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Solar eclipse of May 20, 2012
I've listed this article for peer review because I want to see what changes need to be made to it before FAR. The previous peer review automatically closed due to no one picking it up, so I would like to see something happen this time!
 * Previous peer review

Thanks, Codyorb (talk) 21:59, 30 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Comments by Vyeh

Hi, Codyorb

well-written

Lead: 'An annular solar eclipse took place on May 20, 2012 (May 21, 2012 in local time in the Eastern Hemisphere). One of the three main types of solar eclipses, an annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, as compared to a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun.' --> 'An annular solar eclipse, where the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, began on May 21, 2012 in the Eastern Hemisphere and ended on May 20, 2012 in the Western Hemisphere.'

Rest of existing Summary: 'The eclipse was visible in large areas of the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, including the land masses of Eastern Asia and North America. It was the first annular eclipse to pass over the contiguous United States since the solar eclipse of May 10, 1994, which occurred 18 years prior to this event.[1] It was the first over Asia since the solar eclipse of January 15, 2010.' --> 'The eclipse was visible in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, including Eastern Asia and North America. It was the first annular eclipse to pass over the contiguous United States since the solar eclipse of May 10, 1994.[1] It was the first over Asia since the solar eclipse of January 15, 2010.

Path and viewing: 'The antumbra' --> 'The antumbra, the region from which the Moon appears entirely within the Sun,''The eclipse is notable for beginning on a Monday and ending on the previous Sunday, as it crossed the International Date Line.' --> 'The eclipse began on Monday and ended on the previous day, after crossing the International Date Line.'

North America: Replace ',' by ';' between 'Oregon' and 'Redding' 'The penumbra' --> 'The penumbra, the region in which only a portion of the Sun is obscured by the Moon,' and replace ',' by ';' between 'Utah' and 'Albuquerque'

Saros 128: 'hybrid eclipses' --> hybrid eclipses, an eclipse appearing as a total eclipse and as a annular eclipse, depending on the viewer's location,'

comprehensive

Related eclipses: I believe there needs to be an explanation of related eclipses: "Related eclipses are a series of eclipses occurring at regular intervals."

Solar eclipses 2011–2014: You need to state explicitly that the eclipse of May 20, 2012 is a member of solar eclipse semester series. If there is a particular semester series, that should be specified.

Metonic series: Explain the relationship between Metonic (WP sent me to 19 year Metonic cycle) and Octon, an eclipse cycle. Metonic is a listing in the table for Eclipse cycle, but the members of the series are about 4 years apart. This is very confusing.

Do annular eclipses occur because the earth is at perihelion? Does the moon's distance from the Earth have any effect? This isn't an article about annular eclipses. A quick reference to the cause of annular eclipses is my suggestion.

well-researched

I don't see citations for the solar eclipse series or the metonic series.

neutral

OK.

stable

OK.

lead section

See my comments under well-written. The lead section should summarize the related eclipses of the eclipse of May 20, 2012.

appropriate structure

OK.

consistent citations

OK.

Media

OK.

Length

Need additional explanation about related eclipses.

Codyorb, you may leave questions here. Vyeh (talk) 09:03, 28 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you User:Vyeh for your suggestions. I'll make some of the necessary changes to the article and the related eclipse/metetonic templates. Codyorb (talk) 03:28, 30 September 2018 (UTC)
 * I'll make a checklist:

well-written


 * Lead: 'An annular solar eclipse took place on May 20, 2012 (May 21, 2012 in local time in the Eastern Hemisphere). One of the three main types of solar eclipses, an annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, as compared to a total solar eclipse, when the Moon completely blocks the Sun.' --> 'An annular solar eclipse, where the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, began on May 21, 2012 in the Eastern Hemisphere and ended on May 20, 2012 in the Western Hemisphere.' ✅ I've decided to use the format of the Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 lead section.


 * Rest of existing Summary: 'The eclipse was visible in large areas of the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, including the land masses of Eastern Asia and North America. It was the first annular eclipse to pass over the contiguous United States since the solar eclipse of May 10, 1994, which occurred 18 years prior to this event.[1] It was the first over Asia since the solar eclipse of January 15, 2010.' --> 'The eclipse was visible in the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere, including Eastern Asia and North America. It was the first annular eclipse to pass over the contiguous United States since the solar eclipse of May 10, 1994.[1] It was the first over Asia since the solar eclipse of January 15, 2010. ✅ See comment above.


 * Path and viewing: 'The antumbra' --> 'The antumbra, the region from which the Moon appears entirely within the Sun,''The eclipse is notable for beginning on a Monday and ending on the previous Sunday, as it crossed the International Date Line.' --> 'The eclipse began on Monday and ended on the previous day, after crossing the International Date Line.' ✅


 * North America: Replace ',' by ';' between 'Oregon' and 'Redding' 'The penumbra' --> 'The penumbra, the region in which only a portion of the Sun is obscured by the Moon,' and replace ',' by ';' between 'Utah' and 'Albuquerque' ✅


 * Saros 128: 'hybrid eclipses' --> hybrid eclipses, an eclipse appearing as a total eclipse and as a annular eclipse, depending on the viewer's location,' ✅ Template modified

comprehensive


 * Related eclipses: I believe there needs to be an explanation of related eclipses: "Related eclipses are a series of eclipses occurring at regular intervals." ✅


 * Solar eclipses 2011–2014: You need to state explicitly that the eclipse of May 20, 2012 is a member of solar eclipse semester series. If there is a particular semester series, that should be specified. ✅ and ❌ I made it clear the eclipse is a member of a semester series, but I can't specify which one because the Template:Lunar year eclipse set info is shared among all solar eclipse articles. ✅ I copied and pasted the template's content directly onto the article, allowing me to use a custom set of dates.


 * Metonic series: Explain the relationship between Metonic (WP sent me to 19 year Metonic cycle) and Octon, an eclipse cycle. Metonic is a listing in the table for Eclipse cycle, but the members of the series are about 4 years apart. This is very confusing. ✅ I've make it more concise.


 * Do annular eclipses occur because the earth is at perihelion? Does the moon's distance from the Earth have any effect? This isn't an article about annular eclipses. A quick reference to the cause of annular eclipses is my suggestion. ❌ Because it is already wikilinked to the main annular eclipse article, I don't think this is very necessary, considering Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 doesn't have an explanation. However, if I can figure out a way to smoothly fit it into the prose I'll do so.


 * well-researched


 * I don't see citations for the solar eclipse series or the metonic series. ✅ Fixed.
 * Codyorb (talk) 23:15, 4 October 2018 (UTC)
 * The lead and the summary look great. Something to think about: should 'antumbra' in path and viewing be wiki linked or defined? Vyeh (talk) 02:01, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
 * I've wikilinked it. Codyorb (talk) 15:14, 7 October 2018 (UTC)

You've addressed all of my points. The wiki link to the main annular eclipse article is sufficient for anyone curious about the cause of annular eclipses. I'm comfortable with closing the peer review. If I can help you prepare for FAR, drop a note on my talk page. "Something happened this time." :) Vyeh (talk) 23:50, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Looks like we're done! Codyorb (talk) 20:53, 8 October 2018 (UTC)