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  • July 2008
    • How to Take a Solar Eclipse Road Trip

      How to Take a Solar Eclipse Road Trip

      (Newser) - Thousands of people will trek to the hinterlands on August 1 just to stand in the dark for three minutes. The reason: a total solar eclipse is set to sweep over a path spanning from China to Canada. Wired clues would-be eclipse chasers in on ways to maximize each sunless second. Maximum shadow time: This year the Russian city of Nadym will see the longest total eclipse, set to click in at 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Don't waste your time traveling to a partial eclipse. More »

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      travel   tourism   astronomy   travel tips   sun   solar eclipse   eclipse   road trip ideas

  • June 2008
    • Astronomers Trace Homer's Wandering Hero

      Astronomers Trace Homer's Wandering Hero

      (Newser) - Homer's Odyssey is 2,700 years old, and the events it describes happened centuries earlier. But two scientists claim in a new paper that they've traced one line in the epic poem—a possible reference to an eclipse—to a real astronomical event. Classicists might take issue, writes the New York Times , but the astronomers say that Odysseus' return to Ithaca coincided with a solar eclipse on April 16, 1178 BC. More »

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      astronomy   Greece   poetry   solar eclipse   eclipse   ancient Greece

  • August 2007
    • Western US Awaits Total Lunar Eclipse

      Western US Awaits Total Lunar Eclipse

      (Newser) - The Western US will get a celestial treat early Tuesday morning: a total lunar eclipse. Residents of the Western Hemisphere and eastern Asia will get at least a glimpse of the spectacle, but Europeans will miss out—the moon will be below the horizon. Space.com tells you how to make the most of the event, wherever you may be. More »

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      space   astronomy   Earth   moon   stargazing   lunar eclipse   eclipse

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