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If you’ve already watched my Jyotish episode on predicting for the 12 August solar eclipse, (https://www.fionamarques.com/theadityaspodcast/vivasvan-solar-eclipse-2026), welcome to its astronomy companion! 
In this conversation with astronomy educator Steven Jones, I explore the eclipse through the lens of science, light and wonder - from the Sun’s corona to Voyager at the edge of the solar system.

The 12 August 2026 Solar Eclipse  
• What astronomers can only observe during totality  
• How the corona reveals solar weather and magnetic fields  
• Practical safety tips - eclipse glasses, pinhole projection and why partial eclipses need protection  

Einstein, Eddington & Gravitational Lensing  
• The modern recreation of the 1919 experiment  
• The LUNEX 2026 team photographing starlight bending around the Sun  
• Why eclipses still matter for testing general relativity  

Light, Jyotish & the Electromagnetic Spectrum  
• How astronomers define light as photons  
• How Jyotish treats light as information  
• Wave–particle duality  
• How instruments detect radio, infrared, visible, UV, X‑ray and gamma photons  
• Whether unknown regions of the spectrum might still exist  

Human Perception & Cosmic Meaning  
• What our tiny visual bandwidth implies about our understanding of the universe  
• How attention shapes interpretation, even if not the photons themselves  

JWST & Cosmic Origins  
• Why JWST uses infrared  
• What JWST is revealing about early galaxies and star formation  
• Tensions in Hubble constant measurements  
• Dark matter, dark energy, and gravitational‑wave astronomy  

This episode is a blend of astronomy, Jyotish, and the science of light — perfect for anyone who loves eclipses, cosmic origins or simply the feeling of looking up at the sky with wonder.

Read about this episode at www.fionamarques.com/thevedicastrologypodcast/jyotish-light-emfs-and-the-2026-solar-eclipse

Watch this episode at https://youtu.be/YPQXYxQ5AKE

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