Seven Sisters eclipse will temporarily block stars from view

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Brought to mind Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, about a world where the stars only appear every thousand years or so:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRJO4dYZ4NQ

Same. Great book.-

Originally a short story! Never read the book, but the short story was good.

Indeed. Guy's so missed.-

And, Sagan, and that caliber ...

Which includes a fascinating role of religion! Guarding secrets and issuing warnings, even though they don’t understand the underlying reason. Science of the time can’t figure out why the warnings are necessary, so culture partially ignores them, to its own peril

Matariki (1): "In Māori culture, Matariki is the Pleiades star cluster and a celebration of its first rising in late June or early July (Southern hemisphere). The rising marks the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar."

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matariki

If anyone reading this ever gets the chance, go to Tekapo in New Zealand and enjoy the sky. The area is park of a Dark Sky Reserve. I enjoyed a midnight stargazing tour complete with telescopes and hot springs.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aoraki_Mackenzie_International...

Unfortunately, this was three nights ago.

You're in luck.

> The event is not rare and has taken place every month since September 2023.

> and is set to do so until July 2029. However, depending on whereabouts, it may or may not be visible as it can only be viewed from certain locations each month.

Also on August 16th, 2025.

Because of the moon. What a non-article.

> The event is not rare and has taken place every month since September 2023.

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