DO YOU HAVE AN ECLIPSE PLAN FOR APRIL 8TH?
Hey Space Placers! Lining 'Em Up For Practice! If you are going to be watching &/or imaging the 4/8/24 Solar Eclipse , do you have an Eclipse Plan? Here are my thoughts on why you need an eclipse plan from my book, "Astrophotography Is Easy" : "It can really help to think about and visualize what you want to do astropic-wise for an eclipse. During total solar eclipses, many of us umbraphiles confess to experiencing what the author describes as “Primal Awe” – the sheer magnificence and primal emotions of being in the Moon’s umbral shadow and seeing the totally eclipsed Sun with its glorious corona. Seasoned total solar eclipse chasers have confided to “failing to take off solar filters during totality,” “being mesmerized,” “a primal feeling deep within me.” You will probably experience something like this as well, especially during your first total solar eclipse. You may want to concentrate on watching your first total solar eclipse, and taking time to get just o...