2015 Event A rare "blood moon" is visible tonight: the moon is in full moon phase and at its closest distance to Earth for the year, giving it a large 'supermoon' appearance; the concurrent lunar eclipse gives the large orb a red coloration 2014 Event A partial solar eclipse takes place, only viewable from certain regions of Australia and Antarctica; the annular eclipse was formed as the moon blocked out the center of the sun, leaving a ring of solar rays 2014 Event A total lunar eclipse takes place tonight; the eclipse will be visible in North and South America, New Zealand, Australia and nearby regions; the next total lunar eclipse will take place on October 8, 2014 2013 Event Africa, Europe and the United States experience a rare solar eclipse, with the west African nation of Gabon enjoying peak viewing when the total eclipse sweeps across a path nearly 60 kilometers wide 2012 Event Parts of Australia and the South Pacific witness a total solar eclipse, with Cairns being the most populated city to experience this rare event 2012 Event People in East Asia, the North Pacific and the Western United States have the opportunity today to view a rare annular solar eclipse 2009 Event A solar eclipse, the longest in history, lasts up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean 2001 Event Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s) 1999 Event Total solar eclipse in India-North -France (2m23s) 1998 Event Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4m09) 1995 Event Total solar eclipse in SW/S Asia (2m09s) 1994 Event Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) 1992 Event Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s) 1991 Event Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii 1991 Death Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87 1990 Event Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic 1989 Event Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1979 Event Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1973 Event Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse 1953 Birthday Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1953 Birthday John Shirley, U.S., sci-fi author, Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona 1951 Birthday Bonnie Tyler, Gaynor Hopkins, rocker, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1925 Event Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1900 Event Solar eclipse occurs 1870 Event Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse 1868 Event Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse 1857 Event Frederick Laggenheim takes 1st photo of a solar eclipse 1851 Event Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph 1836 Event Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1778 Event David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia 1774 Birthday Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse 1715 Event Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" 1662 Event Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation 1638 Event Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in U.S. 1504 Event Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians 585 Event War between Lydia and Media ended by solar eclipse
