Preparing for and Observing the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse
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Pasachoff, Jay
Abstract
I discuss ongoing plans and discussions for EPO and scientific observing of the 21 August 2017 total solar eclipse. I discuss aspects of EPO based on my experiences at the 60 solar eclipses I have seen. I share cloud statistics along the eclipse path compiled by Jay Anderson, the foremost eclipse meteorologist. I show some sample observations of composite imagery, of spectra, and of terrestrial temperature changes based on observations of recent eclipses, including 2012 from Australia and 2013 from Gabon. Links to various mapping sites of totality, partial phases, and other eclipse-related information, including that provided by Michael Zeiler, Fred Espenak (retired from NASA) and Xavier Jubier can be found on the website I run for the International Astronomical Union's Working Group on Eclipses at http://www.eclipses.info.
Additional Information
© 2015 Astronomical Society of the Pacific. My research on the annular and total solar eclipses of 2012 was supported in large part by the Solar Terrestrial Program of the Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation through grant AGS-1047726. My research at the 2013 and 2015 total solar eclipses was supported in large part by grants from the Committee for Research and Exploration of the National Geographic Society.Attached Files
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- 65338
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- CaltechAUTHORS:20160314-122025410
- AGS-1047726
- NSF
- National Geographic Society
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2016-03-14Created from EPrint's datestamp field
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2019-10-03Created from EPrint's last_modified field
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- ASP Conference Series
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- 500