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- ↑ Espenak, Fred; Meeus, Jean (October 2006). "Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000". Eclipse Web Site. NASA.
- ↑ Espenak, Fred; Meeus, Jean (January 2009). "Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000". Eclipse Web Site. NASA.
