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The moment just after the double solar illumination at Mission Concepción.

Hundreds Fill Mission Concepción to Witness Solar Double Illumination

by Robert Rivard and Bonnie Arbittier August 16, 2018October 23, 2018

On Aug. 15, the day of the annual solar double illumination, a setting sun in the west casts rays of light through two glass openings.

Mission Conceción's facade. The bright, colorful patterns have worn off during 300 years of weather and wind erosion. Photo by Iris Dimmick.

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Mission Concepción to Host Double Solar Illumination and Feast Day Mass

by Rocío Guenther August 10, 2016October 7, 2016