Tag Archives: eclipse

Experience the numinous total solar eclipse

Posted on July 27, 2021 by peNdantry

The Sun is 400 times the size of the Moon. It is also 400 times farther away — so both Sun and Moon appear to be the same size. It hasn’t always been this way; the Moon is moving away … Continue reading →

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When life began there were no Baily’s beads

Posted on March 3, 2018 by peNdantry

This is the last (currently) of some articles I intended as a connected series. If you have the time, you may appreciate visiting the others first (assuming you haven’t already): We are a way for the Cosmos to know itself … Continue reading →

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The Antikythera mechanism

Posted on February 25, 2018 by peNdantry

The device now known as the ‘Antikythera mechanism‘ — because of where it was discovered in the early 1900s — is a complex clockwork mechanism that is believed to have been constructed in the late second century BC. One of … Continue reading →

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Total solar eclipse: coincidence?

Posted on February 18, 2018 by peNdantry

Preamble: There are five video clips in this wibblette. The longest is just over three minutes long, and they total a smidgeon over ten minutes. Just so you know. The short clip above, which comes from an hour-long BBC documentary … Continue reading →

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