Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004
| Solar eclipse of October 14, 2004 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.0348 |
| Magnitude | 0.9282 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 61°12′N 153°42′W / 61.2°N 153.7°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 3:00:23 |
| References | |
| Saros | 124 (54 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9518 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of the orbit between Wednesday, October 13 and Thursday, October 14, 2004,[1][2] with a magnitude of 0.9282. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth. It was the 54th eclipse of the 124th Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on March 6, 1049 and will conclude with a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347.
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Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2004
- 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.
Metonic
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of December 25, 2000
- Following: Solar eclipse of August 1, 2008
Tzolkinex
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of September 2, 1997
- Following: Solar eclipse of November 25, 2011
Half-Saros
- Preceding: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 1995
- Following: Lunar eclipse of October 18, 2013
Tritos
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of November 13, 1993
- Following: Solar eclipse of September 13, 2015
Solar Saros 124
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of October 3, 1986
- Following: Solar eclipse of October 25, 2022
Inex
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1975
- Following: Solar eclipse of September 23, 2033
Triad
- Preceding: Solar eclipse of December 14, 1917
- Following: Solar eclipse of August 15, 2091
Solar eclipses 2004–2007
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.[3]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2004 to 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 119 | April 19, 2004 Partial |
−1.13345 | 124 | October 14, 2004 Partial |
1.03481 | |
129_(cropped).jpg) Partial in Naiguatá, Venezuela |
April 8, 2005 Hybrid |
−0.34733 | 134 Annularity in Madrid, Spain |
October 3, 2005 Annular |
0.33058 | |
139 Totality in Side, Turkey |
March 29, 2006 Total |
0.38433 | 144.jpg) Partial in São Paulo, Brazil |
September 22, 2006 Annular |
−0.40624 | |
149_(cropped).jpg) Partial in Jaipur, India |
March 19, 2007 Partial |
1.07277 | 154_(cropped).jpg) Partial in Córdoba, Argentina |
September 11, 2007 Partial |
−1.12552 | |
Saros 124
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 124, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 73 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on March 6, 1049. It contains total eclipses from June 12, 1211 through September 22, 1968, and a hybrid eclipse on October 3, 1986. There are no annular eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on May 11, 2347. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of totality was produced by member 39 at 5 minutes, 46 seconds on May 3, 1734. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[4]
| Series members 43–64 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 44 | 45 |
 June 16, 1806 |
 June 26, 1824 |
 July 8, 1842 |
| 46 | 47 | 48 |
 July 18, 1860 |
 July 29, 1878 |
 August 9, 1896 |
| 49 | 50 | 51 |
 August 21, 1914 |
 August 31, 1932 |
 September 12, 1950 |
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
 September 22, 1968 |
 October 3, 1986 |
October 14, 2004 |
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
 October 25, 2022 |
 November 4, 2040 |
 November 16, 2058 |
| 58 | 59 | 60 |
 November 26, 2076 |
 December 7, 2094 |
 December 19, 2112 |
| 61 | 62 | 63 |
 December 30, 2130 |
 January 9, 2149 |
 January 21, 2167 |
| 64 | ||
 January 31, 2185 | ||
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition, the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
| 21 eclipse events between May 21, 1993 and May 20, 2069 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20–21 | March 9 | December 25–26 | October 13–14 | August 1–2 |
| 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 | 126 |
 May 21, 1993 |
 March 9, 1997 |
 December 25, 2000 |
October 14, 2004 |
 August 1, 2008 |
| 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 | 136 |
 May 20, 2012 |
 March 9, 2016 |
 December 26, 2019 |
 October 14, 2023 |
 August 2, 2027 |
| 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 | 146 |
 May 21, 2031 |
 March 9, 2035 |
 December 26, 2038 |
 October 14, 2042 |
 August 2, 2046 |
| 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 | 156 |
 May 20, 2050 |
 March 9, 2054 |
 December 26, 2057 |
 October 13, 2061 |
 August 2, 2065 |
| 158 | ||||
 May 20, 2069 | ||||
References
- ^ "'Almost eclipse' will be in this afternoon's sky". Pacific Daily News. 2004-10-14. p. 37. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sky Watch". Albuquerque Journal. 2004-10-13. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 124". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
External links
Photos:
- Spaceweather.com eclipse gallery
- Partial Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2004[permanent dead link], Nagoya, Aichi, Japan by Toshimi Taki
- Report (0,371 max.phase) from Khabarovsk, Russia
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