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Are there more celestial events than usual, or did celestial events start trending after the two eclipses? The week after the most recent US eclipse the media
by lolinder 2y ago
Are there more celestial events than usual, or did celestial events start trending after the two eclipses?
The week after the most recent US eclipse the media started reporting on every single celestial event, no matter how small. The eclipse got so much traction that it seems like they were trying to drag it out as long as possible.
Any given one of these events might be especially rare, but that's the birthday paradox in action: if you're looking for it you can find any number of rare celestial events in a year!
- aeonik 2y agoThe Aurora by itself is usually a once in a lifetime thing. That being said, the sun is projected to do this kind of thing more often long term. So this may be the start of a new trend. Though the solar cycle is around 11 years long, so this is the last year for quite a while that it's statistically more probable.
- lolinder 2y agoRight. My question is more whether if it weren't the aurora, would it have been something else?