In 1836 Francis Baily noted the "beads" around the moon's edge during one of these events
... Later, it was realized 
that these beads of light appeared due to the ... 1 day ago... [DOC] [TLE] APOD: 2012 November 11 - Bailys Beads near Solar Eclipse Totality [PAR] Nov 11, 2012 ... As the Moon moves to completely cover the Sun in a total solar eclipse -- like the 
one set to occur over parts of Australia on Tuesday -- beads of bright sunlight 
stream around the edge of the Moon.