Eclipse!: The What, Where, When, Why, and How Guide to Watching Solar and Lunar EclipsesThe most complete guide to viewing eclipses-including details on every solar and lunar eclipse through 2017 Want to observe the most fleeting eclipse phenomena, take dramatic photos, and keep a detailed record of the experience? Now you can be prepared. This comprehensive one-stop resource covers everything you need to know about solar and lunar eclipses-why they happen, how to view them, how to photograph them, even when and where they will occur through the year 2017. Here's where to turn for: * Detailed explanations of eclipse mechanics and dynamics, viewing techniques, and what to look for, both in the sky and all around you * Extended discussions of eclipse photography and videography-film selection and developing, filter requirements, special care of equipment, and more * Intriguing individual and group activities you can carry out during an eclipse to heighten your enjoyment and deepen your understanding of the event * Detailed maps and discussions on how and where to best view each eclipse, plus travel considerations, likely weather conditions, and equipment recommendations Whether you're a backyard astronomer, a dedicated eclipse chaser, or a teacher guiding students through their first eclipse experience, Eclipse! provides the in-depth, detailed, practical information you need to make the most of these thrilling celestial marvels of nature. |
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An Eclipse Watchers Shopping List | 24 |
Sun Worshiping | 37 |
A Bit of LunaSee | 57 |
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Africa annular eclipse annular solar eclipse apparent magnitude astronomers Australia Baily's Beads binoculars bright camera Center Line Coordinates chromosphere City P1 Maximum City/town P1 U1 Clear Scattered Broken corona Craig Small Earth's shadow Earth's umbra eclipse chasers ECLIPSE OF 1998 eclipse of 2003 eclipse's event exposure eyepiece focal ratio Fred Espenak Greatest eclipse Island kilometers km m:ss lens Line Coordinates Longitude Max U3 U4 maximum eclipse Maximum P2 Magnitude Maximum U2 P2 minutes Moon North observers P1 Maximum P2 P1 U1 Maximum P2 Duration m:ss partial eclipse PARTIAL SOLAR ECLIPSE Path Width Duration penumbral PENUMBRAL LUNAR ECLIPSE photograph SAROS Scattered Broken Overcast shadow bands Sky & Telescope solar filter South America star Sun's Table total eclipse total lunar eclipse total solar eclipse track Type P1 U1 U1 U2 Max U2 Max U3 U2 P2 Duration U4 P2 UMag UMag umbra visible Weather Prospects Width Duration hh:mm