December 1573 lunar eclipse
| Total eclipse | |||||||||||||||||
| Date | December 8, 1573 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gamma | 0.1620 | ||||||||||||||||
| Magnitude | 1.5597 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saros cycle | 118 (27) | ||||||||||||||||
| Totality | 1h33m31s | ||||||||||||||||
| Partiality | 03h33m15s | ||||||||||||||||
| Penumbral | 5h30m46s | ||||||||||||||||
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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
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The Moon passed west to east through the center of the Earth's umbral shadow causing a very dark red eclipse
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Diagram of the appearance of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's De nova stella
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Diagram of the Solar System at the time of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's De nova stella
See also
References
- ^ "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