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The longest total lunar eclipse of the century is coming
In September 2015, there was a full red moon during a total lunar eclipse over Germany.
Photo: dpa / Frank Rumpenhorst
Cologne Amateur astronomers will be delighted with a coppery moon this Friday: The evening sky over Germany is the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st century to have.
The full moon will plunge completely into the shadow of the Earth for almost two hours before midnight and will turn coppery red, as announced Friday the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Cologne.
19659012] How long will the lunar eclipse take?
A total of 103 minutes will take the celestial event. It will not be until June 9, 2123, according to the DLR, that there will be a lunar eclipse of three minutes. And it is only on the eve of the New Year 2028 that a lunar eclipse, as in the present, will be observed in its comprehensive course in Central Europe.
Eclipses are the result of the celestial play of the sun, the moon and the earth. In a lunar eclipse, the earth stands on a straight line between the sun and the moon – so the full moon plunges into the shadows that the sunlit earth throws into space.
Where can we see the total lunar eclipse in Germany? According to DLR, the most favorable observing conditions for future record darkness are in the south and east of Germany, assuming an unobstructed view to the horizon . South, because the moon reaches a maximum of 16 degrees above the horizon until the end of the total eclipse, to the east, because she s' pupil earlier and that the darkness is more complete.
The German Aerospace Center and Space recommends looking at this eclipse map. Here you can check for each city if and when the total lunar eclipse will be visible.
In Dusseldorf it will be visible on the following dates:
– Totale begins: 21h30
– Maximum obscuration: 22h21
– Total ends: 23h23
In any case, according to experts, it is essential to have an observatory to seek to from which in the south-east direction a free view on the horizon possible and which is largely free from disturbing terrestrial light sources. With binoculars, the lunar eclipse is even more impressive to observe
Why is a lunar eclipse so rare?
The fact that a lunar eclipse does not occur at full moon is due to the slight inclination of the lunar eclipse. Level of the Earth's orbit – due. Because of this tilt of about five degrees, the moon usually travels its orbit around the Earth, above or below the Earth's shadow.
Only the full moon is in one of the two orbital intersections. These intersections are also called dragon points – following Chinese mythology: At the sight of darkness, people in ancient China believed that a heavenly dragon was devouring the orb.
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