June 2010 Lunar Eclipse
The partial lunar eclipse of June 26, 2010 was the first of two lunar eclipses in 2010. At maximum eclipse 53.7% of the moon was covered by the earth's shadow.
This eclipse preceded by two weeks the total Solar eclipse of July 11, 2010 over the South Pacific.
The next total lunar eclipse, visible over North and South America, will occur six months later, on December 21, 2010.
This eclipse is a part of Lunar Saros 120 series, repeating every 18 years and 10 days, last occurring on June 15, 1992, and will next repeat on July 6, 2028. This series is winding down: The final total eclipse of this series was on May 14, 1938 and the final partial lunar eclipse will be on July 28, 2064.
Read more about June 2010 Lunar Eclipse: Visibility
Famous quotes containing the words lunar and/or eclipse:
“A bird half wakened in the lunar noon
Sang halfway through its little inborn tune.”
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“Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul.”
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