Total Solar Eclipses and How to Observe Them

Part I. Eclipse Mechanisms, Statistics and Tracks

1. Why Do Eclipses Occur?

2. The Solar Atmosphere

3. The Shadow of the Moon

4. The Rugged Lunar Limb

5. Shadow Bands and Other Phenomena

6. Eclipses and Tracks 2008–2028

Part II. Observing and Travelling to Total Solar Eclipses

7. Safety First

8. Eclipse Trips – The Real Experience

9. Checklists and Travel Plans

10. Video, Sketch and Savour the View!

11. DSLRs and Digital Eclipse Photography

12. Some Very Keen Eclipse Chasers

13. The H-Alpha Revolution

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