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Eclipse report in the Daily Prophet
An eclipse is an astronomical event that occurs when a celestial body is temporarily obscured, either by passing into the shadow of another body, or by having another body pass between it and the viewer.[1]
History[]
1890s[]
There was a stained glass window depicting an eclipse in the West Tower of Hogwarts Castle.[2]
1980s[]
- "We can make use of this Orrery to predict the next eclipse."
- — Professor Sinistra to her Astronomy students[src]
Jacob's sibling predicting an eclipse in Astronomy
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Professor Aurora Sinistra would have her sixth-year and seventh-year students in Astronomy at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry attempt to magically predict eclipses using an Orrery and their wand in the Astronomy Tower.[3][4][5]
The Daily Prophet once reported on an eclipse that was predicted to occur between 3 December and 7 December in an unknown year.[6]
Behind the scenes[]
- Hogwarts, being located in the Scottish Highlands, could have witnessed the annular solar eclipses of 1921 and 2003 in their entirety, as well as very deep partial solar eclipses in 1925, 1927, 1954 and 2015. Lunar eclipses, whether total, partial or penumbral, occur far more frequently.
Appearances[]
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (First mentioned) (Mentioned in newspaper)
- The Making of Harry Potter (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Appears in a stained glass window)
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Eclipse on Wikipedia
- ↑ Hogwarts Legacy
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 6, Chapter 25 (Written in the Stars) - Astronomy Lesson "Lunar Phases"
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 16 (Trials and Tribulations) - Astronomy Lesson "Rogue Planets"
- ↑ Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, Year 7, Chapter 28 (The Last Laugh) - Astronomy Lesson "Dark Matter and Dark Energy"
- ↑ The Making of Harry Potter (see this image)
