August 1980 lunar eclipse
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A penumbral lunar eclipse took place at the Moon's descending node of the orbit on Tuesday, August 26, 1980, the last of three penumbral lunar eclipses in 1980 with a penumbral magnitude of 0.70891. This subtle penumbral eclipse may have been visible to a skilled observer at maximum eclipse. 70.891% of the Moon's disc was partially shaded by the Earth (none of it was in total shadow), which caused a gentle shadow gradient across its disc at maximum; the eclipse as a whole lasted 3 hours, 34 minutes and 26 seconds.[1]
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Penumbral eclipse | |||||||||
Date | 26 August 1980 | ||||||||
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Gamma | −1.16082 | ||||||||
Magnitude | 0.70891 | ||||||||
Saros cycle | 147 (7 of 71) | ||||||||
Penumbral | 214 minutes, 26.0 seconds | ||||||||
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