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Solar eclipse of June 1, 2011
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<p>A partial <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurred at the Moon’s <a href="/facts/Lunar_node/Q3SstDoh">descending node</a> of orbit on Wednesday, June 1, 2011, with a <a href="/facts/Magnitude_of_eclipse/qAGeIA5l">magnitude</a> of 0.601. A <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse/2XsCFG1a">solar eclipse</a> occurs when the <a href="/facts/Moon/zKHqEMPb">Moon</a> passes between <a href="/facts/Earth/HLLmDfj0">Earth</a> and the <a href="/facts/Sun/CadPCVHh">Sun</a>, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. </p><p>This eclipse was the second of four partial solar eclipses in 2011, with the others occurring on <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_January_4,_2011/CNXN9uyH">January 4</a>, <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_July_1,_2011/BmtT2z6n">July 1</a>, and <a href="/facts/Solar_eclipse_of_November_25,_2011/XI6YJfXw">November 25</a>. </p><p>A partial eclipse was visible for parts of <a href="/facts/Northeast_Asia/2oh4HM7W">Northeast Asia</a>, <a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a>, northern <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a>, <a href="/facts/Greenland/aagXRTB7">Greenland</a>, northern <a href="/facts/Scandinavia/KpLQ40kl">Scandinavia</a>, and <a href="/facts/Iceland/E4KGYs2j">Iceland</a>. </p>