Solar eclipse of April 17, 1912

During a hybrid solar eclipse, the apex of the moon's umbral cone is very close to the Earth's surface, and the magnitude is very large. The edges of the moon and the sun are very close to each other as seen from the Earth in both the total and annular portion of the path. A series of Baily's beads on the lunar limb provide an excellent opportunity to measure the size and shape of the Earth, as well as the mountains and valleys on the lunar limb. Measurements were made in Europe during this eclipse to locate precisely the limits of the umbral shadow by spreading people every 100 metres along a straight road. The hybrid solar eclipse of April 28, 1930, also belonging to Solar Saros 137, also occurred with a magnitude close to 1. Similar observations were made near Camptonville, California. Such observations were also made during two later annular solar eclipses of May 9, 1948 in Rebun Island, Japan and May 20, 1966 in Greece and Turkey, also belonging to the same solar Saros cycle. Similar measurements were also done in New York City during the total solar eclipse of January 24, 1925, which did not belong to the same Saros cycle 137 had a magnitude much larger than 1. == 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. == Eclipse season ==

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. == Related eclipses ==

Eclipses in 1912 • A partial lunar eclipse on April 1. • A hybrid solar eclipse on April 17. • A partial lunar eclipse on September 26. • A total solar eclipse on October 10. Metonic • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 28, 1908 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 3, 1916 Tzolkinex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 6, 1905 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 Half-Saros • Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 12, 1903 • Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1921 Tritos • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 18, 1901 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1923 Solar Saros 137 • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1894 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1930 Inex • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941 Triad • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 16, 1825 • Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1999 Solar eclipses of 1910–1913 Saros 137 Metonic series Tritos series Inex series ==Notes==