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A total solar eclipse occurred on October 2, 1959. 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. ==Observations== Totality began over Boston, Massachusetts at sunrise. Viewing the eclipse was raining out, but it was reported that the brightening of the sky after the eclipse was a startling and impressive sight.〔( Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 54, p.43, )〕 A few photographers captured the eclipse from airplanes above the clouds, and a multiple exposure was made atop the R. C. A. building in New York City.〔Sky and Telescope, Vol. XIX, No. 1, p. 4.〕 The next total eclipse over Boston, the solar eclipse of May 1, 2079, will also be a sunrise event.〔http://www.space.com/spacewatch/050408_solar_eclipse.html〕 The event was also observed at the Canarian Island of Fuerta Ventura by a team of Dutch astronomers of the university of Utrecht and Amsterdam.〔http://www.staff.science.uu.nl/~rutte101/Utrecht_eclipse.html〕〔Report of the Netherlands expedition for the observation of the total solar eclipse on october 2, 1959. Houtgast, J., Proceedings of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, Vol. 63, Nr. 5, p. 611 (1960)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Solar eclipse of October 2, 1959」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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