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The atmosphere in Vienna changed hands Vienna © Cornelia Mahringer The atmosphere in Vienna was mainly caused by lightning. © Cornelia Mahringer
Vienna: High summer temperatures accompanied the spectacle of the rare sky Friday: the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century For 103 minutes we could observe the special astronomical event, but a clear night a obscured the view in some places: in Vienna there were clouds and a storm between hundreds of spectators and the moon, because Mars was also close to the cosmic scales Earth, many patiently waited at the Vienna Cobenzl to be disappointed until the end of all
Many interested people came to the edge of the Vienna Woods in Vienna-Döbling to witness the extremely rare double astronomical strike. The Viennese Association of Astronomy (WAA) had invited three people to attend public meetings, and there were many similar events throughout Austria. Amateur astronomers and onlookers zoomed in with telescopes and cameras to see the glowing red-orange-red moon
March in "Opposition"
The Moon on the eve of the total lunar eclipse on Friday on Vienna. © APAweb, GEORG HOCHMUTH Moon on the eve of the total lunar eclipse of Friday over Vienna © APAweb, GEORG HOCHMUTH
His "appendix" was Mars, which was born Is only at 60 million kilometers from the Earth right now The red planet is currently also taking one of the sunniest points (perihelion) of its orbit around the central star of our solar system and just the record lunar eclipse more and "opposition" – exactly on the other side of the earth as the sun stood – it would have been particularly good to distinguish as a smaller bright spot under the moon. Sky observers do not benefit from such "peripelopposition" every 15 to 17 years. It was pure coincidence that it coincided with the & # 39; lunar eclipse, which took place secretly Friday
The moon shortly after a total lunar eclipse on Vienna © APAweb, GEORG HOCHMUTH
"For us, it's all right sure the astronomical event of the year, "said WAA CEO Alexander Pikhard, still optimistic shortly before the start of the lunar eclipse at 21.30 pm in the episode, however. , the moon has only sprung from the clouds at the end of the day. 39, maximum eclipse at 23.14 hour to the disappointment of those present by a nearby storm completely hidden.
Consolation
A small consolation There is, however, because even though the view of the lunar eclipse over the Federal Capital has been denied, Mars is also in the next days and weeks near our planet of origin. As a result, there are many opportunities to even look at the surface of Mars with relatively modest optical aids, says Pikhard.
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Sky observers in other parts of Austria had better luck on Carinthia and Styria. There, in many places, there was a clear vision of the "blood moon", as shown for example by the Steinberg observatory near Graz, which was shown Friday night by the "Kleine Zeitung" in livestream
Those who want to see a lunar eclipse in this country: Although on January 21, 2019, a total lunar eclipse will be partially visible from Vienna, but it is not until the New Year 2028 in Central Europe that & # 39; It is possible to see it in full swing – but not at such temperate temperatures.
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