Once they were dreaded and thought to be dragons eating the sun!
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| How a total solar eclipse occurs. |
Explore the complex movements of Earth, Moon and Sun that produce these unusual events and hear details why we may be the only intelligent beings in the known Universe to witness eclipses like we see on Earth. Man-made eclipses also figure into the science in the form of instruments called “coronagraphs.” They blot out the sun and reveal its corona, uncovering secrets which, while enlightening, also warn of a disaster that could make our advanced technology crash and burn.
Finally, travel into deep space, where the tiny eclipses caused by planets circling distant stars is now beginning to reveal hundreds more stars where “exoplanets” exist… perhaps even those in habitable zones like the Earth.
7 comments:
I've never seen one.
Is that the opening to Chuck Heston's narration of Armageddon?
That's on my bucket list, to see an eclipse one day.
I remember seeing one when I was younger! This is simply amazing how the universe is done!
Solar Eclipses are one of the most spectacular phenomena in the heavens, I agree, say one almost 10 years ago I think, hmm I wonder when will the next one be ...
Unfortunately even if there are habitable planets, it would be a long while before we have the technology to reach them.
Thanks for sharing these important information.
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