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August 1970 lunar eclipse
| Partial eclipse | |||||||||||||
| Date | 17 August 1970 | ||||||||||||
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| Gamma | −0.80534 | ||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 0.40797 | ||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 118 (49 of 74) | ||||||||||||
| Partiality | 131 minutes, 22.5 seconds | ||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 270 minutes, 41.5 seconds | ||||||||||||
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A partial lunar eclipse took place on Monday, August 17, 1970, the second of two lunar eclipses in 1970, the first was on February 21 of that year. The Earth's shadow on the Moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 41% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 11 minutes. It was the second of two lunar eclipses in 1970.[1]
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