Solar eclipse of September 23, 1699

Solar eclipse of September 23, 1699
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Type of eclipse
Nature	Hybrid
Gamma	0.6999
Magnitude	1.0095
Maximum eclipse
Duration	49 sec (0 m 49 s)
Coordinates	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Max. width of band	46 km (29 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	10:16:12
References
Saros	139 (12 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	8786

A total solar eclipse occurred on September 23, 1699. 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. A narrow path of totality just clipped the north-east corner of Scotland, including Wick.