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Tag: eclipse
Jun 10th: Encore: Kala Rahu The Giant
This is a famous tale from Bali about the eclipse of the moon. This tale is strongly influenced by Indian (Hindu) Culture. There are many versions of this tale with some slight differences. Javanese Culture also has very similar tale like this.
Dec 29th: A Tour to Dan McGlauns Eclipse Simulator
Dan McGlaun takes us on a tour of the capabilities of his eclipse simulator software on his webpage.
Jul 16th: What do we learn from eclipses?
Why is it so hard to predict solar eclipses? How did Newton and Halley team up to solve it? What have we learned from solar eclipses since then?