Offenbach/Main (dpa) – In large parts of Germany, clouds will prevent skygazers from seeing the partial lunar eclipse on Saturday evening.
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. “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.
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