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A total
lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow, causing the Moon to be darkened. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, ...
occurred on December 8, 1573.
It was predicted and then observed by a young
Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe ( ; ; born Tyge Ottesen Brahe, ; 14 December 154624 October 1601), generally called Tycho for short, was a Danish astronomer of the Renaissance, known for his comprehensive and unprecedentedly accurate astronomical observations. He ...
(assisted by his sister
Sophia) at
Knutstorp Castle
Knutstorp Castle () is a manor house situated in the Svalöv Municipality of Scania, Sweden.
History
A manor already in the middle of the 14th century, it was owned by the Danish Brahe noble family from the end of the Middle Ages until 1663, a ...
. 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."
Africa
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, Europe
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, and Asia
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and most of Australia
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.
File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1573Dec08.png, alt=Diagram of eclipse, The Moon passed west to east through the center of the Earth's umbral shadow causing a very dark red eclipse
File:Tycho Lunar Eclipse.jpg, alt=Tycho Brahe's diagram, Diagram of the appearance of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's ''De nova stella''
File:Tycho Eclipse Diagram.jpg, alt=Tycho Brahe's diagram, Diagram of the Solar System
The Solar SystemCapitalization of the name varies. The International Astronomical Union, the authoritative body regarding astronomical nomenclature, specifies capitalizing the names of all individual astronomical objects but uses mixed "Sola ...
at the time of the eclipse from Tycho Brahe's ''De nova stella''
See also
*
List of 16th-century lunar eclipses
References
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, 1556-1643NASA graphics
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1573
1573 in science
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