Practical Exercise 4: THE NEAREST LUNAR ECLIPSES
Based on the information found on the Internet, compile a list of upcoming lunar eclipses until 2025. For each eclipse, indicate when it will occur, what type of eclipse it will be and from which territory it will be observable. We recommend using the NASA website: https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html. Next, determine when the next total lunar eclipse observable from Europe, the Slovak Republic and Bratislava will occur.
Objective of Practical Exercise
The aim of this activity is for pupils to learn to search for information on the Internet and to get an idea of the frequency of the lunar eclipse phenomenon and the territory that will hit a lunar eclipse.
Methodical notes for the teacher
• All the information you need to complete the exercise can be found on the NASA website https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html.
• The website is, of course, in English. However, we believe that the vocabulary used is so limited that this should not be a problem.
| 21. 1. 2019 | Total | Central Pacific Ocean, America, Europe, Africa |
| 16. 7. 2019 | Partial | South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 10. 1. 2020 | Penumbral | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 5. 6. 2020 | Penumbral | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 5. 7. 2020 | Penumbral | America, south-western Europe, Africa |
| 30. 11. 2020 | Penumbral | Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, America |
| 26. 5. 2021 | Total | East Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, America |
| 19. 11. 2021 | Partial | America, Northern Europe, East Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean |
| 16. 5. 2022 | Total | America, Europe, Africa |
| 8. 11. 2022 | Total | Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, America |
| 5. 5. 2023 | Penumbral | Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 28. 10. 2023 | Partial | East America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
| 25. 3. 2024 | Penumbral | America |
| 18. 9. 2024 | Partial | America, Europe, Africa |
| 14. 3. 2025 | Total | Pacific Ocean, America, Western Europe, West Africa |
| 7. 9. 2025 | Total | Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia |
All lunar eclipses visible from Europe are also visible from the territory of the Slovak Republic and Bratislava.