Hey, Space Placers!
This clay cuneiform tablet records lunar eclipses between 609 and 447 BC. The Babylonians also recorded solar eclipses.
© The Trustees of the British Museum via Sky and Telescope.com
You may think that only in modern times can humans use computers to predict when solar and lunar eclipses occur.
It may surprise you that our ancient ancestors were able to predict these celestial happenings with surprising accuracy.
Read this informative article and learn about the predictive power of the Saros Cycle.
Sky Guy in VA
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