December 1573 lunar eclipse
Introduction __NOTOC__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. "File:Lunar eclipse from moon-1573Dec08.png|alt=Globe showing visibility|It was visible across all of Africa, Europe, and Asia and most of Australia.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 eclipseFile: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 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, 1556-1643*  Brahe, Tycho, Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography*  NASA graphics