The solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes before the sun, casting a huge shadow on Earth.
When the moon is lowest on the horizon, and furthest from the Earth.
Since the orbit of the moon is not a perfect circle, there are times when the moon is closer to our planet.
They say if you visit when the moon is full, the mountains shall open up and a boat will appear carrying a princess...
The overall strength of the moon's gravity, as well as its differential (tidal) effect, is greatest when the moon is closest to the Earth, as on January 4, 1912.
Devotees take approximately 48 days to prepare for the festival, which takes place mid-January to mid-February, when the moon is full in the 10th Tamil month of the Thai calendar.
Every 12 years, when the moon and stars are aligned, this becomes the most auspicious spot in Hinduism, and there is a six-week-long festival, or mela, for the millions of pilgrims.
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During his 32nd solar eclipse observation, the Harvard-trained astronomer is to study the elusive coronal ring, the outer atmosphere of the sun, which can only be seen when the moon blots out the solar disk.
One of the most visible belonged to the late songstress Kate Smith ("When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain"), whose 1930s and '40s radio show helped--along with the 1932 Winter Olympics--put Lake Placid on the map.
Featuring a heartbreaking performance by Lon Chaney Jr. and groundbreaking make-up by Jack Pierce, The Wolf Man is the saga of Larry Talbot, a cursed man who transforms into a deadly werewolf when the moon is full.
However, when the moon is between the telescope and the source of the cosmic rays, Dr Colin and his colleagues reckon that it will be possible to separate the two by looking at the edges of the shadows.
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One of the lightest things you can carry is an app, and his favourite is the Photographer's Ephemeris, because it helps you plan the perfect outdoor shoot, with time-specific details about the position of the sun and the moon, such as when and where the moon is likely to rise over a particular hill.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- When the "moon dust" had settled Saturday, teams from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas, and Graff Career Center in Springfield, Missouri, were winners in the sixth Annual "Great Moonbuggy Race" in Huntsville, Alabama.
In 1969, NASA gave the country and the world one of the most iconic moments in the history of television when it broadcast the moon landing.
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"We'll be keeping an eye out for signs of a repeat performance next year when the Earth-moon system passes through the same region of space, " Cooke said.
The first is at the height of our optimism and faith in technology, when mankind walked on the Moon, and we came into contact with otherworldly truths at the moment when technology then began to advance rapidly and take over our lives.
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It was only when the ash from the disintegrating moon rained down on their faces and breasts that they began to disperse.
That here we would be -- 40 years after the first moon landing -- still wondering when humans will return to the moon.
House Budget Chairman John Kasich (R-Ohio) pointed out that "the last time this happened was when we walked on the moon, " nearly 30 years ago.
Few remember the number of steps Neil Armstrong took when he landed on the moon, but they remember he was the first human being who stepped on the moon.
What everyone has been waiting for is something as rare as a simultaneous eclipse of the sun and the moon: a time when the four Beatles (and their widows), both Apple companies and EMI are all on the same side.
One of the most dramatic events of his first term occurred in 1969, when American astronauts made the first moon landing.
But why bother visiting the moon when there are already aliens living on Earth?
So we're going to talk about returning to the moon when we get right back.
He said that he was very young when he stepped on the Moon and that it was a long time ago, so let's move on!
Some commentators think the panel will go as far as reaffirming the concept of returning to the moon when it completes its whirlwind review this August.
Growing up in a time when the U.S. was going to the moon in 1969, he quickly became fascinated with aviation, aerospace, and engineering.
The Mauni Amavasya is a day when sun, moon, Venus and Mercury are in the zodiac of Capricorn, a rare but perfect alignment of planets, devotees believe.
It's almost as if nothing has happened innovation-wise between 1969 when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and Tuesday's speech.
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