David Levy's Guide to Eclipses, Transits, and Occultations

David H. Levy

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David H. Levy, Jarnac Observatory, Arizona

Publisher:: Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:: August 2010
Print publication year:: 2010
Online ISBN:: 9780511789991
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511789991

Subjects:: Physics and Astronomy, Astronomy: General Interest, Practical and Amateur Astronomy

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In this simple guide, David Levy inspires readers to experience the wonder of eclipses and other transient astronomical events for themselves. Covering both solar and lunar eclipses, he gives step-by-step instructions on how to observe and photograph eclipses. As well as explaining the science behind eclipses, the book also gives their historical background, discussing how they were observed in the past and what we have learned from them. This personal account contains examples from the 77 eclipses the author has witnessed himself. The guide also includes chapters on occultations of stars and planets by the Moon and of asteroids by stars, and the transits of Mercury and Venus. Tables of future eclipses make this invaluable for anyone, from beginners to practised observers, wanting to learn more about these fascinating events.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Introduction
pp 1-6

Part I - The magic and history of eclipses
pp 7-8

1 - Shakespeare, King Lear, and the Great Eclipse of 1605
pp 9-16

2 - Einstein, relativity, and the solar eclipse of 1919
pp 17-24

3 - What causes solar and lunar eclipses?
pp 25-32

Part II - Observing solar eclipses
pp 33-34

4 - Safety considerations during a solar eclipse
pp 35-40

5 - What to expect during a partial eclipse of the Sun
pp 41-50

6 - A ring of fire
pp 51-59

7 - A total eclipse of the Sun: an introduction to the magic
pp 60-68

8 - The onset of totality
pp 69-80

9 - Observing a total eclipse of the Sun
pp 81-87

10 - Solar eclipse photography
pp 88-98

Part III - Eclipses of the Moon
pp 99-100

11 - Don't forget penumbral lunar eclipses!
pp 101-106

12 - Partial lunar eclipses
pp 107-111

13 - Observing a total eclipse of the Moon
pp 112-120

14 - Photographing an eclipse of the Moon
pp 121-126

Part IV - Occultations
pp 127-128

15 - When the Moon occults a star or a planet
pp 129-138

Part V - Transits
pp 139-140

16 - Transits: when planets cross the Sun
pp 141-148

Part VI - My favorite eclipses
pp 149-150

17 - A personal canon of eclipses, occultations, and transits I have seen
pp 151-165

Appendices

A - Solar and lunar eclipses due between 2010 and 2024
pp 166-169

B - A glossary of appropriate terms
pp 170-173

C - Resources
pp 174-174

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