westclandonAug 2, 20211 minEclipse WeatherThere are some places in the world that are sunny almost all the time so if you want to see an eclipse those are the places you want to...
Astro TrailsAug 2, 20211 minWhat is a Total Solar Eclipse?An eclipse of the Sun occurs when the orbit of the moon passes in front of the Sun as seen from the Earth. The shadow of the moon follows...
Astro TrailsAug 1, 20211 minPhases of a Total Solar EclipseThere are five stages in a total solar eclipse: Partial eclipse begins (1st contact): The Moon becomes visible over the Sun's disk. It...
Astro TrailsJul 31, 20211 minWhat is an Annular Solar Eclipse?When the Moon is at a more distant point of its orbit the Sun is not completely covered and a very small, bright circle or annulus...
Astro TrailsJul 30, 20212 minPlanning to see an EclipseSuccess in observing an eclipse requires a mix of detailed research and, as far as the weather goes, an element of luck! You need to know...
Astro TrailsJul 29, 20212 minThe Eclipse eventThe Eclipse observation site On the day of the eclipse you will want to get to your observation site in good time before “first contact”....
Astro TrailsJul 27, 20211 minWhen is the next Total Solar Eclipse?Astro Trails current eclipse projects can be viewed here Exmouth, Australia - Hybrid Solar Eclipse April 2023 Torreon, Mexico and Texas,...
Astro TrailsDec 1, 20206 minChasing Shadows - Travellers Tales - Total Solar Eclipse - December 2020 - Patagonia, ArgentinaThe total solar eclipse of 2020 December 14 started at sunrise in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, fortuitously reached its maximum...
Astro TrailsJul 1, 20193 minChasing Shadows - Travellers Tales - Total Solar Eclipse - July 2019 - Bella Vista, ArgentinaThe centre of the umbra of the 2019 July 2 Total Solar Eclipse first touched the Earth’s surface at 18:02 UTC in the Pacific, north east...
Astro TrailsJun 1, 20141 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – June 1991 - Hawaii and MexicoWith a long duration eclipse in prospect and a choice of two attractive locations, what could possibly go wrong? This was our biggest...
Astro TrailsJan 1, 20141 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – July 1990 - FinlandThis was always going to be a weather dependent eclipse with rapidly changing sunny gaps in large cumulous clouds. We flew in on a...
Astro TrailsMar 1, 20131 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – March 1988 - Sumatra and PhilippinesThere were several destination options for this eclipse and based on weather data we selected a site on Banka Island, off the Indonesian...
Astro TrailsJun 1, 20121 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – June 1983 - JavaAnticipating the likely weather conditions was quite an artform in those days, long before any sort of satellite aid. I spent some time...
Astro TrailsJul 1, 20111 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – July 1981 - KazakhstanEvery eclipse has different logistic obstacles and the 1981 event had plenty. As the track ran through the Soviet Union even getting...
Astro TrailsFeb 1, 20101 minChasing Shadows - Traveller's Tales - Total Solar Eclipse – February 1980 - KenyaI had driven over the road from Mombasa to Malindi some twenty years earlier when Kenya was still a colony and the road had aged no...