On Tuesday night - the 50th anniversary of the start of Apollo 11’s historic moon landing mission - a partial lunar eclipse will be visible in parts of Germany.
From the best observation spots to cute German astronomical vocabulary, here is everything you need to know ahead of the total lunar eclipse on Friday evening.
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Germany should send an unmanned mission to the moon by 2015, according to government aerospace coordinator Peter Hintze, who will present his plan to the cabinet on Wednesday.
Not all full moons are alike. The full moon this Friday night will be the biggest and brightest this year, US space agency <i>NASA</i> reported, but German winter weather could prevent stargazers from getting a good view.
Much of Germany will be treated to a colourful lunar eclipse on Saturday evening, when the full moon is put into shadow by the earth coming between it and the sun.
