If you get up early, you can observe a total lunar eclipse in Austria on Monday, at least partially. However, one has to be thrifty: from Vienna it is only partially visible, the moon sets there only very weakly and is partially eclipsed at sunrise. In Tyrol and Vorarlberg the situation is slightly better.
In the case of Alexander Pikhard of the Vienna Astronomy Working Group, anticipation has been muted accordingly, “because you can only see the beginning of darkness and that under unfavorable conditions”. Finally, at 4:28 a.m., the moon begins to enter Earth’s umbra and the partial eclipse begins.
However, it is already very light there, because the so-called civil twilight – the time when you can read a newspaper outside without artificial light – in Vienna at 04:36. Totality starts at 5:29 AM and thus only after sunrise (5:14 AM) or moonset (5:16 AM, each for Vienna).
Further west, because of the later sunrise (5:43 a.m.) and moonset (5:46 a.m., both in Bregenz), “there’s still a bit of totality in Tyrol and Vorarlberg, but it’s practically invisible at sunset,” says Pikhard.
moon in the shadow of the earth
Lunar eclipses only occur during a full moon. The sun, earth and moon are exactly aligned and the satellite of the earth wanders through the shadow of the earth. The moon can plunge completely (total lunar eclipse) or only partially (partial lunar eclipse) into the Earth’s umbra.
This year, fans of cosmic shadow games can expect a partial eclipse on October 25. The second total lunar eclipse of the year on November 8 remains completely hidden in this country, it can only be seen from the Pacific Ocean or the Arctic. The next full-length total lunar eclipse cannot be observed in Austria until December 31, 2028.
Source: Krone
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