WesTalbott

  Archive    Celestial Illusions *RWSlavin (https://www.deviantart.com/rwslavin) RWSlavin (https://www.deviantart.com/rwslavin)      :iconjustv23: JustV23 (https://www.deviantart.com/justv23)      Grand Eclipse Twitter Facebook Google+ Back when it was common knowledge that the sun and all the planets revolved around our Earth, the phenomena of solar and lunar eclipses were mysterious and terrifying occurrences. Were the gods unhappy with us? Were these heavenly messages indicating the End of Days had arrived? Emperors and kings often felt a familial connection with the Sun, and so feared its temporary withdrawal from the sky to be a warning of its unhappiness with royal actions. Desperate penance often followed. Galileo finally correc