Tag: Solar Eclipse
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All along eclipse ‘zone of totality,’ small towns make big bets to cash in on total darkness
This small Wyoming town hopes its long-planned downtown square will be ready in time for the eclipse. (Bob Sullivan Photo) (I’ve just spent a month driving back and forth across America, with Rusty, as I do every summer, visiting small towns with big dreams. This summer is different, however – the dreams are literally astronomical.…
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How to watch August’s total solar eclipse without actually going outside
The Exploratorium’s Total Solar Eclipse app helps you maximize your eclipse experience no matter where you are. (Exploratorium via YouTube) Even though the track of a total solar eclipse will stretch from America’s West Coast to the East Coast on Aug. 21, not everyone will get to see the spectacle in the skies above. Fortunately,…
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Alaska Airlines sets up flight to chase total solar eclipse – with a two-seat giveaway
The black disk of a total solar eclipse hangs over the clouds during an Alaska Airlines flight in 2016. Passengers on an August flight should see a similar sight. (Robert Stephens via YouTube) Alaska Airlines has scheduled a flight from Portland to chase views of the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse over the clouds, but…
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NASA enlists citizen scientists to widen its view of totality during solar eclipse
The sun’s corona gleams during a total solar eclipse seen from the northern tip of Australia in November 2012. (Credit: Romeo Durscher via NASA) Scientists are gearing up to gather data from the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, but the most crucial observations can be made during only two minutes of totality — unless they…
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It’s T-minus-2 months to solar eclipse: Officials brace for totality traffic jams
The moon’s shadow cones during a total solar eclipse. Observers on Earthwithin the smaller, central shadow, or umbra, see a total eclipse. Within the larger shadow, thepenumbra, observers see a partial eclipse. Credit: NASA The all-American total solar eclipse is still two months away, but federal and state agencies are already getting the word out…
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Author lays out all you need to know about August’s all-American total solar eclipse
It’s a gray day at the Black Sun statue in Seattle’s Volunteer Park, but that won’t stop eclipse expert Bryan Brewer from getting ready for a different kind of “black sun” in August. (GeekWire Photo / Chelsey Ballarte) If you’re planning to witness the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21, don’t forget the bubbly. That’s one…
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First-of-its-kind stamp will use body heat to change images in celebration of Aug. 21 solar eclipse
The solar eclipse and full moon images on a Forever stamp coming this summer. (USPS Photo) When you press a stamp onto a letter this summer, be sure to take a second look after you release your finger. The United States Postal Service is releasing a first-of-its-kind stamp that uses body heat to change images.…
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Oregon offers 1,000 campsites in eclipse zone – and they’re gone in 90 minutes
To accommodate overwhelming demand, Oregon state park officials freed up 1,000 campsites today for folks wanting to see a total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. They didn’t last long. The extra spots were made available for reservations at 8 a.m. – and by 9:25 a.m., they were sold out. No more state park sites will be…
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Watch on the Web: ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse serves as a warmup for totality
A montage of images shows the progression of an annular solar eclipse in May 2012, as seen from Red Bluff, Calif. (Brocken Inaglory Photo via Wikimedia – CC BY-SA 3.0) Skywatchers in South America and Africa will be seeing an unusual “Ring of Fire” solar eclipse on Sunday, and the rest of us should be…
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Totality-minus-6 months: Ten ways to get fired up for an all-American solar eclipse
Certified solar glasses are required to watch a partial solar eclipse. The total phase, however, should be enjoyed without wearing shades. (Rainbow Symphony Photo / Mark Margolis) BOSTON – Six months from today, millions of Americans will watch the sun darken during a rare coast-to-coast eclipse – and it’s not too early to get into the…