Directory of Eclipses Resources

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Eclipses occur when a planet casts a shadow on a satellite or vice-versa. The term often refers specifically to eclipses of the Sun and Moon, in which case the planet involved is Earth.

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• All about Solar Eclipses

  http://www.nightskyinfo.com/solar_eclipses/
  Provides a description of the different types of solar eclipse and a table with information on upcoming eclipses.

• Articles on ancient observations

  http://hbar.phys.msu.ru/gorm/eclipse.htm
  A list of hyperlinks to various articles on eclipses, comets, novae, and meteor showers that were seen in ancient times.

• Brian Dana Akers' Eclipse Photos

  http://www.briandanaakers.com/eclipses.html
  Solar eclipse photographs from 1972 to the present.

• Eclipse Chaser Home Page

  http://www.eclipsechaser.com/
  Total solar eclipse articles, expeditions, experiments, umbral data, and images.

• Eclipse Chasers

  http://www.eclipse-chasers.com/
  Eclipse chasing history, about solar eclipses, photography of eclipses, and a gallery of images.

• Eclipsoids

  http://www.eclipsoid.com/
  Personal webpage devoted to the experience and phenomena of total solar eclipse.

• EmapWin

  http://www2c.biglobe.ne.jp/~takesako/cal/emapwin_eng_1.21.htm
  Windows software for generating eclipse maps for solar eclipses from 3000BC to 3000AD

• Hermit.org: Eclipse

  http://www.hermit.org/eclipse/
  Information on solar and lunar eclipses, what they are, how to observe safely, statistics and recent and future eclipses.

• Homepage of Heinz Scsibrany

  http://www.lcm.tuwien.ac.at/scs/welcome.htm
  Eclipse chaser and author of WinEclipse - Windows software for producing eclipse maps and animations

• How Solar Eclipses Work

  http://www.howstuffworks.com/solar-eclipse.htm
  Illustrated explanation of what happens during a solar eclipse and how you can observe this event safely.

• IAU Eclipse Page

  http://www.williams.edu/Astronomy/eclipses/
  International Astronomical Union's Working group on solar eclipses. Contains reference materials, expedition reports, and useful links.

• Kidseclipse: Total Solar Eclipse

  http://www.kidseclipse.com/
  Teaches children the wonders of astronomy through total solar eclipses. Essays from kids worldwide, teach section for classrooms, and gallery of past eclipses.

• Mark's Travel Notes

  http://www.markstravelnotes.com/travelogues/eclipse_chasing/
  Mark Sukhija provides eclipse specific travel advice and includes information on several upcoming eclipses.

• MrEclipse.com

  http://www.mreclipse.com/
  Detailed explanations and information about observing and photographing both solar and lunar eclipses.

• SDAC Eclipse Information

  http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/
  Solar eclipse information at the Solar Data Analysis Center (NASA).

• Shadow & Substance

  http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/
  A visual presentation of lunar eclipses by way of animated and static graphics.

• Sky & Telescope

  http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/
  Lists recent and upcoming eclipses of the sun and moon and provides suggestions for observing and photographing the events.

• Solar and Lunar Eclipses

  http://xjubier.free.fr/en/index_en.html
  Solar and lunar eclipses reports from 1999, interactive maps over five millennium, scouting trips, pictures and future eclipse tours. French and English.

• Solar Eclipse: Stories From the Path of Totality

  http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/
  From The Exploratorium; stories focusing on the science, historical accounts, and natural wonder of solar eclipses.

• Solar Eclipses

  http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/atmosphere/solar_eclipse.html
  Outlines how eclipses happen and provides images and information on past and future events.

• Wendy Carlos Eclipse Page

  http://www.wendycarlos.com/eclipse.html
  Images and accounts of eclipses by musician Wendy Carlos.

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