May 1910 lunar eclipse
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A total lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Tuesday, May 24, 1910 with an umbral eclipse magnitude of 1.09503. A total lunar eclipse takes place when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and its shadow covers the Moon. Eclipse watchers can see the Moon turn red when the eclipse reaches totality. Total eclipses of the Moon happen at Full Moon when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned to form a line. The astronomical term for this type of alignment is syzygy, which comes from the Greek word for being paired together. The Moon does not have its own light but shines because its surface reflects the Sun's rays. During a total lunar eclipse, the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and blocks any direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. The Sun casts the Earth's shadow on the Moon's surface. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 49 minutes and 29.5 seconds. The Moon was 9.503% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours, 35 minutes and 22.9 seconds in total.
Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
Date | May 24, 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gamma | −0.3975 | ||||||||||||||||
Magnitude | 1.0950 | ||||||||||||||||
Saros cycle | 129 (32 of 71) | ||||||||||||||||
Totality | 49 minutes and 30 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Partiality | 215 minutes and 21 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
Penumbral | 360 minutes and 20 seconds | ||||||||||||||||
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