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Solar Eclipses »  2000-02-05 »  Nigeria

Solar Eclipse of February 5 2000 from Nigeria

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The visibility of a Solar Eclipse depends on the specific observing location. To find out precise visibility information about the February 5 2000 Eclipse for any other location, use the following location search tool, the interactive map below, or browse the eclipse visibility by city in Nigeria or by country .

Interactive Map of February 5 2000 Eclipse for Nigeria

Use the following interactive map to determine the precise eclipse visibility conditions for any location. By clicking on any point of the map, the eclipse circumstances will be automatically computed for that location.

Eclipse KML paths provided by Xavier M. Jubier (http://xjubier.free.fr/)
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Eclipse Appearance

The following diagram shows what the Partial Solar Eclipse of February 5 2000 was looking like at the instant of maximum eclipse as observed from Loading... (Loading...). Move the blue pin on the eclipse map to change the location and view the updated diagram.

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Eclipse Local Circumstances

Start of Partial Eclipse

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Maximum Eclipse

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End of Partial Eclipse

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End of Partial Eclipse

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Star Map of Partial Solar Eclipse of February 5 2000

A fascinating aspect of a total solar eclipse is that, during the totality phase, the sky becomes dark and it is possible to see the brightest stars and planets. Since the totality phase is brief, it's helpful to know which celestial objects to look for.

This star map shows the location in the sky of the Moon, the Sun and the planets at the time of maximum eclipse as observed from Nigeria. The portion of the sky represented in this sky chart is 50°x25°. Our Online Planetarium offers a more complete and interactive tool to explore the stars, contellations and planets that what were visible during the totality phase across the full sky.

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Visibility of February 5 2000 Eclipse from the Major Cities of Nigeria

Through the links below you can access detailed information about how the Partial Solar Eclipse was visible from the major cities of Nigeria:

Browse Visibility of February 5 2000 Eclipse by Country

Eclipse Terminology

  • Magnitude. The Magnitude of a Solar Eclipse is defined as the fraction of the diameter of the sun that is covered by the disc of the Moon at the time of maximum eclipse.
  • Greatest Eclipse Point. In simple terms, this can be thought of the point on Earth having the best visibility conditions in terms of coverage of the disk of the Sun (i.e. magnitude) and duration. This definition is not 100% precise, a more formal and precise definition can be found on Fred Espenak's eclipse website.
  • Local Cistumstances. The Local Circumstances of a Solar Eclipse are the computed local times at which the eclipse key events, such as first contact, start of total eclipse etc., occur.

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Credits

Thee eclipse KML paths used for the maps visualization on this site are provided by Xavier M. Jubier (http://xjubier.free.fr/)