What the records say
- When
- 20 Aug 1971
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 61.70° S, 135.40° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971.
Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971
20th-century partial solar eclipse
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, 1971, with a magnitude of 0.508. 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.
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