WAITING FOR THE SHADOW

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ABOUT THIS SITE
About the site and eclipse chasing

CONTACT
How to contact Joe Cali

PAST ECLIPSE CHASES

[reports, observations, and photographs of past eclipses]

FUTURE ECLIPSES

[site surveys, expedition planning, research & analysis]

OTHER EVENTS
[lunar eclipses, comets, other phenomena]


ECLIPSE PRIMER
[Geometry of eclipses for teachers and students]


ECLIPSES IN AUSTRALIA 2000 - 2040
A gradually developing guide to the many eclipses in Australia over the next few years.

LINKS

New material

 

OBSERVING THE 2012 TRANSIT OF VENUS FROM AUSTRALIA
On June 4, 2012 a transit of Venus is visible from a large part of the Earth's suface. The whole transit is visible from the Pacific rim. Australia has the best combination of obseving geometry and weather prospects in the world.

MAKING A MOUNTING FOR A THIN FILM SOLAR FILTER

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE JULY 11, 2010
Cloud photo animations for the central Pacific
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE NOVEMBER 14, 2012

detailed site survey of the Cairns region for TSE2012, general path description and comments on observing from other parts of Australia, other attractions in the Cairns region.

ECLIPSE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS
Three easy photographic projects that anyone can do that will leave you with a nice souvenir and free to enjoy the spectacle.

Extinction Tables
Use these tables as a guide to set exposures For photographing eclipses low to the horizon