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'{{Short description|Total lunar eclipse May 16, 2003}} {| class="wikitable" align=right width=250 ! bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2|Total Lunar Eclipse<BR>May 16, 2003 |- | align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse May 2003-TLR75.jpg|250px]]<BR>From [[Minneapolis, MN]], 3:17 UTC |- | align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart close-03may16.png|250px]]<BR>The moon's path through the Earth's shadow. |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Saros cycle|Series (and member)]] || [[List of lunar eclipses in saros series 121|121]] (54 of 82) |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Gamma (eclipse)|Gamma]] || 0.4123 |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0| [[Magnitude of eclipse|Magnitude]] || 1.12759 |- !align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2| Duration (hr:mn:sc) |- |align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | Totality || 51:25 |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | Partial || 3:13:53 |- |align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | Penumbral || 5:06:31 |- !align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2| Contacts ([[UTC]]) |- |align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P1 || 1:06:53 |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U1 || 2:03:11 |- |align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U2 || 3:14:26 |- |align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0| Greatest || 3:40:09 |- |align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 | U3 || 4:05:51 |- |align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 | U4 || 5:17:05 |- |align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 | P4 || 6:13:24 |- | align=center colspan=2| [[Image:Lunar eclipse chart-03may16.png|250px]]<BR>The moon's path across the Earth's shadow near its descending node in [[Libra (constellation)|Libra]]. |} A '''total [[lunar eclipse]]''' took place on Friday, May 16, 2003, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 2003, the other being on [[November 2003 lunar eclipse|November 9, 2003]]. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 52 minutes and 3.1 seconds. The Moon was 12.938% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 15 minutes and 3.1 seconds in total. Occurring only 0.5 days after perigee (Perigee on Thursday, May 15, 2003), the Moon's apparent diameter was 6.2% larger than average. At greatest eclipse the Moon was only 357,693 km (222,260 mi) from the Earth, making it a Super Full Moon. This lunar eclipse is [[#Lunar year series|first of a ''tetrad'']], four total lunar eclipses in series. The previous series was in 1985 and 1986, starting with a [[May 1985 lunar eclipse]]. The next one was in [[Template:Lunar eclipse set 2013-2016|2014 and 2015]], starting with the April 15, 2014 lunar eclipse. == Visibility == The eclipse was visible over central Pacific, North America, South America, Atlantic, Europe, Africa and extreme southwestern Asia, seen rising over central Pacific and North America, and setting over Europe and Africa. In South America the entire eclipse was visible lasting just over 5 hours. [[File:Lunar eclipse from moon-2003May16.png|320px]] == Gallery == <gallery> Image:Lunar eclipse May 2003-TLR100.jpg|Wide Angle view from [[Minneapolis]] at 3:35 UTC, near greatest eclipse </gallery> == Relation to other lunar eclipses == === [[Eclipse season]] === This is the first eclipse this season. Second eclipse this season: [[Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003|31 May 2003 Annular Solar Eclipse]] === Eclipses of 2003 === * A total lunar eclipse on May 16. * [[Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003|An annular solar eclipse (one limit) on May 31]]. * [[November 2003 lunar eclipse|A total lunar eclipse on November 9]]. * [[Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003|A total solar eclipse on November 23]]. === Lunar year series === It is also the second of four lunar year cycles, repeating every 354 days. {{Lunar eclipse set 2002-2005}} === Metonic series === This eclipse is the second of four [[Metonic cycle]] lunar eclipses on the same date, May 15–16, each separated by 19 years. {{Metonic lunar eclipse 1984-2041}} === 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 annular solar eclipses of [[Solar Saros 128]]. {| class=wikitable ![[Solar eclipse of May 10, 1994|May 10, 1994]] ![[Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012|May 20, 2012]] |- |[[File:SE1994May10A.png|240px]] |[[File:SE2012May20A.png|240px]] |} == See also == *[[List of lunar eclipses]] and [[List of 21st-century lunar eclipses]] *[[November 2003 lunar eclipse]] *[[October 2004 lunar eclipse]] *[[May 2004 lunar eclipse]] ==References== <references /> == External links == * [http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=121 Saros cycle 121] * {{LEplot2001 link|2003|May|16|T}} * [http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros121.html NASA Saros series 121] * [http://www.spaceweather.com/eclipses/gallery_15may03.html Lunar Eclipse Gallery] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20080724144145/http://www.space.com/spacewatch/eclipse_post_030516.html Pictures of the May 15-16 Lunar Eclipse] * [http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecll2003m/0-info.htm Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. 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