The moon's hourly motion across the Earth's shadow in the constellation of Aries.
A total lunar eclipse took place on October 27–28, 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 November 2, 2004), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. The moon was 10.1 days after perigee and 5.6 days before apogee.
This eclipse was a part of Saros cycle 136. 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 seriesEdit
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.
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.
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Total Lunar EclipseOctober 27 28 2004Taken by Fred Espenak at 3 03 UT from Dunkirk MarylandThe moon s path through the Earth s shadow Series and member 136 19 of 72 Gamma 0 2846Magnitude 1 3132Duration hr mn sc Totality 1 20 29Partial 3 38 41Penumbral 5 53 46Contacts UTC P1 0 07 17U1 1 14 45U2 2 23 51Greatest 3 04 07U3 3 44 20U4 4 53 26P4 6 01 03The moon s hourly motion across the Earth s shadow in the constellation of Aries A total lunar eclipse took place on October 27 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 November 2 2004 the Moon s apparent diameter was smaller The moon was 10 1 days after perigee and 5 6 days before apogee Contents 1 Visibility 2 Relation to other lunar eclipses 2 1 Eclipse season 2 2 Eclipses of 2004 2 3 Lunar year series 2 4 Saros series 2 5 Metonic series 2 6 Half Saros cycle 3 Photo gallery 4 See also 5 Notes 6 External linksVisibility EditThis eclipse was completely visible from all of North and South America and visible from most of Europe and Africa nbsp Relation to other lunar eclipses EditEclipse season Edit This is the second eclipse this season First eclipse this season 14 October 2004 Partial Solar Eclipse Eclipses of 2004 Edit A partial solar eclipse on April 19 A total lunar eclipse on May 4 A partial solar eclipse on October 14 A total lunar eclipse on October 28 Lunar year series Edit It is the third of four lunar year cycles repeating every 354 days Lunar eclipse series sets from 2002 2005Descending node Ascending nodeSarosPhoto DateView TypeChart Gamma SarosPhoto DateView TypeChart Gamma111 2002 May 26 nbsp penumbral nbsp 1 1759 116 2002 Nov 20 nbsp penumbral nbsp 1 1127121 nbsp 2003 May 16 nbsp total nbsp 0 4123 126 nbsp 2003 Nov 09 nbsp total nbsp 0 4319131 nbsp 2004 May 04 nbsp total nbsp 0 3132 136 nbsp 2004 Oct 28 nbsp total nbsp 0 2846141 2005 Apr 24 nbsp penumbral nbsp 1 0885 146 nbsp 2005 Oct 17 nbsp partial nbsp 0 9796Last set 2002 Jun 24 Last set 2001 Dec 30Next set 2006 Mar 14 Next set 2006 Sep 07 Saros series Edit This eclipse was a part of Saros cycle 136 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 Edit 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 Metonic events May 4 and October 28Descending node Ascending node1966 May 4 Penumbral 111 1985 May 4 Total 121 2004 May 4 Total 131 2023 May 5 Penumbral 141 1966 Oct 29 Penumbral 116 1985 Oct 28 Total 126 2004 Oct 28 Total 136 2023 Oct 28 Partial 146 2042 Oct 28 Penumbral 156 nbsp nbsp 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 4 This lunar eclipse is related to two solar eclipses of Solar Saros 143 October 24 1995 November 3 2013 nbsp nbsp Photo gallery Edit nbsp Timelapse photo from Hayward California nbsp Ault Field Washington 2 29 UT nbsp Dunkirk Maryland 3 03 UT nbsp From Kiuruvesi Finland 3 21 UT nbsp Seattle WashingtonEnd of totality 3 43 UT nbsp Bellevue Washington 3 51 UT nbsp Timelapse photo from A Coruna SpainSee also EditList of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipses May 2003 lunar eclipse November 2003 lunar eclipse May 2004 lunar eclipseNotes Edit Hermit Eclipse Saros cycle 136 Shaughnessy 2005 pp 225 226harvnb error no target CITEREFShaughnessy2005 help Shaughnessy Dan October 28 2004 YES Red Sox complete sweep win first Series since 1918 The Boston Globe p A1 Retrieved June 20 2011 Mathematical Astronomy Morsels Jean Meeus p 110 Chapter 18 The half sarosExternal links EditNASA Total Lunar Eclipse of Oct 27 2004 2004 Oct 28 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak NASA GSFC Saros series 136 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Red Moon Triple 29 October 2004 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Pumpkin Moon 30 October 2004 Lunar Eclipse gallery Photo by Wade B Clark Jr near Lyman Washington USA 1 Spaceweather com Lunar eclipse gallery nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar eclipse of 2004 October 28 nbsp This lunar eclipse related 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