July 22, 1784 Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) was born in Muiden. Son of a government employee. Friedrich W. Bessel, German astronomer and mathematicus determined precession, nutation, aberration and inclination of the ecliptic. Famous for his Bessel elements for the calculation of Solar Eclipses. July 22, 1990 The Finland-Russia eclipse, which was clouded out for many eclipse chasers. I observed the Total Solar Eclipse of 22 July 1990 in Suomujärvi, Finland and was clouded out. My first clouded out eclipse. Still an experience with light and temperature changes.The little lake out there offered a splendid view with a vast horizon in front of and behind us. Around midnight, some naked Finnish natives enjoyed a fresh dive after their notorious Finnish sauna. Was this already a taste of our coming eclipse ? At these northern latitudes it doesnt get dark at all at night; there is only twilight. The sky however was getting covered. At 4.03 a.m. local time, the partial phase would set in. A layer of clouds, however, had covered the sky so that it didnt show and it stayed that way until some 10 minutes before totality, when the sky opened up a little just above the horizon. But the sun didnt break through. Meanwhile it grew dark, slowly but unmistakably. Fortunately, it didnt clear up : we would not have been able to use our cameras because of the mosquitoes. They didnt stop harassing us and soon we were covered with itching mosquito bites. Far away we heard the planes of Fin-air... and that meant that totality would follow very soon. It grew dark... Suddenly night fell and lasted for 1,5 minutes. It was even much darker than it had been the night before. In spite of the cloudy sky, this was really a wonderful experience. This was not everyones opinion however. It stayed like this until after the 4th contact. The invisible spectacle was over. July 22, 2009 Total solar eclipses with a totality duration longer than 5 minutes are 22 July 2009 (6m40s), 11 July 2010 (5m20s) and 2 August 2027 (6m23s). Longest Total Solar Eclipse for over a century and the longest one since 1991. Visible in China. Jo and I observed the Total Solar Eclipse of 22 July 2009 successfully in Xixi, Huangzou (China). July 22, 2028 Christmas Island will get a total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028 with almost 4 minutes of totality. There will be a Partial Solar Eclipse on Christmas Day, December 25, 2038 (mag. of 0.845). On December 26, 2019 there is a partial eclipse of magnitude 0.658 on the same island. July 22, 2028 Next total solar eclipse for New Zealand. The last total solar eclipse in New Zealand was in 1965 May 30. July 22, 2381 The maximum theoretical length for a British total eclipse is 5.5 minutes. The eclipse of June 16, 885 lasted for almost 5 minutes and the same will be true for the Scottish total eclipse of 22 July 2381. This TSE will be the first total solar eclipse in Amsterdam since 17 June 1433. July 22, 2381 October 2, 2350, there is a total solar eclipse in Amsterdam at sun altitude of 14 degrees. Annular eclipses in Amsterdam will be on October 2, 2350, March 26, 2639 and May 23, 2878 (the same century as the total solar eclipse). The total solar eclipse of 2 September 2817 was long considered as being the next TSE. Though, with the modern calculation programs Emapwin of Takesako and Wineclips of Scsibrany show that the eclipse of 22 July 2381 Amsterdam is within the path of totality.
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