I actually think the year is wrong? I found this image of the August 30, 1905 eclipse path which would have been seen over Egypt. There was an eclipse on August 20, 1906 but no where near Egypt.
Oh boy I just turned into one of those “well actually” guys. I wasn’t trying to prove anything wrong. It got me interested in the 1906 eclipse and when I started looking into it things didn’t quite line up. This post spurred my curiosity!
I actually think the year is wrong? I found this image of the August 30, 1905 eclipse path which would have been seen over Egypt. There was an eclipse on August 20, 1906 but no where near Egypt.
The picture isn’t super high quality, but that might as well be a 5 instead of a 6, so you’re probably right
Oh boy I just turned into one of those “well actually” guys. I wasn’t trying to prove anything wrong. It got me interested in the 1906 eclipse and when I started looking into it things didn’t quite line up. This post spurred my curiosity!
You might be right; the ‘6’ written on the photo could well be a ‘5’. I’ll change the title.
Definitely a 5, the top part looks angled like a 5. 👍🎯