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Eclipses

In Our Skies, March and April 2026

In Our Skies, March and April 2026

Mar 1, 2026

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Pegasus March 3 there will be (or was) a total lunar eclipse for the western edge of the United States and the western half of Canada. This will be a...

In Our Skies, March & April 2025

In Our Skies, March & April 2025

Mar 1, 2025

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive March 7 Mars will be <2° S of the Moon. March 8 Mercury will be at its greatest eastern elongation, meaning you can see it just after sunset. March 14...

All the Way to Texas

All the Way to Texas

Dec 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Diamond ring. Photo © Andrew Stine. “Shall we go to Texas to see the eclipse?” I asked the family. “It’s four minutes and twenty seconds of totality...

Our April Eclipse

Our April Eclipse

Nov 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive For months we had been planning travel routes, buying equipment, and researching photography methods for the eclipse. Now it looked like we would be...

In Our Skies, September & October 2024

In Our Skies, September & October 2024

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive In September, Comet 13P/Olbers is projected to be at magnitude 8—a binocular/telescope target. In mid-September it will be a thumb-to-little-finger span...

Eclipse Day

Eclipse Day

Jul 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive The long-anticipated day had arrived! I woke up fifteen minutes before my alarm sounded. Today is the big day!After much planning and preparation,...

Hindsight 20/20: Eclipse Photography

Hindsight 20/20: Eclipse Photography

Jun 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive April 8, 2024, has come and gone. Many of us had our calendars flagged on that date with “The eclipse” penciled in. Looking back, our vision is 20/20, as...