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ISBN 10: 0198795696
ISBN 13: 978-0198795698
Author: Mark Littmann, Fred Espenak
Totality: The Great American Eclipses is a complete guide to the most stunning of celestial sights, total eclipses of the Sun. It focuses on the eclipses of August 21, 2017 and April 8, 2024 that pass across the United States. The U.S. mainland has not experienced a total solar eclipse since 1979. This book provides information, photographs, and illustrations to help the public understand and safely enjoy all aspects of these eclipses including how to observe a total eclipse of the Sun, how to photograph and video record an eclipse, why solar eclipses happen, and more.
Totality the great American eclipses of 2017 and 2024 1st Table of contents:
1. The Experience of Totality
2. The Great Celestial Cover-Up
Moon Plucking
“Danger Zones”
Nodes on the March
Heavenly Rhythm
Do Your Own Eclipse Prediction
Flaws in the Rhythm
The Evolving Saros
The Saros Family
3. Ancient Efforts to Understand
Stonehenge
China
The Maya
4. Eclipses in Mythology
The Sun for Lunch
Other Sun-Eaters and Sun-Beaters
The Original Black Holes
Love, Marriage, and Domestic Violence
An Angry Sun
Warding Off the Evil
A Participatory Event
5. The Strange Behavior of Man and Beast—Long Ago
The Human Reaction
The Animal Response
A Cure for Eclipses
6. The Sun at Work
At the Core
Layers Above
Upward and Outward
The Gift of Totality
7. The First Eclipse Chasers
An Unlikely Beginning
The Surprise of Totality
Before Baily
The Debut of Photography
The Debut of Spectroscopy
That Extra Step
Coincidence
A New Element
The Reversing Layer
The Legacy of Eclipses
8. The Eclipse that Made Einstein Famous
The Birth of Relativity
The Search for Proof
The 1919 Test
More Tests
9. Observing a Total Eclipse
First Contact
The Crescent Sun
The Changing Environment
The Sharp Edge of Shadows
Color Change
Temperature Drop
The Moon’s Shadow Visible
Shadow Bands
The Approach of Totality
The Corona
During Totality
The End of Totality
Confessions of Eclipse Junkies
10. Eye Safety During Solar Eclipses
Solar Eclipse Glasses
Welder’s Goggles
The Pinhole Projection Method
Solar Filters for Cameras, Binoculars, and Telescopes
Eye Suicide
Observing with Binoculars
Observing with a Telescope
A Final Thought
11. The Strange Behavior of Man and Beast—Modern Times
Beasts in Eclipse
Humans in Eclipse
Providing Misinformation
American Snippets
What a Shame
The Effect of a Total Eclipse
12. Eclipse Photography
Digital Photography
Simple Cameras
Landscape Eclipse Photography
Photographing Pinhole Crescents
Eclipse Close-Ups
Digital “Film”
Sensor Sensitivity and ISO
Digital Single-Lens Reflex Cameras
Super Telephotos and Telescopes
Rise of the Superzoom
Camera Tripods and Cable Releases
Solar Filters
Photographing the Partial Eclipse
Photographing the Total Eclipse
Eclipse Photography at Sea
Shooting Video
Final Thoughts
13. The All-American Eclipse of 2017
Coming to America
Backtracking the Oregon Trail
Crossing the Divide
River Running
Cutting Corners
Into the South
Last Stops
14. The Weather Outlook
Be Your Own Weatherman
Fearsome Clouds
The Eclipse as Cloud Killer
Clouds and Mountains
Clouds and Beaches
15. When Is the Next One? Total Eclipses: 2018–2023
July 2, 2019—Chile and Argentina
December 14, 2020—Chile and Argentina Again
December 4, 2021—Antarctica
April 20, 2023—Australia and Indonesia
16. Coming Back to America: The Total Eclipse of 2024
The Eyes of Texas Are Upon Totality
Déjà Vu All Over Again
Ohio-o-o-h
Over the Falls
The Line Crosses
Going from America
17. Epilogue: Eclipses—Cosmic Perspective, Human Perspective
A Cosmic Birth
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