How eclipses are predicted

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How eclipses are predicted

Eclipse mania is in full swing. This is a nice explanation of how they figure out when it will happen.

What happens in a black hole stays in a black hole.

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Re: How eclipses are predicted

Fascinating video, Randy. However, I have it on good authority that this guy is behind it all.

Those Babylonians would have loved baseball and all the stats.

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Re: How eclipses are predicted

Photos from cloudy Austin, TX Sorry 2

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Re: How eclipses are predicted

Sorry about that - still some nice pics. You did better than this guy, though. He drove 1k miles and got this:

Meanwhile, yay WV Lol

Even the 80ish percent locally was pretty interesting. Very vivid and sharp shadows and the sky went cloudless.

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