SOLAR ECLIPSE
Charm of 75-Second Cosmic Diamond
Why were people ready to cover long distances for an event lasting just 1 minutes and 15 seconds? This must be due to some “virus” or because of the unique charm of a total solar eclipse (TSE).
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The partial solar eclipse phase seen from observations at the BMJ Harbor, Biak, Papua, Thursday (20/4/2023).
“Over the last five years, I have been an old pensioner turning into a semi-professional eclipse hunter who doesn’t want to lose an opportunity to observe a total solar eclipse.”
(Dutch astronomer Bart J. Bok, Kompas, 12 June 1983)
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