Tonight’s dazzle will be a rare sight but that won’t turn the sky into a crystal ball for anyone’s future
On 12 August, a cluster of celestial events coincide, a rare event that may inspire not just awe, but theories with no basis in science. The Moon’s shadow will fall across a patch of Earth, viewable as a solar eclipse from parts of our planet’s surface. Before dawn, six other planets will appear strung across the sky, their positions predictable decades in advance.
