eclipses

  1. Laron

    Why Total Eclipse is a Threat

    By Ken Ring: "A solar eclipse occurs in the daytime, around noon, when the new moon passes in front of and blocks out the sun. A lunar eclipse is at midnight. Any eclipse can only be when the earth, sun and moon are in a line. An eclipse will never occur on a quarter moon. As well as total...
  2. Stargazer

    Total Solar Eclipse 2017

    There have been a few mentions of the upcoming total solar eclipse (on August 21, 2017) in a variety of other posts, but I wanted to start a specific thread for it so we could share thoughts, ideas, and experiences before, during, and after the event. This is a rare event in that the "umbra" or...
  3. Laron

    A Total Solar Eclipse is coming across the U.S.A. in 2017

    Today on my morning round of transients.info maintenance, I noticed this astronomy pic of the day over on the NASA site and thought it would be nice to share it here. On the 20th of August next year the transients.info group going to Peru will be arriving in Pisac, and the day after we will...