October 2004 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on October 28, 2004, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2004, the first being on May 4, 2004.[1] It was the first lunar eclipse to take place during a World Series game,[2][3] which when seen from Busch Memorial Stadium in St, Louis, Missouri, provided a surreal sight on the night the Boston Red Sox won their first World Series in 86 years to end the Curse of the Bambino. Occurring 5.6 days before apogee (Apogee on Tuesday, November 2, 2004), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The moon was 10.1 days after perigee and 5.6 days before apogee.

October 2004 lunar eclipse
Total eclipse
By Fred Espenak at 3:03 UT, from Dunkirk, Maryland
Date28 October 2004
Gamma0.28465
Magnitude1.30814
Saros cycle136 (19 of 72)
Totality80 minutes, 29 seconds
Partiality218 minutes, 42 seconds
Penumbral353 minutes, 52 seconds

Visibility

This eclipse was completely visible from all of North and South America, and visible from most of Europe and Africa.

Relation to other lunar eclipses

Eclipses of 2004

Lunar year series

It is the third of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days.

Saros series

This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 136, and the first of the series that passes through the center of Earth's shadow. The next occurrence will be on November 8, 2022. Solar Saros 143 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series. The greatest eclipse will occur on April 21, 2293, lasting 101 minutes and 23.5 seconds. The last total lunar eclipse will be on July 7, 2419 and the last partial lunar eclipse on October 3, 2563. The final lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 136 will be on June 1, 2960.

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, October 28–29, 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.

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[4] This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 143.

October 24, 1995 November 3, 2013

See also

Notes
  1. Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 136
  2. Shaughnessy 2005, pp. 225–226
  3. Shaughnessy, Dan (October 28, 2004). "YES!!!: Red Sox complete sweep, win first Series since 1918". The Boston Globe. p. A1. Retrieved June 20, 2011.
  4. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros


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