A community member and Father Nicolaie each reflect on their experience with an aspect of the Gospel story of the young man who was possessed.

Conviértase en un experto en eclipses para familiares y amigos en un par de minutos

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Eclipses have been a subject of fascination throughout human history, and the fact that we now have a clearer understanding of what they actually are—at least in the celestial mechanics sense—than we did in centuries past has not made them any less exciting. With the North American total solar eclipse (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/prepare-for-2024s-solar-eclipse-now-with-these-four-key-steps-180981933/) just days away as we’re releasing this episode, and the next one visible from the contiguous United States not due until 2044, we’ll learn about the eclipses from astronomy obsessive (and Smithsonian science correspondent) Dan Falk and hear from Indigenous astronomer Samantha Doxtator about how the Haudenosaunee people have observed and interpreted these mysterious daylight darkenings of the skies over many centuries. You can read Dan’s Smithsonian story about how ancient civilizations responded to eclipses here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-ancient-civilizations-reacted-to-eclipses-180983894/) . Find prior episodes of our show here (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/podcast/) . There’s More to That is a production of Smithsonian magazine and PRX Productions. From the magazine, our team is Chris Klimek, Debra Rosenberg and Brian Wolly. From PRX, our team is Jessica Miller, Adriana Rosas Rivera, Genevieve Sponsler, Rye Dorsey, and Edwin Ochoa. The Executive Producer of PRX Productions is Jocelyn Gonzales. Fact-checking by Stephanie Abramson. Episode artwork by Emily Lankiewicz. Music by APM Music.

From the discovery of new elements to the testing of novel theories of gravity, total solar eclipses have helped spark scientific progress for centuries

ಹೊಸ ವರ್ಷವನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಸಂಭ್ರಮ, ಹೊಸ ಗುರಿ, ಆಲೋಚನೆ, ಕನಸುಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಕಾರಗೊಳಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಗುರಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಈ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೆಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಶೇಷತೆಗಳಿರಲಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಕುತೂಹಲ ನಿಮಗೆ ಇದ್ದೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಯಾವುದೆ ಶುಭ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಮುನ್ನ ಶುಭ ದಿ ನೋಡುವುದು ವಾಡಿಕೆ ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಗ್ರಹಣಗಳ ದಿನ ಮಾಡದೆ ಇರುವುದು ಹಿಂದೂ ಪದ್ದತಿ. ಈ

Watch this video before the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017!

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From musicals to thrillers, there's more than a few flicks out there where the solar eclipse has a starring role.