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That's the great thing about lunar eclipses is that you require no other gear other than a passion and interest in being outside and a clear horizon. – Noah Petro	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth, but a total eclipse does not happen, that is the moon does not completely block out the visible disk of the sun because the moon is farther away and so its apparent size in the sky is [ slightly ] smaller than the sun. This means that a tiny ring of annulus of the solar disk is visible around the moon. – Alex Young	Found on CNN 3 years ago
This will be the first of only two annular eclipses visible from Singapore for the rest of the century. So in that sense, it's a very rare event for us. – Albert Ho	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It’s sad, but I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience, it was a professional experience, but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives, so I ’m hoping that that eclipses anything that’s been recently spoken. … That many years spent doing something so special that people had a connection with, it is such a privilege. – Sarah Jessica Parker	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Eclipses are great hooks for involving children and the public about astronomy and science, i am wishing for clear skies all across the path of totality and that everyone gets a view of this breathtaking moment of observing (the corona), a dimension of our star that most people don't know exists. – Ed Guinan	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Through the gained knowledge of physics, in particular the sub-field of Newtonian or classical mechanics, we're capable of making very accurate calculations of the exact times when solar eclipses will happen and the terrestrial locations of where total solar eclipses will occur, it impresses me immensely that [the] Universe has a repeating and cyclical nature that we've figured out. – Seton Hall Professor Lopez	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
The sad fact is, most eclipses don't occur close to home like (the one in August), so you can't drive to them. It requires being willing to do some international traveling, and you got to be OK with that, it's not something you can do on a shoestring, usually. – Fred Espenak	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Here we have had four total lunar eclipses in a row on Passover and Tabernacles, and just look what is happening in the world today! – Mark Blitz	Found on CNN 8 years ago
When the rhythms line up, you might get three to four eclipses in a row or a supermoon and an eclipse happening. – Noah Petro	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I can safely say that the scope of the 20-year UNC fraud scandal easily takes the prize for the largest and most nefarious scandal in the history of NCAA enforcement. The depth and breadth of the scheme -- involving counselors, coaches, academic administrators, faculty, athletic administrators, etc. -- eclipses any previous case. – Gerald Gurney	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light. – Billy Graham	added by anonymous 9 years ago

That's the great thing about lunar eclipses is that you require no other gear other than a passion and interest in being outside and a clear horizon.

– Noah Petro

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Annular eclipses are similar to total eclipses in that the moon, Earth and sun are aligned so that the moon moves directly in front of the Sun as viewed from Earth, but a total eclipse does not happen, that is the moon does not completely block out the visible disk of the sun because the moon is farther away and so its apparent size in the sky is [ slightly ] smaller than the sun. This means that a tiny ring of annulus of the solar disk is visible around the moon.

– Alex Young

Found on CNN
3 years ago

This will be the first of only two annular eclipses visible from Singapore for the rest of the century. So in that sense, it's a very rare event for us.

– Albert Ho

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It’s sad, but I always think that what ties us together is this singular experience, it was a professional experience, but it became personal because it was years and years of our lives, so I ’m hoping that that eclipses anything that’s been recently spoken. … That many years spent doing something so special that people had a connection with, it is such a privilege.

– Sarah Jessica Parker

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Eclipses are great hooks for involving children and the public about astronomy and science, i am wishing for clear skies all across the path of totality and that everyone gets a view of this breathtaking moment of observing (the corona), a dimension of our star that most people don't know exists.

– Ed Guinan

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Through the gained knowledge of physics, in particular the sub-field of Newtonian or classical mechanics, we're capable of making very accurate calculations of the exact times when solar eclipses will happen and the terrestrial locations of where total solar eclipses will occur, it impresses me immensely that [the] Universe has a repeating and cyclical nature that we've figured out.

– Seton Hall Professor Lopez

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The sad fact is, most eclipses don't occur close to home like (the one in August), so you can't drive to them. It requires being willing to do some international traveling, and you got to be OK with that, it's not something you can do on a shoestring, usually.

– Fred Espenak

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Here we have had four total lunar eclipses in a row on Passover and Tabernacles, and just look what is happening in the world today!

– Mark Blitz

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When the rhythms line up, you might get three to four eclipses in a row or a supermoon and an eclipse happening.

– Noah Petro

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I can safely say that the scope of the 20-year UNC fraud scandal easily takes the prize for the largest and most nefarious scandal in the history of NCAA enforcement. The depth and breadth of the scheme -- involving counselors, coaches, academic administrators, faculty, athletic administrators, etc. -- eclipses any previous case.

– Gerald Gurney

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Christians should never fail to sense the operation of an angelic glory. It forever eclipses the world of demonic powers, as the sun does a candle's light.

– Billy Graham

added by anonymous
9 years ago

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