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The solar eclipse of 11 August 1124 would have been visible from Reims at about noon (though the path of totality lay to the north of France)
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A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 11 August, 1124 AD UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 19 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 259 km wide at maximum.
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August 11, 1124 " And the stars appeared and the Moon (sic). And the Sun began to augment and became full again and everyone in the town was very glad." Refers to a total solar eclipse in Novgorod, Russia, of 11 August 1124.
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