Solar eclipse of June 10, 2002
Introduction An annular solar eclipse occurred on Monday, June 10, 2002.A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Annularity was visible in Indonesia, Palau (Kayangel Atoll), Northern Mariana on June 11 (Tuesday), and the western tip of Jalisco, Mexico, on June 10 (Monday). This eclipse was during the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The closest apogee occurred on June 4, 2002.It was the first annular solar eclipse visible in the Pacific in 6 months.It was partially visible in some areas of the United States; in Ventura, in southern California, some observation stations were set up for public viewing. In Palm Desert, in the Coachella Valley, it was clearly visible, and it "got dark, it got cool, and it got eerie".A "solar eclipse party" in Fresno drew around 400 attendees, and as far north as Napa Valley, dozens of people went outside to watch the eclipse., and it was visible in Utah. Canada's ''National Post'' predicted a "substantial crowd" for Vancouver, despite the eclipse there being less than 60%; even in Victoria, where the eclipse was as low as 30%, dozens attended a show at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
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Related eclipses === Eclipses of 2002 ===* A penumbral lunar eclipse on May 26. * An annular solar eclipse on June 10. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on June 24. * A penumbral lunar eclipse on November 20. * A total solar eclipse on December 4.=== Tzolkinex ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of April 29, 1995* Followed: Solar eclipse of July 22, 2009=== Half-Saros ===* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 1993* Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 15, 2011=== Tritos ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991* Followed: Solar eclipse of May 10, 2013=== Solar Saros 137 ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of May 30, 1984* Followed: Solar eclipse of June 21, 2020=== Inex ===* Preceded: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973* Followed: Solar eclipse of May 21, 2031=== Solar eclipses 2000–2003====== Saros 137 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 137, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on May 25, 1389.It contains total eclipses from August 20, 1533, through December 6, 1695, first set of hybrid eclipses from December 17, 1713, through February 11, 1804, first set of annular eclipses from February 21, 1822, through March 25, 1876, second set of hybrid eclipses from April 6, 1894, through April 28, 1930, and second set of annular eclipses from May 9, 1948, through April 13, 2507.The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on June 28, 2633.The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes, 55 seconds on September 10, 1569.Solar Saros 137 has 55 umbral eclipses from August 20, 1533, through April 13, 2507 (973.62 years). That's almost 1 millennium!Series members 30–40 occur between 1901 and 2100:303132150pxApril 17, 1912150pxApril 28, 1930150pxMay 9, 1948333435150pxMay 20, 1966150pxMay 30, 1984150pxJune 10, 2002363738150pxJune 21, 2020150pxJuly 2, 2038150pxJuly 12, 20563940150pxJuly 24, 2074150pxAugust 3, 2092===Tritos series====== Metonic series===
References
External links '''Photos:'''*  A Partial Eclipse Over the Golden Gate Bridge, APOD June 12, 2002*  Photos and videos of annular solar eclipse (Japanese)*  Spaceweather.com: June 10, 2002 solar eclipse