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A lot to share today ...August 02, 1133 Duke Frederick . . . set
A lot to share today ...August 02, 1133 Duke Frederick . . . set fire to the town of Augsburg and killed many of its citizens . . . An eclipse of the...

Solar Eclipse Calendar 27 + 28 July: July 27, 1801 Birth of Sir
Solar Eclipse Calendar 27 + 28 July: July 27, 1801 Birth of Sir George Biddell Airy (1801-1892), British Astronomer and Astronomer Royal from 1835 ti...

July 22, 1784 Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) was
July 22, 1784 Astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784-1846) was born in Muiden. Son of a government employee. Friedrich W. Bessel, German astronom...

July 10, 0028 This two and a half minute eclipse crossed south
July 10, 0028 This two and a half minute eclipse crossed south western Ireland and Cornwall before the Sun set in France shortly afterwards. July 10,...

June 27, 2013 Launch of IRIS on a Pegasus-XL rocket. The
June 27, 2013 Launch of IRIS on a Pegasus-XL rocket. The Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (or IRIS) is a space probe to observe the Sun by NASA....

June 13, 1760 Last Total Solar Eclipse on a Friday 13 th. Last
June 13, 1760 Last Total Solar Eclipse on a Friday 13 th. Last solar eclipse was a partial in 1974. The next solar eclipse on a Friday 13 th is in ...

Today May 17, 1836 Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), British
Today May 17, 1836 Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (1836-1920), British physicist and astronomer was born at Rugby on May, 17th 1836 to Mr. Joseph Hooley L...