September 1997 lunar eclipse - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

A total lunar eclipse
Lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes behind the Earth so that the Earth blocks the Sun's rays from striking the Moon. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely so, with the Earth in the middle. Hence, a lunar eclipse can only occur the night of a...

took place on September 16, 1997, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1997.

Visibility

It was visible from all of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Lunar year series

This is the third of four lunar year eclipses at the ascending node of the moon's orbit.

External links

Prof. Druckmüller's eclipse photography site. Czech Republic
Saros cycle 137

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.