The lunar eclipse of 07.09.2025 at the observatory
After a cloudless sky had been forecast for the entire evening, clouds nevertheless blocked the view of the completely eclipsed Earth satellite during the total phase of the lunar eclipse.
Only after the moon had moved out of the Earth's shadow for two minutes did the sky open up. This was an impressive sight. Over the course of the evening, an estimated 150 visitors observed the moon through our telescopes with a focal length of 3.9 m and 0.9 m and magnifications of approx. 100 and 20 respectively.
Here are some photos taken next to the observatory with a reflecting telescope of our NAWI member M. Heims with 200 mm aperture and 1 m focal length:
Furthermore, images were taken by NAWI member T. Lutz about 50 km north of the observatory with a Seestar S50 telescope:
