
- Aug 24
- 1 min
Eclipse Grant for Rural Hoosiers
Apply before September 1, 2023, for a micro-grant to support rural programming for the 2024 total solar eclipse. Yes, the deadline is...

- Mar 21
- 2 min
Solar Eclipse Countdown Begins
The April 8 total solar eclipse in 2024 is about a year away. Start planning now for the celestial spectacle. Maps and resources from...


- Apr 2, 2018
- 1 min
The Total Eclipse Marker That Wasn't
What's this? I've surely walked past it many times without knowing it was even there. It appeared to be a marker or capsule regarding a...

- Feb 21, 2018
- 1 min
Solar Eclipse Starfield Redux
If you want a glimpse of what the background starfield was during the 2017 total solar eclipse, look at the nearly full moon six months...

- Sep 26, 2017
- 1 min
Picture of the Day, 2017 September 22
Many thanks for your comments, enthusiasm, and support after Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) selected Solar Eclipse Solargraph as its...

- Sep 8, 2017
- 1 min
Active Sun Yields Spots and Aurora
Quick, pursue the sunspot option cited in The Second Question After An Eclipse. This past week a bundle of sunspots have been growing...


- Aug 27, 2017
- 3 min
Measuring Darkness During Totality
How dark does the sky get during a total solar eclipse? During the 2017 event, I and others used Sky Quality Meters (SQMs) to quantify...

- Aug 25, 2017
- 3 min
Solar Eclipse Yields Unique Paper Image
A daylong solargraph using photosensitive paper captured the entire solar arc interrupted by the moon passing in front of the sun, as...

- Aug 17, 2017
- 3 min
The Second Question After An Eclipse
To get the elephant out of the room, for US observers, the next total solar eclipse is April 8, 2024. Additionally, peruse the map of...

- Aug 17, 2017
- 1 min
Eclipse Countdown
We all know, it's approaching. Here are some recent notes to myself. Corona http://www.predsci.com/corona/aug2017eclipse/home.phps....