Monday’s spectacle in the sky left me with some lasting
impressions – reinforced by a whole lot of amazing photos taken by professional
and amateur photographers who were in the path of totality. I have gone through
any number of collections of eclipse views and like the eclectic mix posted on
the Gizmodo website the best:
For photos taken from space, NASA’s site is (unsurprisingly)
tops:
Some stunning video is on this site:
But leave it to the Post’s Capital Weather Gang to collect
the best shots from local photographers:
However, the all-time winner in my estimation is this
painterly photo from Blake Farnham:
Want to make sure you catch it the next time the path of
totality crosses the US? CNN.com has some good advice:
> If you weren't able to see one of the most anticipated
and unifying events this country has witnessed in nearly a hundred years, don't
worry. You won't have to wait an entire century until the next one -- just
seven years. Another total solar eclipse will be visible in the United States
on April 8, 2024.
> Traveling a different path from the 2017 eclipse, the
total eclipse will be visible in Mexico, the central US and east Canada, with a
partial eclipse visible across North and Central America.
> Although Monday's eclipse was peaking over two minutes
in the path of totality, the 2024 eclipse will have peaks of 4½ minutes. In the
United States, it will be visible in a diagonal path crossing from Texas to
Maine, according to NASA.
> Cities like Austin, Texas; Dallas; Little Rock,
Arkansas; Indianapolis; Toledo, Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; Buffalo and
Rochester, New York; Montpelier, Vermont; and Montreal will be directly in the
path of totality.
Given the planning by many in preparation for the 2017 eclipse,
you might want to start making your hotel and travel arrangements now. And
stock up on eclipse glasses once they become widely available again.
> If you're eclipse chaser who doesn't mind
globetrotting, you can also catch these total solar eclipses around the world
in the coming years:
> 2019: South Pacific, Chile, Argentina
> 2020: South Pacific, Chile, Argentina, South Atlantic
> 2021: Antarctica
If you don’t want to save and reuse your eclipse viewing
glasses for next time, you can donate them to Astronomers Without Borders:
https://astronomerswithoutborders.org/awb-programs/resource-sharing-programs/eclipse-glasses-donation-program.html
[or http://bit.ly/2xkv2bD]
[or http://bit.ly/2xkv2bD]
Some lucky schoolchildren in the South Pacific, Chile, and Argentina will thank you!
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Still Life with Robin is published on the Cleveland Park Listserv and on All Life Is Local on Saturdays.
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