Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002

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Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
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Map
Type of eclipse
NatureAnnular
Gamma 0.1993
Magnitude 0.9962
Maximum eclipse
Duration23 s (0 min 23 s)
Coordinates 34°30′N178°36′W / 34.5°N 178.6°W / 34.5; -178.6
Max. width of band13 km (8.1 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse23:45:22
References
Saros 137 (35 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9513

An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Monday, June 10 and Tuesday, June 11, 2002, [1] with a magnitude of 0.9962. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 6.4 days after apogee (on June 4, 2002, at 14:00 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller. [2]

Contents

This was the second annular solar eclipse visible over the Pacific Ocean within 6 months.

Annularity was visible in Indonesia, Palau (Kayangel Atoll), and the Northern Mariana Islands on June 11 (Tuesday), and the western tip of Jalisco, Mexico, on June 10 (Monday). A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Asia, northeastern Australia, North America, and Hawaii.

It was partially visible in some areas of the United States; in Ventura, in southern California, some observation stations were set up for public viewing. [3] In Palm Desert, in the Coachella Valley, it was clearly visible, and it "got dark, it got cool, and it got eerie". [4] A "solar eclipse party" in Fresno drew around 400 attendees, [5] and as far north as Napa Valley, dozens of people went outside to watch the eclipse., [6] and it was visible in Utah. [7] Canada's National Post predicted a "substantial crowd" for Vancouver, despite the eclipse there being less than 60%; [8] even in Victoria, where the eclipse was as low as 30%, dozens attended a show at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. [9]

Observations

During this eclipse, the apex of the moon's umbral cone was close to the Earth's surface, and the magnitude was large. The edges of the moon and the sun were close to each other as seen from the Earth. Baily's beads on the lunar limb, which are usually only visible during a total solar eclipse, could also be seen. Since the path of annularity was mostly on the sea and covered very little land, and the Maluku sectarian conflict prevented many observers from going to the Maluku Islands, Indonesia, observations were mainly concentrated in Palau, Northern Mariana Islands and Mexico. A Japanese team made a live webcast on Tinian Island. [10] The local weather was clear at sunrise. The sun was completely covered by clouds 20 minutes before the maximum eclipse, but finally came out from the clouds shortly before the maximum. [11] [12] In Mexico,because the annular eclipse occurred shortly before sunrise and the solar zenith angle was extremely low on land, many people observed at sea off the ports including Puerto Vallarta. However, the eclipse was mostly clouded out due to the Tropical Storm Boris, and it even rained in some places. The sun only appeared occasionally. [13]

Images

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Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse. [14]

June 10, 2002 Solar Eclipse Times
EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact2002 June 10 at 20:52:54.3 UTC
First Umbral External Contact2002 June 10 at 21:54:55.3 UTC
First Central Line2002 June 10 at 21:55:34.4 UTC
Greatest Duration2002 June 10 at 21:55:34.4 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact2002 June 10 at 21:56:13.5 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact2002 June 10 at 23:00:25.2 UTC
Greatest Eclipse2002 June 10 at 23:45:22.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction2002 June 10 at 23:47:35.5 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction2002 June 10 at 23:49:19.1 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact2002 June 11 at 00:30:14.5 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact2002 June 11 at 01:34:30.4 UTC
Last Central Line2002 June 11 at 01:35:06.6 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact2002 June 11 at 01:35:42.7 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact2002 June 11 at 02:37:41.9 UTC
June 10, 2002 Solar Eclipse Parameters
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.99623
Eclipse Obscuration0.99246
Gamma0.19933
Sun Right Ascension05h16m04.1s
Sun Declination+23°03'18.9"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'45.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension05h15m55.6s
Moon Declination+23°14'25.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'27.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'42.5"
ΔT64.3 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.

Eclipse season of May–June 2002
May 26
Descending node (full moon)
June 10
Ascending node (new moon)
June 24
Descending node (full moon)
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 111
Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 137
Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 149

Eclipses in 2002

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 137

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 2000–2003

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. [15]

The partial solar eclipses on February 5, 2000 and July 31, 2000 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Solar eclipse series sets from 2000 to 2003
Ascending node Descending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
117 July 1, 2000
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Partial
−1.28214122
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Partial projection in Minneapolis, MN, USA
December 25, 2000
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Partial
1.13669
127
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Totality in Lusaka, Zambia
June 21, 2001
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Total
−0.57013132
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Partial in Minneapolis, MN, USA
December 14, 2001
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Annular
0.40885
137
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Partial in Los Angeles, CA, USA
June 10, 2002
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Annular
0.19933142
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Totality in Woomera, South Australia
December 4, 2002
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Total
−0.30204
147
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Annularity in Culloden, Scotland
May 31, 2003
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Annular
0.99598152
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November 23, 2003
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Total
−0.96381

Saros 137

This eclipse is a part of Saros series 137, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on May 25, 1389. It contains total eclipses from August 20, 1533 through December 6, 1695; the first set of hybrid eclipses from December 17, 1713 through February 11, 1804; the first set of annular eclipses from February 21, 1822 through March 25, 1876; the second set of hybrid eclipses from April 6, 1894 through April 28, 1930; and the second set of annular eclipses from May 9, 1948 through April 13, 2507. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on June 28, 2633. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

The longest duration of totality was produced by member 11 at 2 minutes, 55 seconds on September 10, 1569, and the longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 59 at 7 minutes, 5 seconds on February 28, 2435. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit. [16]

Series members 24–46 occur between 1801 and 2200:
242526
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February 11, 1804
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February 21, 1822
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March 4, 1840
272829
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March 15, 1858
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March 25, 1876
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April 6, 1894
303132
SE1912Apr17H.png
April 17, 1912
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April 28, 1930
SE1948May09A.png
May 9, 1948
333435
SE1966May20A.png
May 20, 1966
SE1984May30A.png
May 30, 1984
SE2002Jun10A.png
June 10, 2002
363738
SE2020Jun21A.png
June 21, 2020
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July 2, 2038
SE2056Jul12A.png
July 12, 2056
394041
SE2074Jul24A.png
July 24, 2074
SE2092Aug03A.png
August 3, 2092
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August 15, 2110
424344
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August 25, 2128
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September 6, 2146
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September 16, 2164
4546
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September 27, 2182
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October 9, 2200

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 ascending node.

20 eclipse events between June 10, 1964 and August 21, 2036
June 10–11March 28–29January 14–16November 3August 21–22
117119121123125
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June 10, 1964
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March 28, 1968
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January 16, 1972
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November 3, 1975
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August 22, 1979
127129131133135
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June 11, 1983
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March 29, 1987
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January 15, 1991
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November 3, 1994
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August 22, 1998
137139141143145
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June 10, 2002
SE2006Mar29T.png
March 29, 2006
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January 15, 2010
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November 3, 2013
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August 21, 2017
147149151153155
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June 10, 2021
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March 29, 2025
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January 14, 2029
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November 3, 2032
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August 21, 2036

Tritos series

This eclipse is a part of a tritos cycle, repeating at alternating nodes every 135 synodic months (≈ 3986.63 days, or 11 years minus 1 month). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee), but groupings of 3 tritos cycles (≈ 33 years minus 3 months) come close (≈ 434.044 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200
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December 21, 1805
(Saros 119)
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November 19, 1816
(Saros 120)
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October 20, 1827
(Saros 121)
SE1838Sep18A.gif
September 18, 1838
(Saros 122)
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August 18, 1849
(Saros 123)
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July 18, 1860
(Saros 124)
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June 18, 1871
(Saros 125)
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May 17, 1882
(Saros 126)
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April 16, 1893
(Saros 127)
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March 17, 1904
(Saros 128)
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February 14, 1915
(Saros 129)
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January 14, 1926
(Saros 130)
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December 13, 1936
(Saros 131)
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November 12, 1947
(Saros 132)
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October 12, 1958
(Saros 133)
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September 11, 1969
(Saros 134)
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August 10, 1980
(Saros 135)
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July 11, 1991
(Saros 136)
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June 10, 2002
(Saros 137)
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May 10, 2013
(Saros 138)
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April 8, 2024
(Saros 139)
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March 9, 2035
(Saros 140)
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February 5, 2046
(Saros 141)
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January 5, 2057
(Saros 142)
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December 6, 2067
(Saros 143)
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November 4, 2078
(Saros 144)
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October 4, 2089
(Saros 145)
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September 4, 2100
(Saros 146)
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August 4, 2111
(Saros 147)
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July 4, 2122
(Saros 148)
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June 3, 2133
(Saros 149)
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May 3, 2144
(Saros 150)
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April 2, 2155
(Saros 151)
Saros152 21van70 SE2166Mar02T.jpg
March 2, 2166
(Saros 152)
Saros153 18van70 SE2177Jan29A.jpg
January 29, 2177
(Saros 153)
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December 29, 2187
(Saros 154)
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November 28, 2198
(Saros 155)

Inex series

This eclipse is a part of the long period inex cycle, repeating at alternating nodes, every 358 synodic months (≈ 10,571.95 days, or 29 years minus 20 days). Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee). However, groupings of 3 inex cycles (≈ 87 years minus 2 months) comes close (≈ 1,151.02 anomalistic months), so eclipses are similar in these groupings.

Series members between 1801 and 2200
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October 9, 1828
(Saros 131)
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September 18, 1857
(Saros 132)
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August 29, 1886
(Saros 133)
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August 10, 1915
(Saros 134)
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July 20, 1944
(Saros 135)
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June 30, 1973
(Saros 136)
SE2002Jun10A.png
June 10, 2002
(Saros 137)
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May 21, 2031
(Saros 138)
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April 30, 2060
(Saros 139)
SE2089Apr10A.png
April 10, 2089
(Saros 140)
SE2118Mar22A.png
March 22, 2118
(Saros 141)
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March 2, 2147
(Saros 142)
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February 10, 2176
(Saros 143)

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