🌑Ancient people were terrified of eclipses, and they came up with various explanations for them.
🌍Lunar eclipses played a key role in understanding eclipse patterns.
🌒Stonehenge was likely built to observe the sky and track the timing of lunar eclipses.
🌞Chinese astronomers made the oldest suspected mention of an eclipse, but early descriptions were too vague for modern astronomers to pinpoint.
🚀Babylonian astronomers discovered that lunar eclipses repeat every 18 years, 11 days, and eight hours, leading to the development of the saros cycle.