October 2005 lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse 17 October 2005 | |
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![]() From Taipei, Taiwan, 12:04 UTC | |
![]() The Moon's path through the southern edge of the Earth's umbral shadow | |
Series (and member) | 146 (10 of 72) |
Gamma | 0.9796 |
Magnitude | 0.0625 |
Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
Partial | 55:58 |
Penumbral | 4:19:49 |
Contacts (UTC) | |
P1 | 9:53:27 |
U1 | 11:35:18 |
Greatest | 12:03:22 |
U4 | 12:31:16 |
P4 | 14:13:16 |
![]() The Moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Pisces. |
A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday 17 October 2005, the second of two lunar eclipses in 2005. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 6.25% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for nearly 56 minutes and was visible over east Asia, Australasia, and most of the North America. A shading across the Moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.
Visibility
[edit]The eclipse was visible from Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand after sunset, and in the western side of North America before sunrise.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/2005-10-17_Lunar_Eclipse_Sketch.png/220px-2005-10-17_Lunar_Eclipse_Sketch.png)
A simulated view of the Earth from the center of the Moon at maximum eclipse.
Map
[edit]Gallery
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Akita City, Japan, 12:21 UTC
Relation to other eclipses
[edit]This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: 3 October 2005 Annular Solar Eclipse
Eclipses of 2005
[edit]- A hybrid solar eclipse on 8 April.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on 24 April.
- An annular solar eclipse on 3 October.
- A partial lunar eclipse on 17 October.
Lunar year series
[edit]It is the last of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.
Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002–2005 | ||||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||||
Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | Saros Photo |
Date View |
Type Chart |
Gamma | |
111 | 2002 May 26![]() |
penumbral![]() |
1.1759 | 116 | 2002 Nov 20![]() |
penumbral![]() |
−1.1127 | |
121![]() |
2003 May 16![]() |
total![]() |
0.4123 | 126![]() |
2003 Nov 09![]() |
total![]() |
−0.4319 | |
131![]() |
2004 May 04![]() |
total![]() |
−0.3132 | 136![]() |
2004 Oct 28![]() |
total![]() |
0.2846 | |
141 | 2005 Apr 24![]() |
penumbral![]() |
−1.0885 | 146![]() |
2005 Oct 17![]() |
partial![]() |
0.9796 | |
Last set | 2002 Jun 24 | Last set | 2001 Dec 30 | |||||
Next set | 2006 Mar 14 | Next set | 2006 Sep 07 |
Metonic series
[edit]This eclipse is the last of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, 17–18 October, each separated by 19 years:
The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.
Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
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Saros | Date | Type | Saros | Date | Type | |
111 | 1948 Apr 23 | Partial | 116 | 1948 Oct 18 | Penumbral | |
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121 | 1967 Apr 24 | Total | 126 | 1967 Oct 18 | Total | |
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131 | 1986 Apr 24 | Total | 136 | 1986 Oct 17 | Total | |
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141 | 2005 Apr 24 | Penumbral | 146 | 2005 Oct 17 | Partial | |
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Half-Saros cycle
[edit]A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[1] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 153.
12 October 1996 | 23 October 2014 |
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See also
[edit]- List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st-century lunar eclipses
- May 2003 lunar eclipse
- November 2003 lunar eclipse
- May 2004 lunar eclipse
- File:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2005-10-17.png
- File:2005-10-17 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart
References
[edit]- ^ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
External links
[edit]- http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/2005-10-17/
- 2005 Oct 17 chart: Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- http://www.space.com/spacewatch/051014_lunar_eclipse.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090914132101/http://www.astronomy.org.au/ngn/media/client/factsheet_16.pdf
- Photos
- http://www.starrynightphotos.com/moon/partial_lunar_eclipse_2005.htm Kaituna, Wairarapa, New Zealand
- http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/479147839tyCCAg Taipei, Taiwan
- http://christys-adventuresinlearning.blogspot.com/2008/02/lunar-eclipse-2008.html Seoul, South Korea
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