Eclipses in 2005
There was a hybrid solar eclipse on Friday, April 8.
See "Eclipse stylistics, the real deal" for highlights of that event.
There will be a penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
"Observers in eastern North America will experience moonset before the eclipse ends, but those further west will be able to witness the entire event. Penumbral eclipses are difficult to observe. Nevertheless, a subtle yet distinct shading should be visible across the northern half of the Moon, especially during the one hour period centered on maximum. Greatest eclipse occurs at 09:55 UT [count backwards four to seven hours and that'll give you the actual timing in the US, quite early in the morning on the 24th].
There will be an annular eclipse of the Sun on October 3.
The shadow of the Moon will travel over Spain and Portugal, the Mediterranean Sea, and then continue across northern and eastern Africa into the Indan Ocean. Part of the eclipse path falls in the same region that will witness a total solar eclipse a little less than a year from today, on March 29, 2006.
See animated eclipse paths
for October 3, 2005,
and March 29, 2006 (in Africa).
There will be a slightly more obvious partial lunar eclipse on October 17. It will feature just the slightest little "bite" out of the full moon.
"The last event of the year is a rather shallow partial eclipse of the Moon. The penumbral phase begins at 09:51 UT, but most observers will not be able to visually detect the shadow until about 10:30 UT [translation: early in the morning in the US].
"In spite of the fact that the eclipse is so shallow, the partial phase will last for nearly one hour. At the instant of greatest eclipse (12:03 UT), the Moon will stand near the zenith for observers in the central Pacific. North Americans will all see the start of the event, but the Moon sets by mid-eclipse for observers east of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Further west, the entire event is visible from the Pacific coast provinces and states as well as eastern Asia and Australia."
See "Eclipse stylistics, the real deal" for highlights of that event.
There will be a penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
"Observers in eastern North America will experience moonset before the eclipse ends, but those further west will be able to witness the entire event. Penumbral eclipses are difficult to observe. Nevertheless, a subtle yet distinct shading should be visible across the northern half of the Moon, especially during the one hour period centered on maximum. Greatest eclipse occurs at 09:55 UT [count backwards four to seven hours and that'll give you the actual timing in the US, quite early in the morning on the 24th].
There will be an annular eclipse of the Sun on October 3.
The shadow of the Moon will travel over Spain and Portugal, the Mediterranean Sea, and then continue across northern and eastern Africa into the Indan Ocean. Part of the eclipse path falls in the same region that will witness a total solar eclipse a little less than a year from today, on March 29, 2006.
See animated eclipse paths
for October 3, 2005,
and March 29, 2006 (in Africa).
There will be a slightly more obvious partial lunar eclipse on October 17. It will feature just the slightest little "bite" out of the full moon.
"The last event of the year is a rather shallow partial eclipse of the Moon. The penumbral phase begins at 09:51 UT, but most observers will not be able to visually detect the shadow until about 10:30 UT [translation: early in the morning in the US].
"In spite of the fact that the eclipse is so shallow, the partial phase will last for nearly one hour. At the instant of greatest eclipse (12:03 UT), the Moon will stand near the zenith for observers in the central Pacific. North Americans will all see the start of the event, but the Moon sets by mid-eclipse for observers east of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Further west, the entire event is visible from the Pacific coast provinces and states as well as eastern Asia and Australia."
Eclipses in 2005
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