PoisayaApr 21, 2025

‘Mr. Eclipse’ spent a lifetime looking up. This is what he saw.

Fred Espenak spent his life calculating, predicting and photographing them — even earning the nickname “Mr. Eclipse.” Now, he’s saying “farewell.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/20/mr-eclipse-fred-espenak-photos/ via @washingtonpost

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‘Mr. Eclipse’ spent a lifetime looking up. This is what he saw.

After a lifetime of helping others see eclipses, Fred Espenak recently announced he is in hospice care for a chronic lung disease called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

The Washington Post
 Hacker NewsApr 7, 2024
NASA direct coverage of the 2024 eclipse
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live/
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2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

 Hacker NewsOct 14, 2023
2023 Solar Eclipse – Oct 14
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2023/
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2023 Annular Eclipse - NASA Science

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. During an annular eclipse, it is never safe to look directly at the […]