Solar eclipse of June 11, 1983
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, June 11, 1983,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0524. 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. Occurring about 2.1 days before perigee (on June 13, 1983, at 6:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]
The path of totality went through Christmas Islands, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and terminated in Vanuatu. The maximum eclipse occurred off the Indonesian island of Madura. Major Indonesian cities witnessed totality, including Yogyakarta, Semarang, Surabaya, and Makassar, in addition to Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Madagascar, Southeast Asia, Australia, and western Oceania.
Restrictions of observation
To avoid blindness, Indonesian dictator president Suharto prohibited local people from observing the eclipse directly through then Information Minister Harmoko, only allowing foreigners to observe from faraway places. Besides the requirements of closing and draping over all windows and airshafts, children were asked to hide themselves in cupboards and below desks as the eclipsing sun's rays were said to be more dangerous to children than to adults. They were allowed to watch a live broadcast of the eclipse occurring over Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, on state-owned TV channel TVRI. Because of the difference in restriction's intensity between regions, some locals did observe it.[3]
Observation
The Chinese Eclipse Observation Team formed by Beijing Astronomical Observatory (now incorporated into the National Astronomical Observatories of China), Purple Mountain Observatory and Nanjing Astronomical Instrument Factory conducted observation in Port Moresby. Observation in Port Moresby was successful due to the cloudless weather during the eclipse, compared with the cloudy weather in Yogyakarta where teams from many countries went. The Chinese team did spectrum observations of the chromosphere and corona, the broadband corona luminosity and polarization, and the coloured photography of the whole eclipse process.[4]
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[5]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1983 June 11 at 02:10:25.6 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1983 June 11 at 03:11:02.4 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1983 June 11 at 03:12:11.5 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1983 June 11 at 03:13:20.8 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1983 June 11 at 04:34:18.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1983 June 11 at 04:38:24.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1983 June 11 at 04:43:33.5 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1983 June 11 at 04:47:29.5 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1983 June 11 at 06:13:50.0 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1983 June 11 at 06:15:01.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1983 June 11 at 06:16:12.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1983 June 11 at 07:16:41.1 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.05240 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.10755 |
| Gamma | −0.49475 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 05h15m15.1s |
| Sun Declination | +23°02'34.8" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'45.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 05h15m37.5s |
| Moon Declination | +22°33'26.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'20.3" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°59'57.8" |
| ΔT | 53.3 s |
Eclipse season
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| June 11 Ascending node (new moon) |
June 25 Descending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| File:SE1983Jun11T.png | File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1983Jun25.png |
| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 127 |
Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 139 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1983
- A total solar eclipse on June 11.
- A partial lunar eclipse on June 25.
- An annular solar eclipse on December 4.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 20.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1979
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 1987
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 1990
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 1974
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 1992
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 10, 1972
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994
Solar Saros 127
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1965
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2001
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1954
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 11, 2070
Solar eclipses of 1982–1985
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[6]
The partial solar eclipses on January 25, 1982 and July 20, 1982 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1982 to 1985 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 117 | June 21, 1982 File:SE1982Jun21P.png Partial |
−1.2102 | 122 | December 15, 1982 File:SE1982Dec15P.png Partial |
1.1293 | |
| 127 | June 11, 1983 File:SE1983Jun11T.png Total |
−0.4947 | 132 | December 4, 1983 File:SE1983Dec04A.png Annular |
0.4015 | |
| 137 | May 30, 1984 File:SE1984May30A.png Annular |
0.2755 | 142 File:Solar eclipse of 22 November 1984.JPG Partial in Gisborne, New Zealand |
November 22, 1984 File:SE1984Nov22T.png Total |
−0.3132 | |
| 147 | May 19, 1985 File:SE1985May19P.png Partial |
1.072 | 152 | November 12, 1985 File:SE1985Nov12T.png Total |
−0.9795 | |
Saros 127
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 127, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 82 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on October 10, 991 AD. It contains total eclipses from May 14, 1352 through August 15, 2091. There are no annular or hybrid eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 82 as a partial eclipse on March 21, 2452. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 31 at 5 minutes, 40 seconds on August 30, 1532. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[7]
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
| 20 eclipse events between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 10–11 | March 28–29 | January 14–16 | November 3 | August 21–22 |
| 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 |
| File:SE1964Jun10P.png June 10, 1964 |
File:SE1968Mar28P.png March 28, 1968 |
File:SE1972Jan16A.png January 16, 1972 |
File:SE1975Nov03P.png November 3, 1975 |
File:SE1979Aug22A.png August 22, 1979 |
| 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 135 |
| File:SE1983Jun11T.png June 11, 1983 |
File:SE1987Mar29H.png March 29, 1987 |
File:SE1991Jan15A.png January 15, 1991 |
File:SE1994Nov03T.png November 3, 1994 |
File:SE1998Aug22A.png August 22, 1998 |
| 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
| File:SE2002Jun10A.png June 10, 2002 |
File:SE2006Mar29T.png March 29, 2006 |
File:SE2010Jan15A.png January 15, 2010 |
File:SE2013Nov03H.png November 3, 2013 |
File:SE2017Aug21T.png August 21, 2017 |
| 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 | 155 |
| File:SE2021Jun10A.png June 10, 2021 |
File:SE2025Mar29P.png March 29, 2025 |
File:SE2029Jan14P.png January 14, 2029 |
File:SE2032Nov03P.png November 3, 2032 |
File:SE2036Aug21P.png August 21, 2036 |
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2005 April 8
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2012 May 20
Notes
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References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
Photos:
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