astronomy
Too cloudy – view of lunar eclipse only possible in isolated cases
The beginning of a lunar eclipse (2022). photo
© Patrick Pleul/dpa
Not everywhere in Germany skygazers will be able to see the partial lunar eclipse with their own eyes in the evening. Where the chances are still best.
In large parts of Germany, clouds will partially obscure the view of skygazers on Saturday evening Prevent lunar eclipse.
The chances of cloud gaps are best south of the Danube and especially on the edge of the Alps, as meteorologist Nico Bauer from the German Weather Service (DWD) announced on Saturday. “But you have to wrap up warmer there,” he recommended. The temperatures there would often only be a few degrees above zero.
There could also be some easing in the evening from the Hamburg area all the way to Brandenburg, but clouds would gather there again later, explained Bauer. In the rest of Germany the chances are rather poor.
According to the Association of Star Friends, during a partial lunar eclipse, the Earth’s satellite crosses the Earth’s orbit at the time of the full moon and partially enters the Earth’s umbra. This starts around 9:35 p.m. The peak of the lunar eclipse is expected at around 10:14 p.m. At 10:53 p.m. the moon leaves the Earth’s umbra again.