The solar eclipse of August 11, 2018 was a partial solar eclipse that was visible in the north of North America,

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, Northern Europe and north-eastern

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Visibility

The maximal phase of the partial eclipse was recorded in the East Siberian Sea, near

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. The eclipse was observed in

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, most of the Nordic countries (

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, Sweden,

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, Latvia, practically throughout

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(except for places southwest of the line roughly passing through Pskov,

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and Penza, and the most eastern places of the

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), in

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and China. During sunset, the eclipse was observed in

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and

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Gallery

File:Солнечное затмение 11 августа 2018 года в Москве (парк Артёма Боровика) (cropped).jpg, Moscow, Russia, 9:40 UTC File:Solar eclipse of 2018 August 11 in Baley (cropped).jpg,

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, 10:24 UTC

Related eclipses

Eclipses of 2018

* A total lunar eclipse on January 31. * A partial solar eclipse on February 15. * A partial solar eclipse on July 13. * A total lunar eclipse on July 27. * A partial solar eclipse on August 11.

Solar eclipses ascending node 2015-2018

* Saros 125: Partial Solar Eclipse September 13, 2015 * Saros 135: Annular Solar Eclipse September 1, 2016 * Saros 145: Total Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017 * Saros 155: Partial Solar Eclipse August 11, 2018

Solar eclipses 2015–2018

Saros 155 series

Metonic series

External links

References

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