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Total eclipse of May 29, 1919

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#1 Exeligmos

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Posted 15 April 2024 - 08:46 PM

If I saw this at the onset of totality...

 

Eclipse-1919.jpg

 

I would already be at sensory overload without that prominence!

 

This happens to be the eclipse that helped verify Einstein's general theory of relativity.

 

It is a member of Saros 136, which also includes the eclipses of 1991, 2009, 2027 and 2045.

 

More on this colorized image here:

https://spaceweather...th=03&year=2021


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#2 Diana N

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Posted 16 April 2024 - 10:10 AM

WOW! What a sight that had to have been!  Thanks for posting that image.





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