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Total Solar Eclipse of 2002

author: Vojtech Rusin/Miloslav Druckmüller/Novapix

reference: a-sol10-01200

Image Size 300 DPI: 22 * 17 cm

Total solar eclipse in South Africa on december 4, 2002. Inner corona. Total solar eclipse of 2002 December 4 was several months after the maximum of 23rd eleven-year solar cycle and therefore the coronal structure is very complicated. The coronal structure is changing during the eleven-year solar cycle significantly. It is spread approximately evenly to all spatial directions near solar cycle maximum (for example eclipses 1990, 1999, 2001). The structure is completely different near solar cycle minimum when the coronal intensity is much greater in equatorial plane than in polar regions (for example eclipses 1994, 1995).

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2002 - ASTRONOMY - COMPOSITE - CORONA - ECLIPSE - MOON - NEW MOON - PROMINENCE - SOLAR CORONA - SOLAR ECLIPSE - SOUTH AFRICA - STAR - SUN - TOTAL ECLIPSE -