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Solar eclipses are excellent platforms for engaging students with astronomy and for teaching concepts like the Sun-Earth-Moon relationship through rar...
By Sóley Hyman, Wilson González-Espada, Allyson Bieryla, and Wanda Díaz-Merced
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Making the Most of the Upcoming Solar Eclipse Double-Header
Eclipses of the Sun, where the Moon gets in front of the Sun and blocks its light, are among the most spectacular of natural events. The total eclipse...
By Andrew Fraknoi and Dennis Schatz
Journal Article
The 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipse Double-Header
North America will experience a solar eclipse “double-header” this fall. While 500 million people will see two partial eclipses (when the Moon cov...
By Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi
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Preparing for the Great American Eclipse of 2024
The Great American Eclipse of 2017 path of totality passed across the United States on Monday August 21, 2017, from Madras, Oregon to Columbia, South ...
By Kurtz Miller
Journal Article
Writing these columns often requires a considerable amount of reading and then thinking—both alone and always out loud to my wife as I try to explai...
By Bob Riddle
Journal Article
Q: What Can My Students See During the Upcoming Solar Eclipses?
A: It depends on where you are located. But first let’s briefly review what happens during a solar eclipse and clear up a few popular misconceptions...
By Matt Bobrowsky
Journal Article
The Astronomical Event of the Decade
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, and then again on Monday, April 8, 2024, sky gazers all across North America will experience what is arguably the most ...
By Anna Hurst, Julia Plummer, Suzanne Gurton, and Dennis Schatz
Journal Article
Making the Most of the Upcoming Solar Eclipse Double-Header
Eclipses of the Sun, where the Moon gets in front of the Sun and blocks its light, are among the most spectacular of natural events. The total eclipse...
By Andrew Fraknoi and Dennis Schatz
Journal Article
By Janet Struble, Kevin Czajkowski, Angela Rizzi, and Jessica Taylor
Journal Article
Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet
Astronauts Zoom: An Astronaut Alphabet By Deborah Lee Rose September 2020 Persnickety Press 36 pages $16.95 ...
By Peggy Ashbrook and Ann Caspar