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 on October 13-14, 2004. 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.
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Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 2004–2007
Each member 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.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 2004–2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 119 | 2004 April 19 Partial (south) |
124 | 2004 October 14 Partial (north) | |
| 129 | 2005 April 8 Hybrid |
134 Annular from Madrid, Spain |
2005 October 3 Annular | |
139 Total from Side, Turkey |
2006 March 29 Total |
144.jpg) Partial from São Paulo, Brazil |
2006 September 22 Annular | |
| 149 | 2007 March 19 Partial (north) |
154 | 2007 September 11 Partial (south) | |
Metonic series
| Octon series with 21 events between May 21, 1993 and August 2, 2065 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
External links
- http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2004Oct14P.GIF
- Partial Eclipse of the Sun - April 19 2004
Photos:
- Spaceweather.com eclipse gallery
- Partial Solar Eclipse on October 14, 2004, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan by Toshimi Taki
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