Thread: Total Solar Eclipse 2017
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Unread 07-19-2017, 12:49 PM   #3
Dwight Gruber
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There are distinct solar eclipse "cycles", recognized groups of eclipses with repetitive timings and similar paths. This 2017 eclipse and the 1979 eclipse are on the same cycle.

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