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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Modern astronomy gave people reason to not fear solar eclipses.
Recent astronomy shows stars going dim or going dark completely.
You also haven't met any one affraid of Saber tooth tigers.
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In the very short history of documented astronomical observation, it's quite plausible that, some stars which have been photographed or sketched, were unrecognized as variable stars, as perhaps, only recently are they now undergoing their dimming phase, never experienced before.