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Partial Solar Eclipse on 22 Aug 1998 (observation 73)
Date:
22 Aug 1998 (NZST)
Time:
02:30 (NZST)
Title:
Partial Solar Eclipse
Used 7x50 binoculars.
Partial solar eclipse.
14.31.20 First noticed start of eclipse.
15.38.00 Approx 1/3 of diameter covered.
16.22.07 Complete (watched last 3 minutes).
Drawing shows sunspots observed at start of eclipse.