A lot of interesting things happened in 1953.
A Polio vaccine was developed, the Korean War came to an end, Dwight Eisenhower was inaugurated as president and Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of England.
But perhaps some of the biggest spectacles that year were the five eclipses that were visible across a large part of the globe, 3 being solar and 2 total lunar eclipses.
While it’s not uncommon to have 5 in a year, it is somewhat rare to have 2 total lunar eclipses in a 12-month period.
Footage from the summer of 1953 solar eclipse shows people getting a look at the 2nd of 3 solar eclipses that year by ground and even by plane!
This was the most-full solar eclipse of the year in 1953, with about 90% of the sun obscured at one point. It was most visible across northern and western north America.
Earth experiences four eclipses a year: two solar, two lunar, but we can have five solar eclipses in one month.
The last time that happened was in 1935 and the next time for that is the year 2206.
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