Английская Википедия:February 2008 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse occurred on February 20 and February 21, 2008. It was visible in the eastern evening sky on February 20 for all of North and South America, and on February 21 in the predawn western sky from most of Africa and Europe. Greatest Eclipse occurring on Thursday, February 21, 2008, at 03:26:03 UTC, totality lasting 49 minutes and 45.6 seconds.
Occurring 7.1 days after perigee (Perigee on February 14, 2008) and 6.9 days before apogee (Apogee on February 28, 2008), the Moon's apparent diameter was near the average diameter.
The total lunar eclipse was the first of the two lunar eclipses in 2008, with the second, the August 16, 2008 event being partial.[1] The next total lunar eclipse occurred on December 21, 2010. The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Total Lunar Eclipse of 21 February 2008.
The Moon's apparent diameter was 26.2 arcseconds larger than the August 16, 2008 partial lunar eclipse.
Eclipse season
This is the second eclipse this season.
First eclipse this season: 7 February 2008 Annular Solar Eclipse
Date = 21 February 2008
- Penumbral Magnitude = 2.14507
- Umbral Magnitude = 1.10618
- Gamma: -0.39923
- Greatest Eclipse: 21 Feb 2008 03:26:03.3 UTC (03:27:08.8 TD)
- Ecliptic Opposition: 21 Feb 2008 03:30:30.8 UTC (03:31:36.3 TD)
- Equatorial Opposition: 21 Feb 2008 03:48:25.7 UTC (03:49:31.2 TD)
- Sun right ascension: 22 hours, 15 minutes, 30.0 seconds
- Moon right ascension: 10 hours, 14 minutes, 48.5 seconds
- Earth's shadow right ascension: 10 hours, 15 minutes, 30.0 seconds
- Sun declination: 10 degrees, 48 minutes, 31.3 seconds south of Celestial Equator
- Moon declination: 10 degrees, 28 minutes, 7.6 seconds north of Celestial Equator
- Earth's shadow declination: 10 degrees, 48 minutes, 31.3 seconds north of Celestial Equator
- Sun diameter: 1941.0 arcseconds
- Moon diameter: 1868.4 arcseconds
- Penumbra diameter: 2 degrees, 1684.08 arcseconds (8884.08 arcseconds)
- Umbra diameter: 1 degree, 1402.56 arcseconds (5002.56 arcseconds)
- Saros Series: 133rd (26 of 71)
- Node: Descending Node
Viewing
The eclipse was visible in the eastern evening sky on February 20 for all of North and South America, and on February 21 in the predawn western sky from most of Africa and Europe. Шаблон:Lunarsaros133 db
The penumbral eclipse began at 00:35 UTC (February 21), and ended at 6:17. A partial eclipse existed from 1:43 until 3:00, followed by 51 minutes of totality (3:00 - 3:51), and then partial again from 3:51 until 5:09. (For local times, see Timing.)
It is possible to mistake the appearance of partial eclipse as the Moon being in a different phase, but the shadow from the eclipse changes much more rapidly.[2]
The bright star Regulus of Leo and the planet Saturn were prominent very near the Moon during the total eclipse portion. Shortly before the eclipse began, Regulus was occulted by the Moon in parts of the far Southern Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica.
Map
Файл:Visibility Lunar Eclipse 2008-02-21.png
Relation to other lunar eclipses
Eclipses of 2008
- An annular solar eclipse on February 7.
- A total lunar eclipse on February 21.
- A total solar eclipse on August 1.
- A partial lunar eclipse on August 16.
Lunar year series
Шаблон:Lunar eclipse set 2006-2009
Saros series
This lunar eclipse is part of series 133 of the Saros cycle, which repeats every 18 years and 11 days. Series 133 runs from the year 1557 until 2819. The previous eclipse of this series occurred on February 9, 1990, and the next will occur on March 3, 2026.
It is the 6th of 21 total lunar eclipses in series 133. The first was on December 28, 1917. The last (21st) will be on August 3, 2278. The longest two occurrences of this series (14th and 15th) will last for a total of 1 hour and 42 minutes on May 18, 2152, and May 30, 2170. Solar saros 140 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Шаблон:Lunar Saros 133 summary
Metonic cycle (19 years)
This is the fourth of five Metonic lunar eclipses.
Шаблон:Metonic lunar eclipse 1951-2027
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[3] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 140.
February 16, 1999 | February 26, 2017 |
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Файл:SE1999Feb16A.png | Файл:SE2017Feb26A.png |
Timing
The Moon entered the penumbral shadow at 0:36 UTC, and the umbral shadow at 1:43. Totality lasted for 50 minutes, between 3:01 and 3:51. The Moon left the umbra shadow at 5:09 and left the penumbra shadow at 6:16.[4]
Event | North and South America | Europe and Africa | ||||||||
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Evening of February 20th | Morning of February 21st | |||||||||
AKST (-9h) |
PST (-8h) |
MST (-7h) |
CST (-6h) |
EST (-5h) |
AST (-4h) |
GMT (0h) |
CET (+1h) |
EET (+2h) | ||
P1 | Penumbral began | Under Horizon | Under Horizon | Under Horizon | 18:36 | 19:36 | 20:36 | 0:36 | 1:36 | 2:36 |
U1 | Partial began | Under Horizon | Under Horizon | 18:43 | 19:43 | 20:43 | 21:43 | 1:43 | 2:43 | 3:43 |
U2 | Total began | Under Horizon | 19:01 | 20:01 | 21:01 | 22:01 | 23:01 | 3:01 | 4:01 | 5:01 |
Mid-eclipse | 18:26 | 19:26 | 20:26 | 21:26 | 22:26 | 23:26 | 3:26 | 4:26 | 5:26 | |
U3 | Total ended | 18:51 | 19:51 | 20:51 | 21:51 | 22:51 | 23:51 | 3:51 | 4:51 | Set |
U4 | Partial ended | 20:09 | 21:09 | 22:09 | 23:09 | 0:09 | 1:09 | 5:09 | Set | Set |
Photo gallery
Composites
Файл:Composicao.jpg Eclipse observed from Sandim, Portugal. Шаблон:Coord. |
Файл:Feb 20 2008 Lunar Eclipse Collage.jpg Eclipse observed from Regina, Saskatchewan. Each image is roughly taken 5 minutes apart. |
Файл:Lunar Eclipse 02-20-08.jpg Images taken in 3-5 minute Intervals - from Bradley, Illinois. |
Файл:Lunareclipse21feb08.jpg Eclipse observed from Halton Hills, Ontario. From 01:47 to 03:15 UTC, each image is roughly taken 5min apart. |
Eclipse observed from Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
Lunar eclipse observed from Burlington, Ontario | |
Файл:Feb 20 08 Eclipse Merge.jpg Observed from Baltimore, Maryland, from 2:30 to 3:01 UTC. Lunar north is near left. |
North America
Canada
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Eclipse Observed from Burlington, Ontario, at 2:00 UTC.
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Eclipse observed from Victoria, British Columbia, at 2:49 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Eclipse observed from Victoria, British Columbia at 2:56 UTC, just prior to total. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Eclipse observed from Salmon Arm, Canada at 3:11 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Eclipse observed from Burlington, Ontario at 4:05 UTC.
USA (west)
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Eclipse observed from Salem, Oregon. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Observed from Urbana, Illinois, at 3:06 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Observed from Boulder, Colorado, at 4:17 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left. Mare Humorum appears at bottom, Tycho's rays at bottom right.
USA (east)
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Moon observed from West Hartford, Connecticut, at 1:42 UTC. Lunar north is left.
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Eclipse observed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at 2:49 UTC.
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Eclipse observed from Millersville, Pennsylvania, at 3:15 UTC. Lunar north is near left.
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Eclipse observed from West Hartford, Connecticut, at 3:17 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Eclipse observed from West Hartford, Connecticut, at 3:18 UTC. Lunar north is near top-left.
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Eclipse observed from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 3:36 UTC. Lunar north is top-left.
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Eclipse observed from Wellesley, Massachusetts, at 3:52 UTC
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Eclipse observed from Fredericksburg, Virginia, at 3:57 UTC.
South America
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Eclipse observed from São Joaquim, Brazil at 3:52 UTC.
Europe and Africa
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Eclipse observed from Rostock, Germany, at 1:50 UTC. Lunar north is near top.
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Eclipse observed from Sasolburg, South Africa - around 2:55 UTC. Lunar north is right.
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Eclipse observed from Prague, Czech Republic at 3:41 UTC
See also
- List of lunar eclipses in the 21st century
- Lists of lunar eclipses
- Solar eclipse
- File:2008-02-21 Lunar Eclipse Sketch.gif Chart
Notes
External links
- NASA: Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, 2008
- Hermit eclipse (Ian Cameron Smith) Total Lunar Eclipse: February 21, 2008
- Photos
- Astronet: Information and live webcasts of the February 20-21 total lunar eclipse from the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Spain and Argentina
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: February 20, 2008, February 22, 2008 March 1, 2008
- Sky&Telescope, Eclipses of 2008
- Example Images from Dr. Eric S. Ackerman - Fort Lauderdale, Florida Шаблон:Webarchive
- Various Animations of the Eclipse Astronight Observatory - Billerica MA
- SpaceWeather Lunar Eclipse Photo Gallery: February 20, 2008
- Philadelphia, PA: A timelapse of the total lunar eclipse on February 20th, 2008. Recorded with still images.
- Feature No Longer Available | Weather Underground [1]
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web