Your Guide to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse

• Main Author: Bakich, Michael E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series,
• Subjects: Popular works.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astronomy.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.

In this book Astronomy Magazine editor Michael Bakich presents all the information you’ll need to be ready for the total solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21, 2017. In this one resource you’ll find out where the eclipse will occur, how to observe it safely, what you’ll experi...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Total Solar eclipse
• Illustrated Eclipse Glossary
• First Look
• 25 frequently Answered Questions
• Observing the Sun Safely
• How NOT to Observe the Sun
• Rehearsing for the Eclipse
• Cool Products for a Hot Sun
• What Will You See?
• Earthly Effects
• Picking the Right Equipment
• Photographing the Eclipse
• Projects for Observing the Sun and the Eclipse
• Observing Outside the Center Line
• Planning for Eclipse Day
• Eclipse Tours
• Weather Predictions
• 20 Hot Spots for Viewing
• Appendices
• Index.