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March 7, 1951
First Televised Solar Eclispe
Until
1951, solar eclipses were only visible to spectators in the right place at the
right time to observe the sky-watching events. On March 7, 1951, an annular
total eclipse was broadcast for the first time.
And
yet, despite this landmark event in sky-watching history, the March 7, 1951
broadcast (which shows the new moon blocking part of the sun) involved a solar
eclipse of such little value — astronomically speaking — that the curator of
one of the country's major astronomical institutions suggested that folks
ignore it altogether!
The
eclipse in question was an annular solar eclipse. The word "annular"
is derived from the Latin for "ring-shaped." A thin ring of sunlight remained shining
around the dark disk of the moon. Not a total eclipse, but still a rare and
spectacular sight to see.
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