Your guide to the 2017 total solar eclipse

Bakich, Michael E. (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 3319276301
ISBN: 9783319276304
Physical Description: xiii, 395 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
print
Publisher: Switzerland : Springer, published by Springer Nature, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

General Note:

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Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

What's all the fuss about? -- An illustrated eclipse glossary -- Frequently asked questions answered about eclipses -- The path of the 2017 eclipse -- The Saros cycle -- Solar eclipses throughout history -- How to observe the sun safely -- Ten ways NOT to observe the sun -- How to rehearse for the eclipse -- What will the sun appear during totality? -- Earthly effects to look for during the eclipse -- Pick the right binoculars for the eclipse -- Pick the right telescope for the eclipse -- Pick the right camera for the eclipse -- Picking the right filters for the eclipse -- 25 tips for photographing the eclipse -- Projects for observing the sun (and the eclipse) -- Get to the center line -- Start planning for eclipse day -- What do you really have to know? -- What to bring to the eclipse -- Community eclipse planning -- Detailed weather predictions along the center line -- 20 hot spots for viewing the eclipse -- Appendix A : Resource list -- Appendix B : A calendar of every total solar eclipse since the year 1 -- Appendix C : Upcoming total solar eclipses through 2030 -- Appendix D : Eclipse-related timeline 2016-2017 -- Appendix E : Telescopes 101 -- Appendix F : 30 cool facts about the moon -- Appendix G : 30 cool facts about the sun -- Appendix H : 30 cool facts about Earth -- Appendix I : Take a break with an eclipse word-finder puzzle -- Appendix J : A collection of postage stamps featuring past eclipses -- Appendix K : A complete state-by-state list of locations on the centerline -- Appendix L : Total eclipse 2024 : a first look.