A total

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Eart ...

took place on Tuesday, July 6, 1982, the second of three total lunar eclipses in 1982, and the only one that was in the

descending node An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbit intersects a plane of reference to which it is inclined. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. Planes of reference Common planes of referen ...

. A dramatic total eclipse lasting 1 hour and 46 minutes plunged the full Moon into deep darkness, as it passed right through the centre of the Earth's umbral shadow. While the visual effect of a total eclipse is variable, the Moon may have been stained a deep orange or red colour at maximum eclipse. This was a great spectacle for everyone who saw it. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 56 minutes in total. The moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow.

Visibility

It was seen completely over North and South America, seen rising over Australia, and setting over Western Africa. Lunar eclipse from moon-1982Jul06

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1982

* A total lunar eclipse on January 9. * A partial solar eclipse on January 25. * A partial solar eclipse on June 21. * A total lunar eclipse on July 6. * A partial solar eclipse on July 20. * A partial solar eclipse on December 15. * A total lunar eclipse on December 30. There are seven eclipses in 1982, the maximum possible, including 4 partial solar eclipses: January 25,

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June 21 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily (approximate date). *1307 – Külüg Khan is enthroned as Khagan of the Mon ...

, and

December 15 Events Pre-1600 * 533 – Vandalic War: Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Tricamarum. * 687 – Pope Sergius I is elected as a compromise between antipopes Paschal and Theod ...

Lunar year series

Saros series

It last occurred on June 25, 1964 and will next occur on July 16, 2000. This is the 36th member of

Lunar Saros 129 Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years days. The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136. Lunar saros 129 contains 71 member events, with ...

. The previous event was the

June 1964 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on Thursday, June 25, 1964. The Moon passed through the center of the Earth's shadow. Visibility It was completely visible from South America and Africa, seen as rising over North America, and setting over Europ ...

. The next event is the

July 2000 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on Sunday 16 July 2000, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 2000. The Moon passed through the very center of the Earth's shadow. Totality lasted for 106 minutes and 25 seconds, the longest duration since ...

contains 11 total lunar eclipses between 1910 and 2090.

Solar Saros 136 Saros cycle series 136 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 events. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's descending node. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Sa ...

interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.

Inex series

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of

Notes

External links

NASA: Lunar Eclipses: Past and Future
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*** ttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEcat5/LE1901-2000.htmlLunar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000
Total Lunar Eclipse of 1982 July 06 Photo Gallery
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Photo mideclipse

Vulcan Eclipse End of Totality July 6, 1982, by Jerry Lodriguss

References

* Bao-Lin Liu, ''Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1500 B.C.-A.D. 3000'', 1992 1982-07 1982-07 1982 in science July 1982 events {{lunar-eclipse-stub