==

<gallery>
File:Midnight sun eclipse 1 june 2011 tromso.jpg|End of the eclipse seen from [[Tromsø]], [[Norway]]
</gallery>

== Eclipse season ==
{{See also|Eclipse cycle}}
This eclipse is part of an [[eclipse season]], a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a [[fortnight]]. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one [[month#Synodic month|synodic month]].

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Eclipse season of June–July 2011
! June 1<br/>Descending node (new moon)<br/> !! [[June 2011 lunar eclipse|June 15]]<br/>Ascending node (full moon)<br/> !! [[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011|July 1]]<br/>Descending node (new moon)<br/>
|-
| [[File:SE2011Jun01P.png|200px]] || [[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-2011jun15.png|200px]] || [[File:SE2011Jul01P.png|200px]]
|- align=center
| [[Total eclipse#Types|Partial solar eclipse]]<br />Solar Saros 118 || [[Lunar eclipse#Types of lunar eclipse|Total lunar eclipse]]<br />Lunar Saros 130 || [[Total eclipse#Types|Partial solar eclipse]]<br />Solar Saros 156
|}

== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses in 2011 ===
* [[Solar eclipse of January 4, 2011|A partial solar eclipse on January 4]].
* '''A partial solar eclipse on June 1.'''
* [[June 2011 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on June 15]].
* [[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2011|A partial solar eclipse on July 1]].
* [[Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011|A partial solar eclipse on November 25]].
* [[December 2011 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on December 10]].

=== Metonic ===
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of March 20, 2015]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of April 19, 2004]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of July 13, 2018]]

=== Half-Saros ===
* Preceded by: [[May 2002 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 26, 2002]]
* Followed by: [[June 2020 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of June 5, 2020]]

=== Tritos ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of July 1, 2000]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of April 30, 2022]]

=== Solar Saros 118 ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of May 21, 1993]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of June 12, 2029]]

=== Inex ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of June 21, 1982]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of May 11, 2040]]

=== Triad ===
* Preceded by: [[Solar eclipse of July 31, 1924]]
* Followed by: [[Solar eclipse of April 1, 2098]]

=== Solar eclipses of 2011–2014 ===
{{Solar eclipse set 2011–2014}}

=== Saros 118 ===
{{Solar Saros series 118}}

=== Metonic series ===
{{Solar Metonic series 2011–2098}}

=== Tritos series ===
{{Solar Tritos series 2000 July 1}}

=== Inex series ===
{{Solar Inex series 2011 June 1}}

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=Note}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="space">{{Cite web
  | url     = https://www.space.com/11864-midnight-solar-eclipse-amazes-skywatchers.html
  | title   = Rare 'Midnight' Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Northern Skywatchers
  | first   = Tariq
  | last    = Malik
  | date    = 2011-06-02
  | website = Space.com
  }}</ref>
<ref name="npr">{{Cite web
  | url     = https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/03/136934341/stunning-a-solar-eclipse-at-midnight
  | title   = Stunning: A Solar Eclipse At Midnight
  | date    = 2011-06-03
  | first   = Eyder
  | last    = Peralta
  | website = NPR
  }}</ref>
<ref name="natgeo">{{Cite web
  | url     = https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110601-solar-eclipse-arctic-midnight-sun-tonight-partial-science
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210303000945/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/110601-solar-eclipse-arctic-midnight-sun-tonight-partial-science
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = March 3, 2021
  | title   = Solar Eclipse at Midnight? Sun Smiles on Arctic Tonight
  | date    = 2011-06-02
  | website = National Geographic
  | first   = Andrew
  | last    = Fazekas
  }}</ref>
<ref name="wired">{{Cite web
  | url   = https://www.wired.com/2011/06/midnight-sun-eclipse/
  | title = Rare Midnight Solar Eclipse Caught in Arctic
  | first = Lisa
  | last  = Grossman
  | via   = Wired
  | date  = 2011-06-03
  }}</ref>
<ref name="News Journal 2011-06-01 p2">{{Cite news
  | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-journal-looking-skyward/133632658/
  | date        = 2011-06-01
  | page        = 2
  | title       = Looking skyward
  | newspaper   = News-Journal
  | location    = Mansfield, Ohio
  | via         = Newspapers.com
  | access-date = 2023-10-18
  }}</ref>
<ref name="The Bangor Daily News 2011-06-01 p14">{{Cite news
  | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-skywatch-data/133632674/
  | date        = 2011-06-01
  | page        = 14
  | title       = Skywatch data
  | newspaper   = The Bangor Daily News
  | location    = Bangor, Maine
  | via         = Newspapers.com
  | access-date = 2023-10-18
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Poughkeepsie Journal 2011-06-01 p10">{{Cite news
  | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/article/poughkeepsie-journal-weather-report/133632635/
  | date        = 2011-06-01
  | page        = 10
  | title       = Weather Report
  | newspaper   = Poughkeepsie Journal
  | location    = Poughkeepsie, New York
  | via         = Newspapers.com
  | access-date = 2023-10-18
  }}</ref>
<ref name="Kent County News 2011-06-02 p7">{{Cite news
  | url         = https://www.newspapers.com/article/kent-county-news-plenty-to-see-even-with/133632844/
  | date        = 2011-06-02
  | page        = 7
  | title       = Plenty to see even with shorter nights
  | newspaper   = Kent County News
  | location    = Chestertown, Maryland
  | via         = Newspapers.com
  | access-date = 2023-10-18
  }}</ref>
}}
*[http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2011Jun01P.GIF ]

==External links==
*[http://shadowandsubstance.com/06012011/06012011.html Shadow and Substance: Partial Eclipse of the Sun June 1, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208000140/http://shadowandsubstance.com/06012011/06012011.html |date=December 8, 2011 }}
* [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110603.html Midnight's Solar Eclipse ] [[APOD]] 2011/6/3
* [http://spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_01jun11.htm SpaceWeather Gallery for partial solar eclipse of June 1, 2011]
* [http://astro-bratsk.ru/witnesses/134-pse-bratsk-2011-06-02.html Report about the partial eclipse in Bratsk, Russia] {{in lang|ru}}
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