This diagram easily breaks down what's going on with the sun, moon, and Earth during the August 21 total solar eclipse. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

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Let's say we want to build a model of the sun and Earth alone. Earth has a radius of about 6,371 kilometers (3,959 miles), but let's represent this with a marble 1 centimeter in diameter.

On Dec 8 1128, John of Worcester made a diagram of the Sun containing two large, dark spots. Five days later and 9,000 miles away, a Korean astronomer saw a spectacular light display and recorded ...