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Egyptian eclipse, 1905 (media.kbin.social)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/historyporn
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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

I actually think the year is wrong? I found this image of the August 30, 1905 eclipse path which would have been seen over Egypt. There was an eclipse on August 20, 1906 but no where near Egypt.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The picture isn't super high quality, but that might as well be a 5 instead of a 6, so you're probably right

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Oh boy I just turned into one of those "well actually" guys. I wasn't trying to prove anything wrong. It got me interested in the 1906 eclipse and when I started looking into it things didn't quite line up. This post spurred my curiosity!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You might be right; the '6' written on the photo could well be a '5'. I'll change the title.

[–] victorz 3 points 2 months ago

Definitely a 5, the top part looks angled like a 5. 👍🎯

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

If I look at this picture do I need those special glasses so I don't go blind ?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That guy might have enjoyed the best view of the eclipse in history. Just him and his camel buddy. That's incredible.