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Praise for the previous edition 'A relaxed, well-written and
information-packed expedition discovering the history of eclipses'
- The Sky at Night A complete guide to the most stunning of
celestial sights, a total eclipse of the Sun Totality: The Great
North American Eclipse of 2024 is the most comprehensive source of
information, photographs, and illustrations to help readers
understand and safely enjoy all aspects of solar eclipses. It
includes information on how best to photograph and video record an
eclipse, as well as abundant maps, diagrams, and charts, as well as
covering the science, history, mythology, and folklore of eclipses.
This new edition focuses especially on the eclipse of April 8, 2024
that passes across Mexico, the United States, and Canada, including
detailed maps, precise locations, and weather prospects.
A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the
heavens. Totality takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and
future, and lets you see--and feel--why people travel to the ends
of the Earth to observe them.
An absolutely indispensable resource for anyone who plans to
observe an eclipse, and a must read for all astronomy buffs, this
superb new edition brims with the anecdotes, experiences, and
advice of many veteran eclipse observers. Indeed, it is the best
guide and reference book on solar eclipses ever written, packed
with information on how to observe them; how to photograph and
videotape them; why they occur; their history and mythology; how
eclipses revealed the workings of the Sun and made Einstein famous;
and when and where to see future eclipses. Totality once again
features the spectacular photography of Fred Espenak, who runs the
NASA Eclipse Home Page and is the best-known and respected of all
eclipse calculators and information sources. His many stunning
color photographs illuminate this unparalleled exploration of
eclipses. The volume has been updated to include current
information on upcoming eclipses, with new chapters on the total
eclipses due in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2017, plus all new chapters
on how to photograph, video record, and process your eclipse
images, with emphasis on the new generation of digital cameras.
Strikingly illustrated with stunning photographs and more than a
hundred maps and diagrams, here is everything you need to know
about eclipses of the sun, in an accurate, clearly written, and
entertaining volume that can be read by lay people and astronomers
with ease and enjoyment.
A total eclipse of the Sun is the most awesome sight in the
heavens. Totality takes you to eclipses of the past, present, and
future, and lets you see--and feel--why people travel to the ends
of the Earth to observe them.
An absolutely indispensable resource for anyone who plans to
observe an eclipse, and a must read for all astronomy buffs, this
superb new edition brims with the anecdotes, experiences, and
advice of many veteran eclipse observers. Indeed, it is the best
guide and reference book on solar eclipses ever written, packed
with information on how to observe them; how to photograph and
videotape them; why they occur; their history and mythology; how
eclipses revealed the workings of the Sun and made Einstein famous;
and when and where to see future eclipses. Totality once again
features the spectacular photography of Fred Espenak, who runs the
NASA Eclipse Home Page and is the best-known and respected of all
eclipse calculators and information sources. His many stunning
color photographs illuminate this unparalleled exploration of
eclipses. The volume has been updated to include current
information on upcoming eclipses, with new chapters on the total
eclipses due in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2017, plus all new chapters
on how to photograph, video record, and process your eclipse
images, with emphasis on the new generation of digital
cameras.
Strikingly illustrated with stunning photographs and more than a
hundred maps and diagrams, here is everything you need to know
about eclipses of the sun, in an accurate, clearly written, and
entertaining volume that can be read by lay people and astronomers
with ease and enjoyment.
Totality: The Great American Eclipses is a complete guide to the
most stunning of celestial sights, total eclipses of the Sun. It
focuses on the eclipses of August 21, 2017 and April 8, 2024 that
pass across the United States. The U.S. mainland has not
experienced a total solar eclipse since 1979. This book provides
information, photographs, and illustrations to help the public
understand and safely enjoy all aspects of these eclipses
including: How to observe a total eclipse of the Sun How to
photograph and video record an eclipse Why solar eclipses happen
The earliest attempts to understand and predict eclipses The
mythology and folklore of eclipses The response of animals to total
solar eclipses The response of man to total eclipses through time
How scientists used total eclipses to understand how the Sun works
How astronomers used a total solar eclipse in 1919 to confirm
Einstein's general theory of relativity Weather prospects for the
2017 eclipse Detailed maps of the path of totality for the 2017
eclipse and the eclipses of 2018 through 2024 Precise local times
for the eclipses of 2017 and 2024 (the next total solar eclipse to
visit the U.S.) Color and black-and-white photographs, diagrams,
and charts to illustrate and explain total solar eclipses Global
maps of total solar eclipses from 2017 to 2045 and lists of total
and annual solar eclipses from 1970 through 2070
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