Partial Solar Eclipse

Image of the partial solar eclipse in 2017. Image: NASA/Noah Moran

A partial solar eclipse will take place on October 25th which will also be visible in Graz.

On October 25^th 2022 employees of the Institute of Physics will support all interested parties in observing the partial solar eclipse on the meadow in front of the entrance at Universitätsplatz 5. The partial solar eclipse begins at around 11:15 am, has its maximum at 12:20 pm and ends at 1.25 pm.

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