Famous Eclipses in History – with a Look Back at the Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026

Name: Famous Eclipses in History – with a Look Back at the Solar Eclipse of August 12, 2026
Start: 2026-09-21T19:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-21T23:59:00+02:00
Location: Wissensturm

Monday 21 September · 19:30Wissensturm · oberoesterreich

What's it about?

Solar and lunar eclipses are among the most impressive natural phenomena of all. For millennia, they have influenced religion, politics, and science, triggered fears, allegedly decided battles, or enabled groundbreaking discoveries. The lecture takes the audience on a journey to the most famous eclipses in history and shows how our understanding of these celestial events has changed. The second part of the lecture then reports on the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026, which the lecturer observed in Mallorca. In addition to the astronomical background, personal observations and impressive images are central. The lecture combines science, history, and the fascination that astronomical eclipses still exert on us today.