Eclipse Watchers Could See a Range of Bizarre Phenomena as the Moon Covers the Sun

Eclipse Watchers Could See a Range of Bizarre Phenomena as the Moon Covers the Sun
This photo combo shows the sequence of a total solar eclipse seen from Piedra del Aguila, Argentina, Dec. 14, 2020. The Canadian Press/AP-Natacha Pisarenko
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A total solar eclipse is more than just the moon covering the sun; it’s a multi-phase spectacle that can cause a number of unusual phenomena, if the weather is right.
In the past, eclipses were often associated with bad omens and misfortune. In 1133, for example, a solar eclipse over England was later seen as a portent of the king’s death — which occurred two years later — and the ensuing civil war. While the mechanism of an eclipse is now understood, many of the associated effects remain bizarre.