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TIL the ancient Babylonians worked out that there are solar eclipses that occur 18 years, 11 days, and 8 hours apart. This period, 223 lunar cycles, is called the Saros cycle. The 1999 eclipse and this year’s eclipse are Saros cycle solar eclipses.
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TIL on April 15, (around 12 hours from this post) There will be a total lunar eclipse called the “Tetrad” where the moon will turn blood red. This has happened 8 times over the past 2000 years
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TIL There will be a solar eclipse on November 3rd of this year, it will be visible in North and South America, South Europe, and Africa.