| Solar eclipse of May 3, 1715 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.7112 |
| Magnitude | 1.0632 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 254 sec (4 m 14 s) |
| Coordinates | 59°24′N 17°54′E / 59.4°N 17.9°E |
| Max. width of band | 295 km (183 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 9:36:30 |
| References | |
| Saros | 114 (60 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 8826 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on May 3, 1715. Template:Total solar eclipse summary
This total eclipse was visible across England, northern Europe, and northern Asia.
This total solar eclipse was observed in England from Cornwall in the south-west to Lincolnshire and Norfolk in the east.The city of London enjoyed 3 minutes 33 seconds of totality.
This eclipse is known as Halley's Eclipse, after Edmund Halley (1656-1742) who predicted this eclipse to within 4 minutes accuracy. He also drew one of the first the path of totality on a map of England. The original map was about 30 km off the observed eclipse path, and Halley later corrected it.
Note: Great Britain didn't adopted the Gregorian calender in 1752, the date was considered 22 April 1715). Halley observed the eclipse from London.
It is a part of solar Saros 114.
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