About Solar Eclipses

There are many good sites on the internet which describe the

aspects of a solareclipse. Some of the best sites are described

below. Remember, if you click on a particular site, you will no

longer in the Science Junction environment. To return to

Science Junction, use the "BACK" button on your browser.

The Earth View ECLIPSE Network by Bryan Brewer.
http://www.earthview.com/
This site includes a tutorial on what is a solar eclipse, history of eclipses, future eclipses, eclipse time tables, and eclipse observation tips. A glossary is provided.

Eclipse Home Page by Fred Expenak.
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html
This site offers specifics for past and future solar and lunar eclipses. Topics in the site include next eclipse alerts, online eclipse publication links, solar eclipse data, lunar eclipse data, solar eclipse observation and photography, lunar eclipse observation and photography, and copyright information on reproduction of eclipse data. Links from this page can send you to other eclipse sites, and to sites with astronomical photographs.

Solar Eclipse Information at the Solar Data Analysis Center by Joseph B. Gurman.
http://umbra.nascom.nasa.gov/eclipse/
This site provides text-based data (not spreadsheet-based) and maps of eclipse paths from previous and upcoming solar eclipses. This is a great resource for additional data sets, graphics and photographic images. The data generated for the Science Junction solar eclipse data set activity was obtained from selected data at this site

Solar Eclipse: Live at the Exploratorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/
The Exploratorium in San Francisco added eclipse web pages to their site. These pages include: What to see during an eclipse; Why eclipses happen; How to view an Eclipse; Where do you see an eclipse; and Personal Accounts. You can also view a movie of the total eclipse of February 26, 1998 using streaming video.

Astronomy On-line (Collaborative Projects/Solar Eclipse).
Contact: Richard West.
http://www.eso.org/outreach/spec-prog/aol/market/
collaboration/soleclipse/
Astronomy On-line is a wonderful site for the amature astronomer. One section of the web site is devoted to collaborative experiments, and it includes descriptions of observations and measurements for solar eclipses. This is a very good site for browsing.