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See 120-Year-Old Footage of the First Solar Eclipse Ever Filmed!

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⚡ Quick Take You can now watch 120-year old solar eclipse footage.In 1900, a magician caught a solar eclipse on film for the first time and it was only made available in the past years.This video of the first-ever filmed solar eclipse reminds us not to take our phones and simple recording devices foregranted. Solar eclipses, wherein the Earth is caught in the shadow that is cast when the moon blocks the sun, are among the most surreal astro…

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A team of the Diario.es has followed the total eclipse from the skies, emulating the scientific adventure that starred the Spanish aeronaut and military Emilio Herrera in 1905

·Madrid, Spain
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Astronaut Ulrich Walter explains in the studio the special color phenomena during the solar eclipse. "There is a separation of colors and that's the beauty," Walter enthuses.

·Berlin, Germany
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Thousands of people are concentrated in the town of Vallisole to contemplate the unique astronomical phenomenon, alongside scientists and astronomers from Harvard and Massachusetts

·Madrid, Spain
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BRIEFLY: A hot air balloon, which took off from the parking lot under Pernštejn Castle, carried employees of the Brno Observatory to observe the solar eclipse from its basket. During the flight, the image from the observation is transmitted live to a channel that is available on the Brno Observatory website.

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Spain is leading this Wednesday an astronomical event of first level where all the sights are set on the total eclipse of the sun of this 12th August. It will not only be the first of an unusual Iberian trio – it will be repeated in 2027 and in 2028 although the latter will be nullified – but also an extraordinarily unlikely phenomenon for such a small territory. "I am really excited and eager for the time to come, I am looking forward to apprec…

·Madrid, Spain
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The Spanish astronauts of the Spanish Space Agency (ESA), Pablo Álvarez and Sara García, have...

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Nerdist broke the news on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.
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