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{{Short description|Partial lunar eclipse March 30, 1997}}
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! bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Partial Lunar Eclipse<BR>March 24, 1997
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| align=center colspan=2| [[File:March 1997 partial lunar eclipse 445UT-dale ireland.png|240px]]<BR>[[Hayward, California]], 4:45 UT
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| align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart close-1997Mar24.png|240px]]<BR>The Moon passes right to left through the Earth's northern shadow.
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Saros cycle|Series (and member)]] || [[Lunar Saros 132|132]] (29 of 71)
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Gamma (eclipse)|Gamma]] || 0.4899
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Magnitude of eclipse|Magnitude]] || 0.9195
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!align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2| Duration (hr:mn:sc)
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial || 3:23:03
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|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral || 5:53:54
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!align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2| Contacts
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|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 || 1:42:26 [[UTC]]
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 || 2:57:55 UTC
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|align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0| Greatest || 4:39:26 UTC
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|align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 || 6:20:58 UTC
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|align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 || 7:36:21 UTC
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A partial [[lunar eclipse]] took place on Monday, March 24, 1997, the first of two lunar eclipses in 1997.

This partial lunar eclipse was nearly total; however, it occurred 3 days after the lunar [[apogee]], so the umbral shadow is smaller.

This was the 29th member of [[Lunar Saros 132]], and the last of the first set of partial eclipses. The next event was the [[April 2015 lunar eclipse]], which was the first of 12 total eclipses.

This eclipse was the third of an ''almost tetrad'' (that occurred when there were 4 consecutive lunar eclipses that had an umbral eclipse magnitude of 0.9 or greater). The others were [[April 1996 lunar eclipse|04 Apr 1996 '''(T)''']], [[September 1996 lunar eclipse|27 Sep 1996 '''(T)''']] and [[September 1997 lunar eclipse|16 Sep 1997 '''(T)''']].

== Visibility ==

This eclipse was completely visible from North and South America, and visible setting over Western Europe and Africa.

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|[[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1997Mar24.png|320px]]
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|This simulated view of the Earth from the Moon at greatest eclipse shows the visibility.
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== Related eclipses ==
=== Eclipses of 1997 ===
* [[Solar eclipse of March 9, 1997|A total solar eclipse on March 9]].
* A partial lunar eclipse on March 24.
* [[Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997|A partial solar eclipse on September 2]].
* [[September 1997 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on September 16]].
=== Lunar year series ===
This was the third of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending 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, the Earth's shadow will be about 11 degrees west in sequential events.

{{Lunar eclipse set 1995-1998}}

=== Saros series ===
{{Saros 132 summary}}

=== Inex series ===
{{March 2026 lunar eclipse Inex series}}

=== Tritos series ===
* Preceded: [[April 1986 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of April 24, 1986]]

* Followed: [[February 2008 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 21, 2008]]

=== Tzolkinex ===
* Preceded: [[February 1990 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of February 9, 1990]]

* Followed: [[May 2004 lunar eclipse|Lunar eclipse of May 4, 2004]]

=== Half-Saros cycle===
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a [[Saros_(astronomy)#Relationship_between_lunar_and_solar_saros_.28sar.29|half saros]]).<ref>Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros''</ref> This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 139]].
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![[Solar eclipse of March 18, 1988|March 18, 1988]]
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== Gallery ==
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March 1997 partial lunar eclipse 500UT-dale ireland.png|[[Hayward, California]], 5:00 UT
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== See also ==
*[[List of lunar eclipses]]
*[[List of 20th-century lunar eclipses]]

== Notes==
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== External links ==
* {{LEplot1951 link|1997|Mar|24|P}}
* Photos
** [http://www.ap.stmarys.ca/dlane/eclipse/ Dave Lane's March 24, 1997 Lunar Eclipse Movies and Images] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090118235423/http://www.ap.stmarys.ca/dlane/eclipse/ |date=January 18, 2009 }}
** [http://www.mvobservatory.com/?q=node/295 March 24, 1997 Partial Lunar Eclipse, Bill Pearce]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015004102/http://www.netspeed.com.au/minnah/LEO97-1x.html THE 1997 MARCH 23-24 PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE, CALWELL LUNAR OBSERVATORY]
** [http://www.funkhousers.org/eclipse/march_1997/index.html Lunar Eclipse of March 24, 1997, James Funkhouser]
** [http://www.davidcortner.com/hb/hb0324.htm The 91% eclipsed moon on March 23-24, 1997]

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