Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them (eBook)
XIV, 202 Seiten
Springer New York (Verlag)
978-0-387-69828-1 (ISBN)
This is the ultimate, easy-to-read guide for 'eclipse-chasers' which includes everything an eclipse chaser needs. There are some important eclipses coming up in the years ahead and the technology available to amateur astronomers is improving fast. The book provides 'eclipse virgins' with a good feeling for what a trip abroad to an eclipse is like - including a humorous look at all the things that can and have gone wrong. Travel details are included, essential in these days of high-security. And of course the first part of the book contains a wealth of information about solar eclipses and what can be observed only during a total eclipse.
Martin Mobberley has a BSc Honours degree in Electronic Engineering from Brunel University, and is a former British Astronomical Association President and Goodacre Medallist.
He is also the author of Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs (1998) and The New Amateur Astronomer (2004); Lunar & Planetary Webcam User's Guide (NYP); Supernovae and How to Observe them (NYP),. He has contributed chapters to three other Springer Practical Astronomy Series Books. He wrote the children's book Space Navigator, and has published many papers in Astronomy Now, The Journal of the British Astronomical Association, The Astronomer, and Sky & Telescope.
To children the world is full of magical events, and the line between make-believe and reality is (happily) distinctly blurred. However, as we all age and have to be realistic, earn money, become serious and responsible adults (yawn!) and accept that life is short and no one is immortal, those magical events fade and die. We accept that the worlds of make-believe are simply a product of the vivid imagi- tions of great story tellers, and that we are all very similar human beings; just sl- ging away at the tedious day job, and hoping for a win on the lottery. However, there are still a few events which are truly magical and, for me, total solar eclipses (TSEs) are about as magical an event as you can ever experience. Our Earth and Sun are, by a ludicrously lucky coincidence (or, some would argue, by a cosmic architect) almost the same apparent size in the sky. Thus, seventy times a century, the Moon's shadow passes over a narrow band on the Earth's surface and, for those on the track, with clear skies, a truly awe-inspiring sight can be seen. But be warned, eclipse chasing is an addictive drug. Once you have seen tot- ity, you will crave more of the same. The sight of an eclipsed Sun is the stuff of science ?ction, but, for the cost of a plane ?ight or an organized holiday, it can be yours, albeit for a few ?eeting minutes.
Martin Mobberley has a BSc Honours degree in Electronic Engineering from Brunel University, and is a former British Astronomical Association President and Goodacre Medallist. He is also the author of Astronomical Equipment for Amateurs (1998) and The New Amateur Astronomer (2004); Lunar & Planetary Webcam User’s Guide (NYP); Supernovae and How to Observe them (NYP),. He has contributed chapters to three other Springer Practical Astronomy Series Books. He wrote the children’s book Space Navigator, and has published many papers in Astronomy Now, The Journal of the British Astronomical Association, The Astronomer, and Sky & Telescope.
Preface 8
Acknowledgements 10
Contents 12
Eclipse Mechanisms, Statistics and Tracks 16
Why Do Eclipses Occur? 18
A Remarkable Moon 18
The Origin of the Moon 20
Enjoy Eclipses While They Last 21
Defining the Lunar Orbit 22
Elliptical Orbits 23
The Five Degree Tilt 25
Orbital Nodes 26
The PerigeeÒApogee Cycle 29
The Saros 30
Refining the Prediction 32
The Solar Atmosphere 35
The Photosphere 35
Prominences 37
The Chromosphere and Spectral Lines 38
The Solar Corona 40
The 11-Year Cycle 42
The Shadow of the Moon 44
Umbra and Penumbra 44
The Shadow on the Ground 45
The Twilight Sky 46
Visualizing the Shadow 48
All Manner of Curved Tracks 50
Anticipating the Umbra 50
A Magnificent Aircraft 51
The Annular Antumbra 53
The Rugged Lunar Limb 54
Librations 54
Watts Charts Predictions 55
Hybrids and the Lunar Radius 56
Shadow Bands and Other Phenomena 59
Shadow Band Evidence 59
Weighing up the Evidence 61
Lenses and Wind Speeds 63
The Eclipse Micro-Climate 64
Sharpening Shadows and Changing Colours 65
The Green Flash 66
Seriously Confused Wildlife 67
Eclipses and Tracks 2008Ò 2028 68
Total and Hybrid Eclipses 2008Ò2027 68
The Pick of the Bunch 70
1 August 2008 Total Eclipse 71
22 July 2009 Total Eclipse 74
11 July 2010 Total Eclipse 77
13 November 2012 Total Eclipse 80
3 November 2013 Hybrid Eclipse 81
20 March 2015 Total Eclipse 83
9 March 2016 Total Eclipse 85
21 August 2017 Total Eclipse 87
2 July 2019 Total Eclipse 89
14 December 2020 Total Eclipse 91
4 December 2021 Total Eclipse 92
20 April 2023 Hybrid Eclipse 92
8 April 2024 Total Eclipse 93
12 August 2026 Total Eclipse 94
2 August 2027 Total Eclipse 95
Annular Eclipses 2009Ò2028 96
26 January 2009 97
15 January 2010 98
20 May 2012 98
10 May 2013 99
29 April 2014 99
1 September 2016 100
26 February 2017 101
26 December 2019 101
21 June 2020 102
10 June 2021 102
14 October 2023 103
2 October 2024 103
17 February 2026 104
6 February 2027 104
26 January 2028 104
Observing and Travelling to Total Solar Eclipses 106
Safety First 108
Naked Eye Filters 109
Projecting the Sun 112
Telescope Filters 113
Eclipse Trips Ò The Real Experience 116
Some Unique Individuals 118
Some Unique Countries 120
Cruising Along 124
Buses and Bus Drivers 125
Dehydrate or Risk Your Bladder Bursting? 126
Checklists and Travel Plans 128
The Big Day 128
If It Can Go Wrong . . . 130
Baggage Allowance 132
Checklists 133
Video, Sketch and Savour the View! 138
Sit Back and Enjoy the Spectacle 138
Camcorders 141
Camcorder Science Ò Measuring the Solar Radius 145
DSLRs and Digital Eclipse Photography 148
The New Digital Era 149
Digital SLRs 151
Focal Lengths, Fields of View and Resolution 153
The Best Camera Lenses 155
Refractors and Maksutovs 158
Capturing the Corona 162
Older Corona Techniques 166
Practical Coronal Processing 168
Exposure Times 172
Multi-Sun Exposures 175
Capturing the Shadow with a Fish- Eye Lens 176
Flash Spectrum Photography 177
Automating the Photography 179
Commercial/Freeware Solutions 180
Custom Solutions 181
Simply Making Life Easier 183
Daytime Polar Alignment 188
Some Very Keen Eclipse Chasers 190
Keenest of the Keen 191
Umbraphile Recluses? 194
British Eclipse Chasers 197
The H-Alpha Revolution 202
H-Alpha Viewing 202
Complex Technology 203
H-Alpha Imaging 205
Useful Eclipse Websites, Software and Books 210
General Eclipse Chaser Sites 210
Travel Companies Specialising in Eclipse Travel 210
Eclipse Prediction/Camera Software 211
Camera Adaptors 211
Solar Filters 211
Miscellaneous 211
Eclipse Paintings 211
Five Millennium Canon of Solar 212
Eclipses: 212
1999 to +3000 212
Bibliography 212
Index 214
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 3.8.2007 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Astronomers' Observing Guides | Astronomers' Observing Guides |
| Zusatzinfo | XIV, 202 p. 115 illus., 38 illus. in color. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| Technik | |
| Schlagworte | astronomy books • Eclipse Chasers • Eclipse equipment • Eclipse expeditions • Gobi desert • Solar • Solar Eclipse guidelines • Solar System • Sun • Total Solar Eclips • Total Solar Eclipse |
| ISBN-10 | 0-387-69828-0 / 0387698280 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-69828-1 / 9780387698281 |
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