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Solar Eclipse 2012 Dates

Irrespective of whether you are an amateur astronomy enthusiast or a veteran of the field, you are in for a treat in 2012 with two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses lined up for the year. While that may not seem something incredible, after witnessing ...

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11 Best Astronomy Stories of 2011

What a year it has been for science and astronomy. From the discoveries of potentially habitable alien planets to the detection of a tiny new moon around Pluto and jaw-dropping lunar and solar eclipses, astronomical research in 2011 has not only made ...

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5 Solar Eclipses Predicted in the Year 2026

By simpy99 on | From oddstuffmagazine.com

The history of viewing gravity-related phenomena when solar eclipses occur is lengthy, and the narratives surrounding an eclipse’s “totality” are even more substantial. Eclipse Anular When the moon comes between the earth and the sun, there occurs a phenomenon, known as solar eclipse. In 2026, it is predicted that there will be at least 5 eclipses occurs, but there are only two eclipses which are true total eclipses. But total eclipses are rarely seen on the earth. Original caption from NASA...Read Full Story

Partial Solar Eclipse

By VenusTransit on | From thevenustransit.com

Last Friday (15/01) there was a partial solar eclipse . The moon passed between the earth and the sun, partially hiding it. Warning: Observing the Sun requires special equipment. It is dangerous to observe the Sun directly. Read the safety instructions from NASA. There are three types of eclipse: Total eclipse - occurs when the Sun is completely obscured by the Moon. During any one eclipse, totality is visible only from, at most, a narrow route on the surface of the Earth, while all...Read Full Story

Solar Eclipses

By yoku on | From whistlernews.blogspot.com

Chaos Sweeps Away the World We Know! The Disaster, current events & Catastrophe Blog. Forecasts for 2012 to 2020. Read tomorrows news today! Plus current economic, commodities , stock indices and financial news. Current economic events and news Financial Astrology , earth changes, disasters, volcanoes, floods, news, miscellaneous, earthquakes, fires, reviews, airplane disasters, shipwrecks, train accidents, tornadows, mine cave-ins, hurricanes , pestilence, blizzards, tzuanmis, explosions...Read Full Story

Solar Eclipse Downloads 2012

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Partial Solar Eclipse Darkens Southern Hemisphere

By chrismonty on | From blippitt.com

A solar eclipse was visible over parts of the southern hemisphere today, as the moon traveled between the Earth and the the sun for the fourth and final time this year. If you live here in the U.S., sorry, this is not the eclipse you’re looking for. This solar was only visible in southern South Africa, Antarctica, Tasmania, and most of New Zealand, according to NASA. At greatest eclipse, 90.5 percent of the sun’s visible surface was covered by the moon from the location closest to the axis of...Read Full Story

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