Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009
Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009 | |
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UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 23:58:18 |
(U1) Total begin | 0:51:16 |
Greatest eclipse | 2:36:25 |
(U4) Total end | 4:19:26 |
(P4) Partial end | 5:12:25 |
References | |
Saros | 136 (37 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9528 |
A total
Eclipse season
This was the second eclipse for the mid-2009 eclipse season, with the first having been the July 2009 lunar eclipse. The third eclipse of the season was the August 2009 lunar eclipse.[4][5][6]
The solar eclipse was the 37th eclipse of the 136th Saros cycle, which began with a partial eclipse on June 14, 1360, and is expected to conclude with a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622.[citation needed]
Visibility
A partial eclipse was seen within the broad path of the Moon's
The total eclipse was visible from a narrow corridor through northern India, eastern Nepal, northern Bangladesh, Bhutan, the northern tip of Myanmar, central China and the Pacific Ocean, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands, the whole Volcano Islands except South Iwo Jima, Marshall Islands, and Kiribati.
Totality was visible in many large cities, including
The eclipse, and the reaction of thousands of observers at Varanasi was captured by the Science Channel Wonders of the Universe series hosted by Brian Cox.[11]
This eclipse may be the most-viewed total solar eclipse in history, with 30 million people in Shanghai and Hangzhou alone.[12]
Observations
Thousands of pilgrims gathered on the banks of the Ganges River in Varanasi, India to experience the eclipse as a religious or spiritual event. Some people expected that there would be a relationship, either positive or negative, between their health and the occurrence of the eclipse.[13]
Indian scientists observed the solar eclipse from an Indian Air Force plane.[14]
The
Observers in Japan were excited by the prospect of experiencing the first eclipse in 46 years, but found the experience dampened by cloudy skies obscuring the view.
In Bangladesh, where the eclipse lasted approximately 3 minutes and 44 seconds, thousands of people were able to witness the eclipse despite rain and overcast skies.
Duration
This solar eclipse was the longest total solar eclipse to occur in the 21st century, and will not be surpassed in duration until
The cruise ship
The eclipse was part of
In contrast the
Photo gallery
Totality
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Totality fromVaranasi, India
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Diamond ring effect in Kurigram District, Bangladesh
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Totality from Panchagarh District, Bangladesh
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Totality fromThimphu, Bhutan
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Diamond ring effect inChongqing, China
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Totality fromHangzhou, China
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Totality from Wuzhen, China
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Diamond ring effect in Kikaijima, Japan
Partial
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Partial fromNew Delhi, India
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Partial fromKolkata, India
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Partial from Kharagpur, India
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Eclipse progression fromWuhan, China
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Partial fromBeijing, China
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Partial fromTianjin, China
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Partial from Sheung Shui, Hong Kong
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Partial fromQuezon City, Philippines
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Partial fromMakati City, Philippines
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Partial fromTaichung, Taiwan
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Partial fromIncheon, South Korea
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Partial fromMiyazaki City, Japan
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Partial fromHonolulu, HI
View from space
The Terrain Mapping Camera in the Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission was used to image the earth during the eclipse.[18]
It was also observed by the Japanese geostationary satellite
12:30 UT (pre-eclipse) |
1:30 UT |
Close up at 1:30 UT |
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2009
- An annular solar eclipse on January 26.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on February 9.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on July 7.
- A total solar eclipse on July 22.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on August 6.
- A partial lunar eclipse on December 31.
This total eclipse was the second in the series of three eclipses in a one-month period, with two minor
Tzolkinex
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
- Followed: Solar eclipse of September 1, 2016
Half-Saros cycle
- Preceded: Lunar eclipse of July 16, 2000
- Followed: Lunar eclipse of July 27, 2018
Tritos
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1998
- Followed: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020
Solar Saros 136
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991
- Followed: Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027
Inex
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of August 10, 1980
- Followed: Solar eclipse of July 2, 2038
Triad
- Preceded: Solar eclipse of September 21, 1922
- Followed: Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096
Solar eclipses 2008–2011
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.[20]
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
121 Partial from Christchurch, NZ |
2008 February 07 Annular |
−0.95701 | 126 Novosibirsk, Russia
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2008 August 01 Total |
0.83070 | |
131 Palangka Raya, Indonesia |
2009 January 26 Annular |
−0.28197 | 136 Kurigram, Bangladesh |
2009 July 22 Total |
0.06977 | |
141 Bangui, Central African Republic
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2010 January 15 Annular |
0.40016 | 146 Hao, French Polynesia
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2010 July 11 Total |
−0.67877 | |
151 Vienna, Austria
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2011 January 04 Partial (north) |
1.06265 | 156 | 2011 July 01 Partial (south) |
−1.49171 |
Partial solar eclipses on June 1, 2011, and November 25, 2011, occur on the next lunar year eclipse set.
Saros series
Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on June 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721, through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 7.74 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's descending node.[21]
Series members 29–43 occur between 1865 and 2117 | ||
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29 | 30 | 31 |
Apr 25, 1865 |
May 6, 1883 |
May 18, 1901 |
32 | 33 | 34 |
May 29, 1919 |
Jun 8, 1937 |
Jun 20, 1955 |
35 | 36 | 37 |
Jun 30, 1973 |
Jul 11, 1991 |
Jul 22, 2009 |
38 | 39 | 40 |
Aug 2, 2027 |
Aug 12, 2045 |
Aug 24, 2063 |
41 | 42 | 43 |
Sep 3, 2081 |
Sep 14, 2099 |
Sep 26, 2117
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Metonic cycle
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 events between July 22, 1971 and July 22, 2047 | ||||
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July 21–22 | May 9–11 | February 26–27 | December 14–15 | October 2–3 |
116 | 118 | 120 | 122 | 124 |
July 22, 1971 |
May 11, 1975 |
February 26, 1979 |
December 15, 1982 |
October 3, 1986 |
126 | 128 | 130 | 132 | 134 |
July 22, 1990 |
May 10, 1994 |
February 26, 1998 |
December 14, 2001 |
October 3, 2005 |
136 | 138 | 140 | 142 | 144 |
July 22, 2009 |
May 10, 2013 |
February 26, 2017 |
December 14, 2020 |
October 2, 2024 |
146 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 154 |
July 22, 2028 |
May 9, 2032 |
February 27, 2036 |
December 15, 2039 |
October 3, 2043 |
156 | ||||
July 22, 2047 |
Notes
- ^ "Full solar eclipse turns the day to night in Asia". The Bismarck Tribune. 2009-07-23. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Celestial awe, fear". Leader-Telegram. 2009-07-23. p. C10. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Asia shrouded in daytime darkness in longest eclipse until 2132". The Star-Democrat. 2009-07-23. p. 4. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b (AFP) – 6 days ago. "AFP: Solar eclipse sparks tourism fever in China". Retrieved 2009-07-22.
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- ^ "Indian students on solar eclipse 'odyssey' to China – Yahoo! India News". In.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ 99.56% totality was observed in Kamat Maath, Binodpur, Chapai Nawabgan, the western part of Bangladesh.
In Sichuan province, China, 150 km southwest of Chengdu many people ascended Mount Emei to view the eclipse. While viewing conditions were not ideal due to thick cloud cover, typical of this region and altitude, the effects were reported as impressive. The summit of Mt. Emei contains numerous Buddhist temples and statues, as well as a large candle and incense lighting ceremony/area. During the eclipse day turned to night, leaving only the candles to cast a unique lighting on the adjacent Buddhist statues and buildings.
"NASA – Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22". NASA.gov. Retrieved 2009-07-22. - ^ Weather conditions for cities in China during the July 22 eclipse (in Chinese)
- ^ "NASA Map" (PDF).
- ^ Espenak, Fred. "Total Solar Eclipse of July 2009" (PDF).
- ^ "The Solar Eclipse In Varanasi - Wonders of the Solar System - Series 1 Episode 1 Preview - BBC Two". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Solar Eclipse on July 22 May Be Most Viewed Ever". nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Indians enthralled by solar eclipse". Chinadaily.com.cn. 2009-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Khabrein.info". Khabrein.info. Archived from the original on July 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Island « Total Eclipse.Jp". Totaleclipse.jp. Archived from the original on 2009-04-18. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "August 2, 2027 Total Solar Eclipse". Tierrayestrellas.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (3 July 2009). "Perihelion and Aphelion". Astronomy Picture of the Day. NASA. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Chandrayaan-1". ISRO. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-22.
- ^ "Eclipse Shadows Southeastern China : Image of the Day". nasa.gov. 23 July 2009.
- ^ 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.
- ^ SEsaros136 at NASA.gov
References
- NASA homepage for July 22, 2009 total solar eclipse
- Interactive map of the eclipse from NASA
- Jay Anderson, Weather and Maps for the Total Solar Eclipse 2009 July 22 00:54 – 04:12 UT
Pre-eclipse news:
- Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009: Time & Place in Indian cities Archived July 24, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- The Longest eclipse of the 21st century time – July 22, 2009
- The 21st century’s longest total solar eclipse to be Internet broadcast worldwide
- How To Watch July 22, 2009 Total Solar Eclipse Live On Web
- City of Brass at Beliefnet.com: The longest solar eclipse of the 21st century
- Solar Eclipse Could Create Chaos AP
- Watch Solar eclipse live from Guwahati Archived 2009-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
- July eclipse is best chance to look for gravity anomaly New Scientist
- Solar eclipse: All roads lead to Bihar Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
Photos:
- Spaceweather.com gallery
- Total Solar Eclipse, July 22, 2009, from China by Jay Pasachoff
- Enewetak, Marshall Islands. Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site
- MTSAT-1R visible satellite imagery of the solar eclipse shadow (CIMSS Satellite Blog)
- The 2009 Eclipse in China
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Eclipse over Chongqing, China (24 July 2009)
- August 8, 2009, Diamonds in a Cloudy Sky, totality in clouds from Wuhan, China APOD
External links
- Bauer, Amanda (2009). "Solar Eclipse". Sixty Symbols. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.