Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996

The partial solar eclipse of October 12, 1996 was observed by the German -speaking world. There they took place in the late afternoon, where she was seen in a clear blue sky by many people. From the amateur astronomers, this eclipse was viewed as a dress rehearsal for the solar eclipse of 11 August 1999, but was the degree of coverage in Germany, the highest since the solar eclipse of February 15, 1961 in Northern Germany this was higher than in southern Germany.; up to 60 percent of the solar disk were there covered by the moon.