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eclipses & transits

A crowd waits for totality at a 21 August 2017 eclipse viewing party in South Carolina.
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Howling at the Moon with Eclipse Enthusiasts

Mohi Kumar headshot by M. Kumar 22 August 20174 November 2022

From the reporters who stared at goats to poets who tweeted haiku, eclipse watchers across the nation flaunted their weird.

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Eclipse’s Last Major Stop Is Rich in Science and Amazement

by Randy Showstack 21 August 201729 April 2022

Eclipse celebrations and scientific preparations abound in the final large U.S. population center to see Monday’s total eclipse.

A view of 21 August’s total solar eclipse from Oregon.
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Sixteen Eclipse Studies That Illuminate Science from the Shadow

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustratorMohi Kumar headshot by JoAnna Wendel and M. Kumar 17 August 20174 May 2022

From jets that will chase the Moon’s shadow to a telescope designed to mimic the eyes of a mantis shrimp, projects across the United States will pack science into mere minutes when day turns to dark.

Solar eclipse enthusiasts gather for the 26 February 1979 total solar eclipse in Goldendale, Wash.
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Small Towns Brace for Historic Eclipse Crowds

JoAnna Wendel, freelance science writer and illustrator by JoAnna Wendel and L. O’Hanlon 15 August 201725 October 2022

Some towns have known for a decade to prepare; others learned as little as a year ago about the event and what it might bring to their locale.

Two views of a new stamp that when warmed by a person’s finger, switches from showing the black disk of the Moon’s silhouette covering the Sun to an illuminated view of the Moon in place of the black disk.
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Innovative Postage Stamp Celebrates Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse

by Randy Showstack 20 June 201719 April 2023

The eclipse expert whose photographs appear on the stamp said he is thrilled about the opportunities that the stamp and the eclipse afford to excite people about science.

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