Richard Tresch Fienberg

Apr 3, 2024 | skyandtelescope.org | Monica Young |Jennifer Willis |Richard Tresch Fienberg |Bob King

Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis A partial solar eclipse visible from Houston, Texas, in October 2014. gpenner / S&T's Online Photo Gallery It’s finally here — the total solar eclipse that so many in North America have been waiting for! To stand beneath the shadow of the Moon is to experience celestial mechanics in action,…By: Jennifer Willis April 3, 2024

Mar 28, 2024 | skyandtelescope.org | Richard Tresch Fienberg

Gary SeronikOn Monday, April 8, 2024, a solar eclipse will sweep diagonally across North America. On the big day, would you like to know when the upcoming solar eclipse begins and ends in your hometown? How much of the Sun’s face the Moon will cover at maximum, and when that occurs? Maybe you’re on the verge of a decision to get yourself into the path of totality — would you like to know the quickest way to get there?

Mar 7, 2024 | baas.aas.org | Richard Tresch Fienberg

There are several simple ways to view solar eclipses safely using little or no special equipment. A solar eclipse occurs when the new Moon obscures part or all of the Sun’s photosphere and casts a shadow on Earth. Between 2017 and 2024 three major solar eclipses favored the Americas, ending a decades-long drought. On 21 August 2017, a total solar eclipse crossed the continental U.S. from coast to coast.

Feb 29, 2024 | skyandtelescope.org | Richard Tresch Fienberg

Totality may not be quite as dark as nighttime, but the difference between 99% obscuration and 100% is still night and day. Before I experienced my first total solar eclipse more than 30 years ago, I used to tell people that the difference between a total eclipse and a partial one was literally the difference between night and day. But once I spent a few minutes in the Moon’s umbral shadow, I realized I was mistaken. It’s more like the difference between twilight and daylight.

Feb 1, 2023 | dispatchist.com | Richard Tresch Fienberg

DispatchistNews from around the globe in real timeClient loginNewsSourcesCountriesPeopleCategoriesOrganizationsFrom where to sit to what flight paths might see the northern lights, here’s what you need to know about seeing the aurora borealis from a plane.