Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005
Solar eclipse of October 3, 2005 | |
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UTC) | |
(P1) Partial begin | 3:53:56 |
(U1) Total begin | 18:40:59 |
Greatest eclipse | 10:32:47 |
(U4) Total end | 1:22:35 |
(P4) Partial end | 24:27:52 |
References | |
Saros | 134 (43 of 71) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9520 |
An annular
It was the 43rd eclipse of the 134th
Visibility
The path of the eclipse began in the
The maximum eclipse duration occurred in central Sudan at 10:31:42 UT, where it lasted for 4m 31s when the Sun was 71° above the horizon.[3]
The motion of the shadow was
Images
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Satellite image showing the Moon's shadow over East Africa
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Animation from Medina del Campo, Spain
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Santa Maria de Lamas, Portugal (9:00 UTC)
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Eclipse projection through leaves in St. Julian's, Malta
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Saintes, France(9:36 UTC)
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Chennai, India(11:33 UTC)
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Eclipse sequence fromDegania A, Israel
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 2005
- A hybrid solar eclipse on April 8.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 24.
- An annular solar eclipse on October 3.
- A partial lunar eclipse on October 17.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 14, 2001
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 22, 1998
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 13, 2012
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 27, 1996
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 8, 2014
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 3, 1994
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 1, 2016
Solar Saros 134
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 23, 1987
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 1976
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 12, 2034
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 3, 1918
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 3, 2092
Solar eclipses of 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.[7]
Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
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Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
119 | 2004 April 19![]() Partial (south) |
−1.13345 | 124 | 2004 October 14![]() Partial (north) |
1.03481 | |
129![]() Partial from Naiguatá |
2005 April 08![]() Hybrid |
−0.34733 | 134![]() Annular from Madrid, Spain |
2005 October 03![]() Annular |
0.33058 | |
139![]() Total from Side, Turkey |
2006 March 29![]() Total |
0.38433 | 144![]() Partial from São Paulo, Brazil |
2006 September 22![]() Annular |
−0.40624 | |
149![]() From Jaipur, India |
2007 March 19![]() Partial (north) |
1.07277 | 154![]() From Córdoba, Argentina |
2007 September 11![]() Partial (south) |
−1.12552 |
Saros 134
It is a part of Saros cycle 134, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on June 22, 1248. It contains total eclipses from October 9, 1428 through December 24, 1554 and hybrid eclipses from January 3, 1573 through June 27, 1843, and annular eclipses from July 8, 1861 through May 21, 2384. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on August 6, 2510. The longest duration of totality was 1 minutes, 30 seconds on October 9, 1428. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node.[8]
Series members 32–48 occur between 1801 and 2100: | ||
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32 | 33 | 34 |
![]() June 6, 1807 |
![]() June 16, 1825 |
![]() June 27, 1843 |
35 | 36 | 37 |
![]() July 8, 1861 |
![]() July 19, 1879 |
![]() July 29, 1897 |
38 | 39 | 40 |
![]() August 10, 1915 |
![]() August 21, 1933 |
![]() September 1, 1951 |
41 | 42 | 43 |
![]() September 11, 1969 |
![]() September 23, 1987 |
![]() October 3, 2005 |
44 | 45 | 46 |
![]() October 14, 2023 |
![]() October 25, 2041 |
![]() November 5, 2059 |
47 | 48 | |
![]() November 15, 2077 |
![]() November 27, 2095 |
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 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
- ^ "From Portugal to Burundi: Thousands gather to catch glimpse of annular eclipse". The Vincennes Sun-Commercial. 2005-10-04. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rare solar eclipse gives Spain, parts of Africa a dazzling view". Arizona Daily Star. 2005-10-04. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-10-25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Espenak, Fred. "Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 03". NASA/GSFC. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
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- S2CID 54722046.
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- ^ 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 134". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by GSFC
Photos:
- Photos of solar eclipse around the world
- Spaceweather.com solar eclipse gallery
- Annular Solar Eclipse at High Resolution APOD10/5/2005, annularity from Spain
- Annular Eclipse Madrid Buen Retiro Park, Madrid, Spain
- Annular Eclipse Shirt APOD10/14/2005, from Madrid, Spain
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