Tag: longest eclipse

• Possibly the Longest Eclipse: July 2186

  Today we are finally going to look 160 years into the future, plus a few months, to catch what looks like the longest eclipse we’re ever going to get, very close to the hypothetical maximum duration of an eclipse. Just before we get into it, here in Ireland and across a lot of the northern…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  January 20, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

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• Even Longer Eclipses: -743 and 2009 / Did we Already Have the Real Eclipse of the Century?

  Today we are going to take a look at a few eclipses that challenge the eclipse of the century, that we will be getting next year, in terms of duration. One of these did already happen this century, but we’re going to look at an even longer, older one first. With regards the title, over…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  January 13, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

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• The Eclipse of the Century: August 2027

  Today we are going to be taking a look into the future to take a look at another solar eclipses. Of course, this year we have solar eclipses coming up and you can take a look in one of my previous posts on this website to see a quick review of them. Also, if you…

  Caoimhín de Bhailís

  January 8, 2026

  Astronomy, Astronomy Video

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