August 1980 lunar eclipse
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P1 | 01:43:19.5 |
Greatest | 03:30:29.5 |
P4 | 05:17:45.5 |
A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Tuesday, August 26, 1980, the last of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980 with a penumbral magnitude of 0.70891. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 70.891% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 34 minutes and 26 seconds.[1]
Visibility
Related lunar eclipses
Eclipses in 1980
- A total solar eclipse on Saturday, 16 February 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Saturday, 1 March 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Sunday, 27 July 1980.
- An annular solar eclipse on Sunday, 10 August 1980.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on Tuesday, 26 August 1980.
Lunar year series
Lunar eclipse series sets from 1977–1980 | ||||||||
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Ascending node | Descending node | |||||||
Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | Saros | Date Viewing | Type Chart | Gamma | |
112 | 1977 Apr 04 | Partial | −0.91483 | 117 | 1977 Sep 27 | Penumbral | 1.07682 | |
122 | 1978 Mar 24 | Total | −0.21402 | 127 | 1978 Sep 16 | Total | 0.29510 | |
132 | 1979 Mar 13 | Partial | 0.52537 | 137 | 1979 Sep 06 | Total | −0.43050 | |
142 | 1980 Mar 01 | Penumbral | 1.22701 | 147 | 1980 Aug 26 | Penumbral | −1.16082 | |
Last set | 1976 May 13 | Last set | 1976 Nov 06 | |||||
Next set | 1981 Jan 20 | Next set | 1980 Jul 27 |
Half-Saros cycle
A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two partial solar eclipses of Solar Saros 154.
August 20, 1971 | August 31, 1989 |
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See also
Notes
External links
- 1980 Aug 26 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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