See the Next Solar Eclipse!

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This page will keep you informed about all of the upcoming total solar eclipses worldwide.

Scroll down to see the information about the exciting eclipse coming to the mainland USA!

Unlike the old days, you may now have the possibility to get a chance to see one live.

Just book your flight or cruise-ship on the path of totality and experience it for yourself.



If you wish to see information about upcoming LUNAR eclipses, then please go here to:

NEXT LUNAR ECLIPSE
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Upcoming Solar Eclipses 2012 

Graphic of upcoming Solar Eclipses!

Look for your location in the world in see when you will get lucky!

photo courtesy of: http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/future.html

The Next BIG one will be on NOVEMBER 13th 2012 (Visible from north central Australia to the Great Barrier Reef)

March 9, 2016: Crosses Indonesia-Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and Halmahera

August 21, 2017: Sweeps a 70-mile-wide path across the United States, moving across Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina

Countdown to Next Worthwhile Total Solar Eclipse

Next Worthwhile Total Solar Eclipse: November 13, 2012

Warning!

If you look at a solar eclipse with your bare eyes, you will risk a chance of getting serious eye damage or go blind!

So please please never gaze directly at it.

ECLIPSE coming to the USA!

Incredible opportunity for MILLIONS, (see information next section).

August 21, 2017

next solar eclipse crossing USA in 2017

See a total solar eclipse viewable in the continental US!

The USA hasn't seen an eclipse since 1991

This will be the first one to be seen countrywide since way back in 1918

The US has waited 26 years, that's long enough. Get ready for a lot of interest as this fuss about the 2017 event gets closer. Drop everything you would be doing on that special day and for once enjoy something really different for 2 and 1/2 terrific minutes.

"Only two and a half minutes? No way! I'm not even gonna waste my time for that!"

No, no - believe me - Get yourself there; get to the shadow, and see something you simply won't believe. You won't be wasting your time - not by a long shot.
Trust me please!



Please bookmark this page and I will keep you informed about all of the details.

AUGUST 21, 2017 is the big day (in the summer, PERFECT)!

Concerning the big day when the eclipse comes to the USA

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Total Solar Eclipse

Nowadays, with modern affordable (well sort of for some of us) air travel, you can see and experience a real total solar eclipse in person.

You can even book to go on a cruise ship if the area of maximum is over water! Imagine the thrill of being exactly in the area of totality, so awesome. It must surely be something that cannot be really recorded with just a camera. To experience it in person with your own eyes is the way to go!

Eclipse

Bookmark this valuable page to keep track of ALL future solar eclipses.

There are other types of eclipses - total solar, partial solar, annular, and lunar. Partial eclipses are pretty happen fairly regularly.

Lunar eclipses can be seen only at night, but the attraction is that it can be viewed by half the planet in one shot, that covers a lot of people! But they are so BORING! Sorry, but it's like watching paint dry - OMG. You need to be partying or something to survive the many hours it takes to complete the transit.

Annular solar eclipses are not as common, but you need to use filters to see them, it's better you don't even know about them to avoid eye damage anyway.

But a TOTAL SOLAR eclipse -- this is a rare, and extremely beautiful experience, and the naked-eye breathtaking sight of totality is absolutely awe-inspiring to everyone in the microscopically narrow path in the center line! They are a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to see the power of nature at its best. (So different than the horrifyingly negative display of nature, such as a tsunami or earthquake).

Please scroll down to see upcoming events.

Detailed information about each and every upcoming eclipse will be posted.

As the event becomes closer, flight and cruise information will be posted here.

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Below is my DREAM LIST of the best science magazines of all time.

It is so thrilling to check the mailbox and find the latest issue!

Sky & Telescope

Astronomy

Popular Science (1-year auto-renewal)

Discover (2-year)

National Geographic

See the difference between annular and total solar eclipses

Beautiful Solar Eclipse Photos

Total solar eclipse solaire 1999

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IMG_0260 by madmiked
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IMG_0254 by madmiked
Eclipse in 11 Sections by Velo Steve
Annular Eclipse Progression by Velo Steve
005 by 生活童話
Animated GIF of annular eclipse from Bryce Canyon by madmiked
Solar projection by btwashburn
holding on by bokeh burger
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
Annular Solar Eclipse 2012 Pacifica, CA by anitakhart
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Solar Eclipse vids

Tokyo Annular Total Solar Eclipse Japan May 2012 HD
by Aaronsxedge | video info

35 ratings | 3,943 views
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Astronomy sites

Solar Eclipse Preview: 2001 - 2020
This page offers a preview to upcoming eclipses of the Sun. It includes links to eclipse maps and tables
Totality - Eclipses of the Sun
This page describes the book
Welcome to Explorers Tours - Total Solar Eclipse Astronomy Tours and Holidays
Explorers Tours - Total Solar Eclipse Astronomy Tours and Holidays
Astronomy 161: The Solar System
Astronomy 161
The Solar System In this semester of Astronomy we shall concern ourselves primarily with the Solar System. As an introduction to that, we shall consider the historical
development of our modern picture of the Solar System.
SkyandTelescope.com - Homepage Observing - An Exotic Solar Eclipse
On July 11th, a lot of ocean and a few tiny bits of land will experience a Moon-blackened Sun. But getting to the Moon's shadow will be a challenge.
Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe
July 05, 2010 RETURN
TO THE WORLD SCIENCE HOME PAGE
Once-in-a-lifetime eclipse by asteroid to treat Europe

News Posts from Google about eclipses

Liked the Solar Eclipse? You'll Love the Venus Transit
By Tom Abate The black dot in the lower right is Venus crawling between the Earth and sun. This celestial event, called the Transit of Venus, is like the eclipse that occurred on May 20 but is far more rare. There will be a Venus Transit on Tuesday, ...
"Guam's Tropical Skies" with UOG's Pam Eastlick
The total solar eclipse in Cairns Australia in November Most of you probably missed the partial solar eclipse that I called the Commuter Eclipse on Monday 21 May because it happened between 7 and 9 am and it was pretty cloudy.
NW to See Partial Lunar Eclipse
In all the excitement about the partial solar eclipse and the transit of Venus, the Pacific Northwestalso have an opportunity to see a partial lunar eclipse in the early morning of Monday, June 4, so set your alarm clock and get the camera ready.
Solar Eclipse: Millions Look Up for 'Ring of Fire'
Millions around the world are set to watch the annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, which will be visible to wide areas across Asia Monday morning, parts of the western United ...

Total Solar Eclipse 

One of the best eclipse videos ever posted on YouTube!

Listen to the excellent commentary
The Solar Eclipse In Varanasi - Wonders of the Solar System - Series 1 Episode 1 Preview - BBC Two
by BBC | video info

1,774 ratings | 647,549 views
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What is all this talk about solar eclipses?

Skywatchers: Where to See the Transit of Venus, A Rare Astronomical Event
Alaska may have missed out on the prime viewing of the annular solar eclipse on May 20 -- though it definitely caught some of it -- but there's no better place to be than the Last Frontier to see the June 5 transit of Venus, an astronomical event that ...
Solar Eclipse: Millions Look Up for 'Ring of Fire'
Millions around the world are set to watch the annular solar eclipse, in which the moon passes in front of the sun leaving only a golden ring around its edges, which will be visible to wide areas across Asia Monday morning, parts of the western United ...
Transit of Venus: Feeling solar withdrawal? Watch Venus cross sun
Another rare astronomical treat will happen in just a few weeks: Venus will block the sun in June. And it's a good opportunity to watch ? the next chance on Earth won't come for 105 years. It's the same idea as a solar eclipse ? Venus moves in a way ...
All eyes on the sky at the next Occoquan Town Council meeting
Occoquan Mayor Earnie Porta is an amateur astronomer who has traveled around the world to get the best view of a solar eclipse. When he realized a rare occurrence of the Transit of Venus ? when the planet Venus appears to travel across the sun ...

Please share your thoughts about solar eclipses!

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  • MantJaru May 30, 2012 @ 12:43 pm | delete
    Solar eclipse i an epic thing
  • theholidayplace Apr 15, 2012 @ 12:44 pm | delete
    top lens, great content, videos and images
  • blackspanielgallery Mar 5, 2012 @ 5:31 pm | delete
    Good work
  • jadehorseshoe Dec 24, 2011 @ 10:17 pm | delete
    Very Useful Lens.
  • Medicinemanwriting1 Dec 16, 2011 @ 12:24 am | delete
    Great Lens. Love the info. Solar eclipses are fantastic. I have only been able to experience one in my life, first hand that I could see. Always in the wrong place. Great work. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks. have a great day. Check out my lens about the blue moon on December 10, 2911,
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I would love to see an eclipse of the sun in person!

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