A total solar eclipse occurs on July…
July 1842 CE
Francis Baily observes the total solar eclipse from Italy, focusing his attention on the solar corona and prominences and identifies them as part of the Sun's atmosphere.
The solar eclipse effect now called Baily's beads named in honor of him after his correct explanation of the phenomenon in 1836.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometers wide.
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