December 1573 lunar eclipse
Total lunar eclipse December 8, 1573
Contacts (UTC) | |
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P1 | 16:28:44 UTC[1] |
U1 | 17:27:25 UTC[1] |
U2 | 18:27:18 UTC[1] |
Greatest | 19:14:03:8 UTC[1] |
U3 | 20:00:49 UTC[1] |
U4 | 21:00:40 UTC[1] |
P4 | 21:59:29 UTC[1] |
← June 1573
June 1574 →
A total lunar eclipse occurred on December 8, 1573.
It was predicted and then observed by a young Tycho Brahe (assisted by his sister Sophia) at Knutstorp Castle. He said "I cannot but be very surprised that even at this youthful age of 26 years, I was able to get such accurate results."[2]
- Eclipse visibility diagrams
- It was visible across all of Africa, Europe, and Asia and most of Australia.
- The moon passed west to east through the center of the earth's umbral shadow causing a very dark red eclipse
- Diagram of the appearance of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's De nova stella
- Diagram of the solar system at the time of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's De nova stella
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "LE1573Dec08T.pdf" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-06-25.
- ^ "Lunar eclipses in History". Archived from the original on 2014-05-15. Retrieved 2009-12-28.
External links
- Curriculum vitae of Tycho Brahe Tycho observes a lunar eclipse together with his 17-year-old sister Sophie. From the observation he finds the perigee of the Sun.
- Sophie Brahe, 1556-1643
- Brahe, Tycho, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
- NASA graphics
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