Eclipse Resources

The following documents are courtesy Rice Space Institute and may be freely copied for noncommercial educational use.

• TexasEclipse.net - our site listing Totality % and Totality Duration for over 200 sites in Texas
• TEXAS NEXUS - Solar Eclipse 2023-24 : Where To Go, How To Safely Observe (130 MB Powerpoint)
• Handouts for TEXAS NEXUS: DON’T MISS THE ECLIPSES - Pat Reiff at CAST meeting, Dallas TX
• Lunar Eclipse FAQ
• Lunar Eclipse Observing Worksheet
• Solar Eclipse FAQ
• Solar Eclipse Reading Chart
• Safe Eclipse Observing
• Umbraphile Journal - by Patricia Reiff
  What’s the big deal about eclipses? Seen one, seen ‘em all? Why would you travel 30,000 km for two minutes of totality?
• Teaching Using Immersion - Explaining Magnetism and Eclipses in a Planetarium Dome - by Patricia Reiff and Carolyn Sumners, Pleiades National Planetarium Conference 2017
• Guidelines for Observing Eclipses Safely - by Carlton Colmenares, MST, Katy ISD

Eclipse Games

• Eclipse Tic·Tac·Toe Game

These interactive eclipse quizzes (created on Kahoot!) can be played on your computer or mobile device.

• Solar Eclipse Quiz
• Annular Eclipse Quiz

OTHER LINKS

• AAS Eclipse resources
• solarsystem.nasa.gov - Eclipse science at NASA
• NASA MSFC Eclipse flyer
• mreclipse.com - Mr. Eclipse from Fred Espenak
• timeanddate.com - All You Need To Know About Eclipses - find the next eclipses visible in your city
• xjubier.free.fr - Solar Eclipse tracks and transits from Xavier Jubier (don’t forget to donate if you use his Google maps)
• www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz - Eclipse photography from Miloslav Druckmuller
• greatamericaneclipse.com - Great American Eclipse info and shop
• Andrew Fraknoi & Dennis Schatz NSTA Web Seminar resources - "Getting Ready for Two Spectacular Solar Eclipses in North America"
• Globe Observer Eclipse program
• Eclipse2024.org - from the creators of Eclipse2017.org
• whenisthenexteclipse.com
• eclipsemegamovie.org

Eclipse Resources from Andrew Fraknoi, Emeritus Chair, Astronomy Department, Foothill College
• Booklet for Librarians and Library Patrons (includes sheets in English and in Spanish for each eclipse for the public)
• Booklet for Science Teachers and Other Educators (includes sheets for each eclipse to send home to families)
• Booklet for School Administrators
• Basic Activities about Eclipses, the Moon, and the Sun that are Free on the Web
• How to Find an "Eclipse Expert" in Your Community
• Fiction, Music, Films, and other Creative Expressions Inspired by Eclipses
• Map of the Public Libraries that Have Signed up to Distribute Glasses and Information: (click on the map to make it larger, and then hover over each pin to see the name of the library or library system)
• When the Sun Goes Dark: children’s book on eclipses by Fraknoi & Schatz, published by nonprofit NSTA Press

Eclipse Archives

The files in the following directories were sourced on various eclipse trips. (Each directory is typically a different photographer). Please contact the photographer or me for permission to use any image or movie for commercial use. --- Patricia Reiff, Science Lead

Past Eclipse Resources:

• Eclipse 2017
• Lunar Eclipse : Jan 20, 2019 - eclipse newsletter
• Annular Eclipse : Jun 21, 2020
  • World map of June 21, 2020 annular eclipse
  • LIVE STREAM of the eclipse
  • Eclipse talk give by Dr. Patricia Reiff 200+ Indian students
• Total Eclipse - May 26, 2021
• Annular Eclipse - June 10, 2021

Most of these trips were organized by the following tour operator: Ring Of Fire Expeditions - http://www.eclipsetours.com/

Eclipse Image Directories:

• Solar Eclipse : Feb 26, 1998
• Lunar Eclipse : Oct 28, 2004
• Solar Eclipse : Mar 29, 2006
• Solar Eclipse : Aug 01, 2008
• Solar Eclipse : Jul 11, 2010
• Solar Eclipse : Nov 13, 2012
• Solar Eclipse : Nov 03, 2013
• Lunar Eclipse : Oct 08, 2014
• Solar Eclipse : Mar 09, 2016
• Solar Eclipse : Aug 21, 2017

Eclipse Tour Summaries:

• 1991 Tour Summary
• 1994 Tour Summary
• 2006 Tour Summary
• 2008 Tour Summary
• 2009 Tour Summary
• 2010 Tour Summary
• 2012 Tour Summary
• 2013 Tour Summary
• 2016 Tour Summary