Photography from a ship Making great eclipse images while on a sh...

Mr Eclipse Fred Espenak is Mr Eclipse. His solar eclipse predicti...

Shadow bands Not the type of shadow bands eclipse chasers look fo...

Shadow snakes I do not know who started this one. I was asked abo...

Talking to the media Another real question I was asked. The media...

Talking to the media I did a lot of interviews with different med...

The Next Eclipse Want to go to the next total solar eclipse? You ...

Love and Hate airlines Modern airline travel can take you to almo...

Strange hobby Advanced eclipse chasers can have some strange hobb...

When the camera gets too smart It may not want to take time to ma...

88 percent of adults in USA knew about eclipse But how many actua...

Quickest Eclipse presentation Due to censorship. Or how to get ou...

Dinosaur shot Recently the Astro picture of the day was by Fred E...

Eclipse Surround Sound. This is a farce of course, just what the ...

Totality or Bust Is a great slogan, unless you are a couple of ne...

Clear sky to all! And no sky writing please.

(c) Eclipse Nu...

Eclipse Chaser Chasers The media seems obsessed with the eclipse ...

Weather predictions There are times when weather control makes pe...

One week left! Got your eclipse plans all lined up? If not, it co...

Solar size in question Recent headlines say the eclipse paths are...

The Great Division After August 21st America will be divided by t...

Based on real research This part is true, experiments are being s...

Earliest Eclipse Chasers In answer to the question about the earl...

Phrases heard during C2 and C3 And the common ones in the middle....

Weather Workstation of the Eclipse Chaser Or at least the dream w...

Flat Earth Rebuttal After watching some videos about eclipses, I ...

Vendors at the Eclipse Will seem like a county fair to many! T-sh...

Caution Eclipse Chasers Who are the eclipse chasers? Just about a...

At last, August I have been waiting on this month for years!

You ready? At long last, it is August 2017! The USA eclipse! The ...

Here come the eclipse chasers Okay America! You ready for the ecl...

Top Tip! Do not bother with your cell phone. Enjoy the eclipse an...

My First Total Solar Eclipse Things do not always go according to...

Animal reactions Animals will react to the eclipse. Most follow i...

Sun God pissed off? In the days before eclipses were understood, ...

Extreme eclipse chasing Based on a real chase, well except for th...

Galaxy Awards Eclipses on Earth are quite special. Duration is sh...

Eclipse Chaser medical tests Do eclipses cause stress? Clouds do,...

Bed sheet shadow bands Spreading bed sheets out to try and see sh...

Mississippi Eclipse There are national parks along the eclipse pa...

Kentucky Eclipse Amongst the race horses. Wonder what they will t...

Mobility and weather details Having great mobility and weather in...

Mainstream media eclipse briefing Why would anyone volunteer for ...

Shadow bands Just before and just after totality you might see sh...

Longest Diamond Ring Effect To see the longest duration diamond r...

Eclipse briefing Some people do not understand the limits of pred...

Set up tip Do not set up in the shade. Bring your own portable sh...

Enshadowment for the Masses Seems like a good idea to me.

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Local Weatherman If you meet the local weather man at your eclips...

Culture clash Baseball, the Great American Pasttime, season clash...

Enshadowment Kind of like enlightenment but in the dark of an ec...

Astro Club Most Astro photographers can handle an automated syste...

Remove filter before totality Just not too soon! 10-30 seconds be...

Country Western Eclipse For many people this eclipse will bring a...

Midwestern circus The eclipse is expected to draw in large crowds...

Last image If you fly a drone over an eclipse group you might get...

Drones beware The reaction to a drone during totality will vary f...

Drone space Thinking about flying a camera drone for the eclipse?...

Solar Drone Fail A solar eclipse is not a good opportunity to unv...

Expect the unexpected During totality, if your equipment fails, j...

Mind the microphone This eclipse will follow the trend already un...

Actually this would be cool If only it could be arranged to have ...

Feud about the Greatest? Greatest duration is where the eclipse w...

Greatest place Under clear sky is the greatest place. The points ...

The other side Yes, I have done this. The look on the various fac...

Do not panic Plan to be mobile should you need to relocate. But d...

Eclipse opportunists They will be out there trying to take a bit ...

Super Power On eclipse day, if I could pick any super power to ha...

Held at the border This will not happen, no matter how tough the...

Welcome to the USA All eclipse chasers know about international t...

Annular versus Total Annular eclipses, where the Sun shines aroun...

Practice is a good idea. Want to get great images and enjoy the e...

Night and Day What is the difference between a 99% and 100% solar...

99% is not good enough. Get to totality! Arrive early and enjoy t...

Camera set up tip When imaging high contrast, bright images - do ...

Do not get too involved with imaging. You do not want to miss the...

Solar what? No matter how hard you try, you cannot get the word o...

Interview As a designated eclipse expert we get all sorts of ques...

Stump the experts Here is a question most eclipse experts do not ...

Occupy Totality The Occupy Totality movement is underway!

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Police Line Up Who hid the Sun?

(c) Eclipse Nuts Cartoon b...

Ma and Pa See the Great American Eclipse

(c) Eclipse Nuts C...

Get to totality! Some are calling for a boycott of states that vo...

Ultimate sky deck Would be super sonic!

(c) Eclipse Nuts Ca...

Just a few modifications I can just imagine the brain storming se...

Sky Deck Inspired a few thoughts on the subject! Or day dreams, y...

Sky Deck Saw an idea for a very cool feature called a Sky Deck. T...

Animal reactions As the eclipse nears total, the sky darkens enou...

Eclipse Cowboy Seriously, no flash photography during totality! <...

Solar science meets the street. Always fun, share a safe view of ...

Drones and Eclipses Do NOT use drones during totality unless you ...

Eclipse chase Reality - weather chasers and eclipse chasers are s...

Packing tip Do not put your largest telescopes on the roof of the...

Buffalo in a field of eclipse chasers Reminds me of the phrase ab...

Mental exercise By eclipse chasers looking to actually chase tota...

Gloomy Dude Is to be avoided whenever possible. They just seem to...

Eclipse Chaser Nightmares Are of threatening clouds.

(c) Ec...

Eclipse Education Is really entertainment. Getting a show man is ...

Eclipse packing by car. The advantage of eclipse chasing by car i...

Concorde Flight This one requires explanation. Dr Hynek was the s...

No flash photography Cannot be said often enough! Cover your flas...

Wired for the eclipse Some eclipse chasers will set up the night ...

Invasion of the eclipse chasers Along most of the eclipse path, e...

Dark adaption tip - do not use sticky tape of any kind!

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Eye patches Are for dark adaption, not because they burned an eye...

There was a Playground But no more as the eclipse chasers fill up...

Eclipse Cruise hazards might include bumping into an uncharted re...

Eclipses are bad omens or so some cultures believe. I think it ha...

Modern News Media can screw up the most basic stuff. An annular e...

TV and Online is not the same thing as being there. This one is b...

Kids just after the eclipse can be pretty bland about it. Let the...

Kids at the Eclipse Camp just want to have fun. Kids may not be i...

Wing walking is a bit over the top.

(c) Eclipse Nuts Cartoo...

Human Canon above the clouds is too extreme for any sane person.<...

Above the Clouds Nothing is too extreme for some eclipse chasers!...

Eclipse Pirates take over the ship only for the day of the eclips...

Solar Physics 101 The is probably the earliest known lecture on s...

Perils of Polar Eclipse Chasing There are some regions of the wor...

Weather guru. Jay Anderson is the eclipse weather guru. At eclips...

Trip reporting by eclipse chasers is based solely on the eclipse ...

Happy Chaser when the sky is clear on eclipse day. It feels real ...

Seriously? Look, clouds are bad for eclipses. It should be pretty...

Cloud magic is good, if it makes clouds go away. This is a fantas...

Weather meter. Eclipse chaser moods swing with the weather on ecl...

You hear what you want to hear. Eclipse chasers are interested in...

Do not panic. Eclipse chasers worry about every little cloud on e...

Local Information is useful when trying to anticipate the weather...

Just what we need! Jay Anderson, eclipse weather expert, is featu...

Weather clairvoyance? Eclipse chasers are interested in anyone or...

Predicting the weather? You need a crystal ball for weather predi...

This would be great! Having a magical/technology to remove clouds...

Where is the best place to see the eclipse? As an eclipse chaser ...

Extreme Chasing. Sometimes the journey there is just as much fun ...

Relocating nightmare. Moving to a new location at the last minute...

Eclipses and booze do not really mix well. Wait until after the e...

Follow up to TSE2015. I am certain some planned for TSE2016 while...

True Story The eclipse of 2015 was to take place in the Arctic. I...

Eclipse Travel Companies must seem shady to some at travel shows....

Too much is not too much. Sometimes! Just so long as you have a p...

Airport Security can be difficult for eclipse chasers. One time m...

What to pack? Packing for a solar eclipse trip is not easy. You w...

Binoculars rule - better than an extra set of clothing. One can b...

My Desk is really this messy.

(c) Eclipse Nuts Cartoon by ...

Civilized? Some would say yes, others would say no. America will ...

Solar Eclipse on Earth is Best according to those that travel th...

Get permission before setting up remote cameras.

(c) Eclips...

Windmills or other tall towers might be tempting to set up a remo...

Useful Tip for photographers. Use an umbrella to cover your equip...

Sunspot counts are not good during a solar eclipse.

(c) Ecl...

Solar Astronomers do it in the daylight.

(c) Eclipse Nuts C...

Recent and current conflict areas are bad to consider for an ecli...

Mind the terrain when setting up your equipment. This is very imp...

Game paths can be a dangerous place to set up. As the eclipse pro...

Location is very important in eclipse set ups. If running cameras...

Local animals might be interested in what you are doing. When set...

Arrive early to your eclipse site so you can set up in a good loc...

Go To Telescope set up often requires a couple steps to input the...

Remember to remove your solar filter during totality! An easy mis...

Relax they are just eclipse chasers late for first contact set up...

Canon not Cannon An eclipse canon should exist in every Real Ecli...

Not all Chasers are the same Eclipse Chasers wait for the shadow ...

Cover your flash Real Eclipse Chasers always have some extra blac...

Airport security Real Eclipse Chasers have had their equipment ch...

No Interviews Real time interviews are shunned by Real Eclipse Ch...

Know it all Real Eclipse Chasers know about the eclipse and have ...

Record the show Bringing your own music is kind of rude at a tota...

Automation Rules Using automation for the photography and then re...

Ends of the Earth Some eclipse chasers will go to any location to...

Hard to concentrate Sometimes it can be difficult for real eclips...

Looking through windows Real Eclipse Chasers do not like to watch...

Sunrise eclipse day A real challenge is to spot the old Moon just...

Rave! Real eclipse chasers do not go to a rave during an eclipse....

Selfies during eclipse? Not for real eclipse chasers! The show is...

Bring your own optics Real eclipse chasers bring their own optics...

Photography tip - do not try to learn your camera settings during...

Photography tip - do not get lost in your gear and miss seeing th...

Photography tip - do not bother to fix your equipment during tota...

Wide Angle - means being aware of the full view when setting up. ...

Flash bad - so do not use it. Having a strict flash enforcement t...

Mega Movie Project is planned for the 2017 eclipse. The idea is t...

Yikes! Make triple sure your battery is ready for the eclipse. Ha...

Landscape or close up - if you are using just one camera (too man...

Flashes are uncool - enough said. Just do not do it.

(c) Ec...

Flash photography - is not a good thing during totality. Just tur...

Expert in demand - the eclipse photography expert is always in hi...

Automation fail - if you use a computer or other automated camera...

Yes you will need a filter To look at the Sun directly you need a...

Get you ass to totality Really, a partial or annular eclipse is n...

Birth of a saying The Get Your Ass to Totality saying was created...

Teaching statues The greatest eclipse teachers can teach the basi...

Eclipses in school Teaching kids about eclipses is a fairly funda...

Do it again Daddy! During my first total solar eclipse I was set ...

Knowledge can be power! The eclipse of 1806 was predicted well in...

The Size of the Sun Seems like an easy thing to observe. However,...

Early records of astronomical observations helped to establish wh...

Astronomical Morsels If you are into calculating eclipses and oth...

Canon not cannon! Fred Espenak is the author of the most recent e...

Early Solar Theories. These had to be created in a bar. How else ...

Thank you for computers! Ever done eclipse circumstances calculat...

Move that ship! Any eclipse charter cruise will move to clear sky...

Experts on the bridge Most eclipse experts are astronomers, they ...

99% is just not enough - ask anyone who was stuck at 99%, they wi...

Eclipse Chaser Ship Captain Award is needed for those captains ab...

Eclipse Cruising is really the best. We enjoy the easy way.

Eclipse cruise overview Yes, eclipse cruises can get crowded on d...

Drone Safety It is really not a great idea to use a military surp...

Drama at Sea Moving the ship just before totality to avoid clouds...

International Dateline In 2016 a ship was positioning to see the ...

Ship at International Dateline. In 2016 a ship was commissioned t...

Nightmare eclipse scenario, all the pilots currently flying over...

Above the clouds can often lead to really silly ideas. Like this...

SST Chase In 1973 a Concorde jet flew in the shadow a record 74 m...

Selfie in space seems like a great thing to do.

(c) Eclips...

Rocket Sled is another way to chase the shadow, if you really fe...

Fly above the Clouds. A rocket launch sounds like a great way to ...

Eclipse in Space from a commercial space coaster would not be gr...

A perfect seat idea. Kind of like a bubble turret from the bombe...

No shoes eFlight (eclipse Flight) to the Arctic. In 2008 we left...

Overloaded sky full of eFlights (Eclipse Flights) creating a pat...

Side Enforcer was needed on an eFlight (eclipse flight) once. Peo...

Contrails! are clouds, the suck during a total solar eclipse. The...

Drone amateurs do not mix well with solar eclipses. Leave the dro...

A Very Fast Drone is needed to chase the eclipse shadow. It will ...

The web of lies is full of fake news, strange news, and so on. Ge...

I made an Error is the number one fear of any one who does the ca...

Strange News and fake news are related but not the same. Eclipses...

Triple Diamond Ring is when someone proposes just after third con...

Simulations on computers are getting more and more powerful. So p...

Time is relative during a solar eclipse you will experience a str...

Partial Eclipse observing requires the same care one uses to obse...

Partial Eclipse are not as amazing as a total solar eclipses. Yet...

Prominences are very prominent. I was at a lecture where the spea...

Advanced Science Gear can be a hassle to transport and even more ...

How to watch the best way? The only way to watch a total solar wh...

Watching the Eclipse from a lounger and with some binoculars is c...

Safety first! Using a proper solar filter is important. Solar fil...

Eclipse Scientists Because of the suspense it is easy to make mis...

The Night Before With all the details to keep organized the night...

Top Gear Challenge Can you get to clear weather driving? Of cours...

Local Culture During an eclipse in Africa the local hotel had arr...

Time During totality time will seem to rush by and it will be ove...

Really bad timing I do not think I need to explain this cartoon o...

Questar Telescope Even at professional observatories, the instrum...

Strange Group Photo Going to remote parts of the world for a sola...

Eclipse packing The majority of eclipse chasing involves some tra...

Now that is gun control I was always taught that gun control is p...

Eclipse Education Trying to get the word out in advance is not ea...

Cultural Show gone wrong Near by cultural shows could create a ha...

You want to go how fast? Just give up on the idea of really chasi...

Live TV is not the same Neither is a live webcam view. It can be ...

What will you see? The eclipse experience is unique in nature. Ea...

Temperature change As second contact approaches you might notice ...

Set up tip Animals will react to the eclipse without knowing what...

It simply will not work To keep up with the shadow you need to ac...

Birth of an Eclipse Chaser The first total solar eclipse can leav...