October 3, 2024
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Astronomy

What was the annular eclipse of October 2 from Easter Island like?

Return to article list The “Ring of Fire” eclipse of October 2, 2024 was a spectacular celestial event, and Dave Eicher saw it from an equally spectacular setting. The annular eclipse experience was recorded here from Easter Island on October 2, 2024. Credit: Celine Chaya Your editor is in the middle of a week-long trip

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Astronomy

The biggest eclipse of our lifetimes

Back to list of articles On August 2, 2027, a long total solar eclipse will flood Egypt, the most incredible place I have ever seen on Earth. Tutankhamun's funerary artifacts are housed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, one of the destinations for Astronomy's upcoming 2027 eclipse viewing trips, which will capture the largest eclipse

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Astronomy

The history of astronomical almanacs

E: The Time Telescope was an almanac published in London between 1814 and 1834. Credit: Raymond Shubinski Every September, almanacs begin appearing all over the United States. The most well-known is The Old Farmer's Almanac, which has been in print since 1792. Its cover claims it is “useful, with a pleasant degree of humor,” and

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