June 15, 2011, Total Lunar Eclipse Belongs to Saros Series 130

Summary: The Wednesday, June 15, 2011, total lunar eclipse belongs to Saros cycle 130, a series of 71 similar lunar eclipses.

Penumbral lunar eclipse of June 10, 1416, opened Saros 130’s lineup of 71 lunar eclipses: "Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment, Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)," via NASA Eclipse Web Site

The Wednesday, June 15, 2011, total lunar eclipse belongs to Saros cycle 130, which comprises 71 lunar eclipses with similar geometries.

Mid-June’s total lunar eclipse begins Wednesday, June 15, at 17:24:34 Universal Time, according to NASA’s Eclipse Web Site. The eclipse ends at 23:00:45 UT.

June 2011’s total lunar eclipse appears as number 34 in the lineup of 71 lunar eclipses that compose Saros cycle 130. Similar geometries group the 71 lunar eclipses into a family, known as a series.

Retired NASA astrophysicist Fred Espenak’s EclipseWise website describes Saros 130 lunar eclipses as sharing the geometry of occurring at the moon’s ascending node. With each succeeding eclipse in Saros 130, the lunar movement is southward with respect to the ascending node.

The descending node pairs with the ascending node as intersecting points of Earth’s orbit by the lunar orbit. The two nodes reflect the approximately 5.1 degree tilt of the lunar orbit with respect to Earth’s orbit. The ascending node associates with the moon’s orbital crossing to the north of Earth’s orbit. The descending node links with the lunar orbital crossing to the south of Earth’s orbit.

A Saros cycle of periodicity and recurrence of eclipses approximates 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). Each series comprises 70 or more lunar eclipses, each intervaled by a Saros cycle. The series typically plays out over 12 to 15 centuries.

Saros series 130 spans 1,262.11 years, according to NASA Eclipse Web Site. Saros series 130 takes in 13 centuries. Saros series 130 stretches from the 15th through 27th centuries.

Lunar eclipses in Saros cycle 130 observe a sequence order of eight penumbral lunar eclipses, 20 partial lunar eclipses, 14 total lunar eclipses, 22 partial lunar eclipses and seven penumbral lunar eclipses. Partial lunar eclipses occur most frequently in Saros series 130, with a total of 42 occurrences. Penumbral lunar eclipses account for the second most frequent lunar eclipse type in the series, with a total of 15 occurrences.

The 15th century’s penumbral eclipse of June 10, 1416, initiated Saros cycle 130. This event staged its greatest eclipse over the South Pacific Ocean, southwest of the Kingdom of Tonga.

The 27th century's penumbral eclipse of Friday, July 26, 2678, ends Saros series 130. This event’s greatest eclipse will take place over the southeastern Pacific Ocean, west of northern Chile.

The Wednesday, June 15, 2011, total lunar eclipse occurs as number six within the sequence of 14 total lunar eclipses in Saros series 130. This event will experience its greatest eclipse over the southwestern Indian Ocean, southeast of France’s overseas department of Réunion and southwest of the island Republic of Mauritius.

The total lunar eclipse of Friday, June 4, 1993, is the immediate predecessor of June 2011’s total lunar eclipse. This event’s greatest eclipse occurred over the southwestern Pacific Ocean, west of France’s special collectivity of New Caledonia (la Nouvelle-Calédonie).

The June 4, 1993, total lunar eclipse appears as number five within the sequence of 14 total lunar eclipses in Saros series 130. This eclipse occurs as number 33 in the series’ lineup of 71 lunar eclipses.

The total lunar eclipse of Tuesday, June 26, 2029, is the successor of the Wednesday, June 15, 2011, total lunar eclipse in Saros series 130. This event’s greatest eclipse will take place over the state of Paraná in Brazil’s South Region (Região Sul do Brasil).

The June 2029 eclipse occurs as number seven within the sequence of 14 total lunar eclipses in Saros series 130. This eclipse occupies slot 35 in the series’ lineup of 71 lunar eclipses.

The takeaway for the Wednesday, June 15, 2011, total lunar eclipse is that the astronomical event occurs as number 34 in Saros series 130’s lineup of 71 lunar eclipses and as number seven in the series’ sequence of 14 total lunar eclipses.

Penumbral lunar eclipse of Friday, July 26, 2678, will close Saros 130’s lineup of 71 lunar eclipses: "Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment, Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)," via NASA Eclipse Web Site

Acknowledgment

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Penumbral lunar eclipse of June 10, 1416, opened Saros 130’s lineup of 71 lunar eclipses: "Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment, Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)," via NASA Eclipse Web Site @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1416-06-10N.gif

Penumbral lunar eclipse of Friday, July 26, 2678, will close Saros 130’s lineup of 71 lunar eclipses: "Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment, Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)," via NASA Eclipse Web Site @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2601-2700/LE2678-07-26N.gif

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