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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...

The recent sunspot activity is now rotating out of sight. The
The recent sunspot activity is now rotating out of sight. The large Active Region AR12109 has however developed an unusual feature - a bright spot at ...

June 29, 0512 Totality at following 8000 meters summits: K2
June 29, 0512 Totality at following 8000 meters summits: K2 (Chogori), Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak - K5), Broad Peak (Falchen Kangri - K3) and Gasherbru...

Dear All, The latest SEC2014 NewsFeed is available on the
Dear All, The latest SEC2014 NewsFeed is available on the conference webpages. See the 2MB pdf version at eclipse-chasers/SEC/SEC2014%20NewsFeed%202...

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 01, 0664 In this year the Sun was eclipsed on the 5th
Today May 01, 0664 In this year the Sun was eclipsed on the 5th of the Nones of May; and Earcenbryht, the King of the Kentish people died and Ecgbryh...

Today April 29, 1921 Birth of Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer.
Today April 29, 1921 Birth of Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer. Studied the Sun and solar eclipses. and in 1976 Partial Solar Eclipse which I obs...