A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday 8 October 2014. It is the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2014, and the second in a tetrad (four total lunar eclipses in series). Other eclipses in the tetrad are those of 15 April 2014, 4 April 2015, and 28 September 2015. Occurring only 2.1 days after perigee (Perigee on 6 October 2014), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger, 1960.6 arcseconds (32 arcminutes, 40.6 arcseconds).
The eclipse was visible in its entirety over the Northern Pacific. Viewers in North America experienced the eclipse after midnight on Wednesday, 8 October, and the eclipse was visible from the Philippines, Western Pacific, Australia, Indonesia, Japan, and Eastern Asia after sunset on the evening of 8 October. Many areas of North America experienced a selenelion, able to see both the sun and the eclipsed moon at the same time.[1]
The MESSENGER spacecraft from orbit at the planet Mercury which was 107 million kilometers away from Earth at the time also observed the eclipse, making it the first lunar eclipse in history to be observed from another planet.[2][3]
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth's umbra (shadow). As the eclipse begins, the Earth's shadow first darkens the Moon slightly. Then, the shadow begins to "cover" part of the Moon, turning it a dark red-brown color (typically - the color can vary based on atmospheric conditions). The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering (the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish) and the refraction of that light by the Earth's atmosphere into its umbra.[4] The following simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon passing through the Earth's shadow. The Moon's brightness is exaggerated within the umbral shadow. The southern portion of the Moon was closest to the center of the shadow, making it darkest, and most red in appearance.
The planet Uranus was near opposition (opposition on 7 October[5]) during the eclipse, just over 1° from the eclipsed Moon. Shining at magnitude 5.7, Uranus should have been bright enough to identify in binoculars. Due to parallax, the position of Uranus relative to the Moon varied significantly depending on the viewing position on the surface of Earth.
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After the end of total eclipse, Santa Clara County, CA, 11:28 UTC
Partial phase of the eclipse, Hefei, China, 12:18 UTC
Minneapolis, MN, 12:24 UTC
Lunar eclipse as viewed from Mercury, captured from the MESSENGER spacecraft. The Moon can be seen falling into the shadow of Earth. This movie was constructed from 31 images taken two minutes apart, from 9:18 UTC to 10:18 UTC.
The eclipse is the one of four total lunar eclipses in a short-lived series at the descending node of the Moon's orbit.
The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations, or 354 days (shifting back about 10 days in sequential years). Because of the date shift, Earth's shadow will be about 11° west in sequential events.
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[7] This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of solar saros 134.
Lunar saros series 127, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 54 umbral lunar eclipses (38 partial lunar eclipses and 16 total lunar eclipses). Solar Saros 134 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
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The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1888 Jul 23, lasting 102 minutes.
Wake Up to October 8th's Total Lunar Eclipse (SkyandTelescope.com)
Hermit eclipse: 2014-10-08
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Total lunar eclipse8 October 2014 From Lomita California 10 55 UTC Ecliptic north up The Moon passes right to left west to east through Earth s shadow Saros and member 127 42 of 72 Gamma 0 3826 Magnitude 1 1659 Duration hr mn sc Totality 0 58 50 Partial 3 19 31 Penumbral 5 18 03 Contacts UTC P1 8 15 36 U1 9 14 48 U2 10 25 09 Greatest 10 54 35 U3 11 23 59 U4 12 34 19 P4 13 33 39 A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday 8 October 2014 It is the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2014 and the second in a tetrad four total lunar eclipses in series Other eclipses in the tetrad are those of 15 April 2014 4 April 2015 and 28 September 2015 Occurring only 2 1 days after perigee Perigee on 6 October 2014 the Moon s apparent diameter was larger 1960 6 arcseconds 32 arcminutes 40 6 arcseconds This is the 42nd member of Lunar Saros 127 The previous event is the September 1996 lunar eclipse The next event is October 2032 lunar eclipse Contents 1 Visibility and appearance 2 Background 3 Gallery 4 Timing 5 Related eclipses 5 1 Eclipses of 2014 5 2 Half Saros cycle 5 3 Saros series 5 4 Tzolkinex 6 See also 7 ReferencesVisibility and appearance edit nbsp NASA chart of the eclipse The eclipse was visible in its entirety over the Northern Pacific Viewers in North America experienced the eclipse after midnight on Wednesday 8 October and the eclipse was visible from the Philippines Western Pacific Australia Indonesia Japan and Eastern Asia after sunset on the evening of 8 October Many areas of North America experienced a selenelion able to see both the sun and the eclipsed moon at the same time 1 The MESSENGER spacecraft from orbit at the planet Mercury which was 107 million kilometers away from Earth at the time also observed the eclipse making it the first lunar eclipse in history to be observed from another planet 2 3 nbsp Simulation of Earth from the Moon nbsp VisibilityBackground editMain article Lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes within Earth s umbra shadow As the eclipse begins the Earth s shadow first darkens the Moon slightly Then the shadow begins to cover part of the Moon turning it a dark red brown color typically the color can vary based on atmospheric conditions The Moon appears to be reddish because of Rayleigh scattering the same effect that causes sunsets to appear reddish and the refraction of that light by the Earth s atmosphere into its umbra 4 The following simulation shows the approximate appearance of the Moon passing through the Earth s shadow The Moon s brightness is exaggerated within the umbral shadow The southern portion of the Moon was closest to the center of the shadow making it darkest and most red in appearance nbsp The planet Uranus was near opposition opposition on 7 October 5 during the eclipse just over 1 from the eclipsed Moon Shining at magnitude 5 7 Uranus should have been bright enough to identify in binoculars Due to parallax the position of Uranus relative to the Moon varied significantly depending on the viewing position on the surface of Earth Gallery edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lunar eclipse of 2014 October 8 nbsp Composite from Aichi prefecture Japan nbsp Composite from Coralville IA first contact to the greatest nbsp Selenelion from Minneapolis MN with a partially eclipsed moon still up after sunrise 12 26 UTC seen by sunlight on foreground trees right nbsp Minneapolis MN 9 46 UTC triple exposure nbsp Before the beginning of total eclipse Valdosta GA 10 02 UTC nbsp Aichi Prefecture Japan 10 26 UTC nbsp California 10 39 UTC nbsp Aichi Prefecture Japan 10 41 UTC nbsp The eclipse with Uranus in Minneapolis 10 46 UTC nbsp After the end of total eclipse Santa Clara County CA 11 28 UTC nbsp Partial phase of the eclipse Hefei China 12 18 UTC nbsp Minneapolis MN 12 24 UTC nbsp Lunar eclipse as viewed from Mercury captured from the MESSENGER spacecraft The Moon can be seen falling into the shadow of Earth This movie was constructed from 31 images taken two minutes apart from 9 18 UTC to 10 18 UTC Timing editLocal times of contacts Time zoneadjustments fromUTC 8h 11h 13h 9h 8h 7h 6h 5h 4h 3h AWST AEDT NZDT HADT AKDT PDT MDT CDTPET EDTBOT ADTAMSTART Event Evening 8 October Evening 7 October Morning 8 October P1 Penumbral begins N A 7 16 pm 9 16 pm 11 16 pm 12 16 am 1 16 am 2 16 am 3 16 am 4 16 am 5 16 am U1 Partial begins N A 8 15 pm 10 15 pm 12 15 am 1 15 am 2 15 am 3 15 am 4 15 am 5 15 am 6 15 am U2 Total begins 6 25 pm 9 25 pm 11 25 pm 1 25 am 2 25 am 3 25 am 4 25 am 5 25 am 6 25 am 7 25 am Greatest eclipse 6 55 pm 9 55 pm 11 55 pm 1 55 am 2 55 am 3 55 am 4 55 am 5 55 am 6 55 am Set U3 Total ends 7 24 pm 10 24 pm 12 24 am 2 24 am 3 24 am 4 24 am 5 24 am 6 24 am Set Set U4 Partial ends 8 34 pm 11 34 pm 1 34 am 3 34 am 4 34 am 5 34 am 6 34 am Set Set Set P4 Penumbral ends 9 34 pm 12 34 am 2 34 am 4 34 am 5 34 am 6 34 am Set Set Set Set The Moon was not visible during this part of the eclipse in this time zone nbsp Contact points relative to the earth s umbral and penumbral shadows here with the moon near is descending node vte The timing of total lunar eclipses are determined by its contacts 6 P1 First contact Beginning of the penumbral eclipse Earth s penumbra touches the Moon s outer limb U1 Second contact Beginning of the partial eclipse Earth s umbra touches the Moon s outer limb U2 Third contact Beginning of the total eclipse The Moon s surface is entirely within Earth s umbra Greatest eclipse The peak stage of the total eclipse The Moon is at its closest to the center of Earth s umbra U3 Fourth contact End of the total eclipse The Moon s outer limb exits Earth s umbra U4 Fifth contact End of the partial eclipse Earth s umbra leaves the Moon s surface P4 Sixth contact End of the penumbral eclipse Earth s penumbra no longer makes contact with the Moon Related eclipses editEclipses of 2014 edit A total lunar eclipse on 15 April A non central annular solar eclipse on 29 April A total lunar eclipse on 8 October A partial solar eclipse on 23 October The eclipse is the one of four total lunar eclipses in a short lived series at the descending node of the Moon s orbit The lunar year series repeats after 12 lunations or 354 days shifting back about 10 days in sequential years Because of the date shift Earth s shadow will be about 11 west in sequential events Lunar eclipse series sets from 2013 2016 Ascending node Descending node Saros Viewingdate Type Gamma Saros Viewingdate Type Gamma 112 nbsp 2013 Apr 25 nbsp Partial nbsp 1 0121 117 nbsp 2013 Oct 18 nbsp Penumbral nbsp 1 1508 122 nbsp 2014 Apr 15 nbsp Total nbsp 0 3017 127 nbsp 2014 Oct 08 nbsp Total nbsp 0 3827 132 nbsp 2015 Apr 04 nbsp Total nbsp 0 4460 137 nbsp 2015 Sep 28 nbsp Total nbsp 0 3296 142 2016 Mar 23 nbsp Penumbral nbsp 1 1592 147 nbsp 2016 Sep 16 nbsp Penumbral nbsp 1 0549 Last set 2013 May 25 Last set 2012 Nov 28 Next set 2017 Feb 11 Next set 2016 Aug 18 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 7 This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of solar saros 134 3 October 2005 14 October 2023 nbsp nbsp Saros series edit Lunar saros series 127 repeating every 18 years and 11 days has a total of 72 lunar eclipse events including 54 umbral lunar eclipses 38 partial lunar eclipses and 16 total lunar eclipses Solar Saros 134 interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series Greatest First The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1888 Jul 23 lasting 102 minutes Penumbral Partial Total Central 1275 Jul 09 1473 Nov 04 1798 May 29 1834 Jun 21 Last Central Total Partial Penumbral 1960 Sep 05 2068 Nov 09 2429 Jun 17 2555 Sep 02 1901 2100 1906 Aug 04 1924 Aug 14 1942 Aug 26 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1960 Sep 05 1978 Sep 16 1996 Sep 27 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2014 Oct 08 2032 Oct 18 2050 Oct 30 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2068 Nov 09 nbsp nbsp Tzolkinex edit Preceded Lunar eclipse of August 28 2007 Followed Lunar eclipse of November 19 2021See also editApril 2014 lunar eclipse List of lunar eclipses and List of 21st century lunar eclipsesReferences edit Boyle Alan 7 October 2014 Lunar Eclipse Provides an Extra Twist for Skywatchers Selenelion NBC News Retrieved 8 October 2014 Lunar Eclipse From Mercury NASA Retrieved 20 April 2024 From Mercury orbit MESSENGER watches a lunar eclipse Planetary Society 10 October 2014 Retrieved 23 January 2015 Fred Espenak amp Jean Meeus Visual Appearance of Lunar Eclipses NASA Retrieved 13 April 2014 Archived copy Archived from the original on 26 March 2016 Retrieved 19 April 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Clarke Kevin On the nature of eclipses Inconstant Moon Cyclopedia Selenica Retrieved 19 December 2010 Mathematical Astronomy Morsels Jean Meeus p 110 Chapter 18 The half saros 2014 Oct 08 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak NASA GSFC Wake Up to October 8th s Total Lunar Eclipse SkyandTelescope com Hermit eclipse 2014 10 08 Total Lunar Eclipse October 2014 InfoSite Mattastro Animation of the October 8 2014 eclipse at shadowandsubstance com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title October 2014 lunar eclipse amp oldid 1219940486, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
