Total eclipse 1223 BC Mar 5 13:50 Hrs based on proleptic retro-calculation

Total eclipse 1223 BC Mar 5 13:50 Hrs based on proleptic retro-calculation

Occurring almost at the zenith of the sun’s path, Mars – not ancient giant star Rashap appears visible around 13:50 Hrs

Historians next tried to match this event with Amarna tablet HTU-1.78 by swapping the giant star Rashap – now supernova within the Crab Nebula for Mars, however the eclipse occurs near the path of the Sun’s zenith – not setting on the horizon. Proleptic retro-calculation assumes the celestial orbits of the past match those of the currently observable solar system

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