Tag Archives: eclipse

The Moment Lars Muhl’s “Old Life” Died

Posted on October 30, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Total Solar Eclipse (March 9, 1997) It’s not often that a person can pinpoint the exact moment when everything changed. I had a similar point in time in December 1995. This is Lars Muhl’s. On the day the album was … Continue reading →

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I Fell into a Burning Ring of Fire

Posted on June 19, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Annular Solar Eclipse – June 21, 2020 @ 2:41:15 am EDT Normally, I let recent eclipses come and go without too much fanfare because they happen all the time, and it just gets boring to keep referring to them. This … Continue reading →

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Yesterday’s Solar Eclipse

Posted on July 3, 2019 by cdsmiller17

This was the view from my back yard at the precise moment of the total solar eclipse when it was crossing South America. Not very spectacular, eh? But I have a great excuse: the path of totality was mostly over … Continue reading →

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The Birth of Science: May 28, 585 BC

Posted on May 28, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Solar Eclipse of Thales The Eclipse of Thales was a solar eclipse that was, according to The Histories of Herodotus, accurately predicted by the Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus. If Herodotus’s account is accurate, this eclipse is the earliest recorded … Continue reading →

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Hiawatha: Fact or Fiction?

Posted on November 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Song of Hiawatha This is how I first read about Hiawatha, through the Classics Illustrated comic book. Like Last of the Mohicans I presumed he was a literary character only. I was wrong. Unfortunately, no one knows exactly when … Continue reading →

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Solar Eclipse Flare

Posted on August 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

A symbol for Earth.   A symbol of Earth.

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Eclipse Refractions

Posted on August 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

From my Samsung Galaxy S4 phone   The maximum coverage of the sun was about 71% where we live. When I looked at these photos yesterday, I was disappointed to see the full glare of the sun’s rays. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Total Eclipse of the Heart

Posted on August 6, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Solar Eclipse 2017 There has been a bit of excitement concerning the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21st. As always there is a lunar eclipse that happens two weeks before which is also important. But the more significant is what … Continue reading →

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To Everything There is a Season

Posted on May 29, 2015 by cdsmiller17

When we were young, we thought that we’d work forever, or at least as long as our health held out. But then there comes a time to lay the burden of work down. For me, the time is now. Ecclesiastes … Continue reading →

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Nostradamus: King of Terror?

Posted on May 27, 2015 by cdsmiller17

What happens when a prophecy is shown to be wrong, as they often are? Do we throw out the baby with the bathwater, or do we try to understand what the prophet was trying to convey? Who was Nostradamus? According … Continue reading →

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