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  2. Solar eclipse - Wikipedia

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    An eclipse is a natural phenomenon. In some ancient and modern cultures, solar eclipses were attributed to supernatural causes or regarded as bad omens. Astronomers' predictions of eclipses began in China as early as the 4th century BC; eclipses hundreds of years into the future may now be predicted with high accuracy.

  3. List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles

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    This is a partial list of solar eclipses visible from Britain and Ireland between AD 1 – AD 2091.. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Below is a complete list of total and annular eclipses visible anywhere within the modern extent of the United Kingdom between AD 1 and AD 2090 [1] and a ...

  4. Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, 22 July 2028, [1] with a magnitude of 1.056. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is ...

  5. Eclipse - Wikipedia

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    Solar prominences can be seen along the limb (in red) as well as extensive coronal filaments. An eclipse is an astronomical event which occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured, by passing into the shadow of another body or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.

  6. Eclipse cycle - Wikipedia

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    A solar eclipse with small gamma will be followed by a very central total lunar eclipse. A solar eclipse where the Moon's penumbra just barely grazes the southern limb of Earth will be followed half a saros later by a lunar eclipse where the Moon just grazes the southern limb of the Earth's penumbra. [3] Tritos Equal to an inex minus a saros.

  7. Solar eclipse of December 4, 2021 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s descending node of orbit on Saturday, December 4, 2021, [1][2][3][4] with a magnitude of 1.0367. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's and the apparent path of the Sun and Moon intersect, blocking all direct sunlight and turning daylight into ...

  8. Solar eclipse of July 2, 2019 - Wikipedia

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    A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, [1][2][3][4][5] with a magnitude of 1.0459. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's and the apparent path of the Sun and Moon intersect, blocking all direct sunlight and turning daylight into darkness ...

  9. Independence Day (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing the United States of America. The Founding Father delegates of the Second Continental Congress declared that ...