Solar eclipse of April 16, 1893

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 16, 1893, with a magnitude of 1.0556. 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. Occurring about 1.3 days before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The path of totality was visible from parts of the modern-day countries of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, southern Algeria, Niger, Chad, and Sudan. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of South America, Africa, and Southern Europe.

Observations

According to Edward S. Holden, John Martin Schaeberle discovered a comet like object on the plates of the eclipse from Chile. The comet was 0.8 Moon diameters from the Moon.
Schaeberle observed the eclipse and made drawings of the Corona:

Predicted by Schaeberle	Observed by Schaeberle
Observed by Schaeberle	-

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.

Event	Time
First Penumbral External Contact	1893 April 16 at 11:57:24.1 UTC
First Umbral External Contact	1893 April 16 at 12:52:48.9 UTC
First Central Line	1893 April 16 at 12:53:50.7 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact	1893 April 16 at 12:54:52.6 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact	1893 April 16 at 13:51:45.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction	1893 April 16 at 14:26:54.0 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction	1893 April 16 at 14:34:21.8 UTC
Greatest Eclipse	1893 April 16 at 14:36:11.0 UTC
Greatest Duration	1893 April 16 at 14:42:16.8 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact	1893 April 16 at 15:20:49.8 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact	1893 April 16 at 16:17:33.4 UTC
Last Central Line	1893 April 16 at 16:18:36.8 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact	1893 April 16 at 16:19:40.1 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact	1893 April 16 at 17:14:58.4 UTC

Parameter	Value
Eclipse Magnitude	1.05562
Eclipse Obscuration	1.11434
Gamma	−0.17634
Sun Right Ascension	01h39m29.7s
Sun Declination	+10°20'33.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter	15'55.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	08.8"
Moon Right Ascension	01h39m49.3s
Moon Declination	+10°11'02.4"
Moon Semi-Diameter	16'32.0"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax	1°00'40.6"
ΔT	-6.4 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.