Finsternis schauen (German only)

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Bild: Kanzelhöhe Observatorium

Eine Vielzahl an Besucher:innen zeigte reges Interesse an der partiellen Sonnenfinsternis.

Am 25.10.2022 fand eine partielle Sonnenfinsternis statt. Bei Traumwetter boten Studierende und das Team des Fachbereiches für Astrophysik der Universität Graz hierzu am Vorplatz zum Universitätshauptgebäude Beobachtungen mit speziellen Sonnenfinsternisbrillen als auch einem Teleskop an. Es wurden über 200 Besucher gezählt.

Paul Beck

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