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Running a computer simulation of
the skies using 'Dance of the Planets' software*, led to the serendipitous discovery that
there was a total eclipse of the moon during the 164 BCE visit of Halley's Comet.
 | On October 3rd the full moon went into eclipse as it rose,
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| As the moon darkened, the stars became more visible, and
people would have been able to see fainter objects like the comet, which the moon's light would otherwise have diminished or
drowned out.
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*arc science simulations, http://www.arc.com
Starry Night pro was used to create the videos and the conjunction picture
(Sienna Software inc., 284 Richmond Street East, Toronto, ON, M5A 1P4, CANADA)
(http://www.siennasoft.com)
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