Eclipse Chasers
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| Can you imagine the sun going dark in the middle of a cloudless day? A total solar eclipse is the most awesome astronomical sight you can see. The light of day fades to night, the sun turns into a dark hole surrounded by a glowing crown, bright planets and stars are visible, the horizon and sky are full of color - but only for a few minutes - then it all turns around again as you return from the surreal world of totality and contemplate what you've seen. Within minutes it seems to be a distant vision and if you want to see that again - you become an eclipse chaser! |
 1900 5" refractor |
 Boarding for 1972 Voyage to Darkness |
 1981 setting up in Siberia |
 1999 Bavaria |
 2002 Zimbabwe road side |
 2008 North pole flight |
 2009 Floating in the Pacific |
This web site is about the viewing, photographing, and chasing of total solar eclipses.
Contributions of stories, pictures, and corrections are always welcomed.
The pictures and stories found in the eclipse-chasers domain are to be considered as copyrighted by the authors, photographers, and artists. They are all posted here for educational and entertainment purposes. If you want to make use of the images please contact the respective contributors.
Hopefully you will enjoy these web pages as much as I have enjoyed creating them. The effort was started by Bill Kramer in 1999.