December 1573 lunar eclipse

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."^[1]

• Eclipse visibility diagrams
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  It was visible across all of Africa, Europe, and Asia and most of Australia.
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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

• List of 16th-century lunar eclipses

Notes

1. Lunar eclipses in History

References

• NASA graphics

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