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Aug 25, 20173 min read
Solar Eclipse Yields Unique Paper Image
A daylong solargraph using photosensitive paper captured the entire solar arc interrupted by the moon passing in front of the sun, as...
Aug 17, 20173 min read
The Second Question After An Eclipse
To get the elephant out of the room, for US observers, the next total solar eclipse is April 8, 2024. Additionally, peruse the map of...
Aug 17, 20171 min read
Eclipse Countdown
We all know, it's approaching. Here are some recent notes to myself. Corona http://www.predsci.com/corona/aug2017eclipse/home.phps....
Aug 9, 20174 min read
Night of the Solar Eclipse
Though the sun gets all the attention August 21, that's only half the story--or at least half the day. Consider the contributions of...
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Solar Panels and the Eclipse
How will the 2017 solar eclipse impact solar energy generated in the United States? Large- and small-scale owners of photovoltaic (PV)...
Aug 4, 20175 min read
Teaching the Eclipse at the Last Minute
Let's say you're a teacher just getting wind of this upcoming solar eclipse. You hear it is a great educational hook that everyone will...
Jun 18, 20172 min read
Time Under the Sun
As the June 2017 solstice approaches, I have recovered some solargraph cans that had been hosted at these supportive sites, with the...
Jun 13, 20173 min read
Retrieve Your Solargraph Can
If you constructed and placed a solargraph can in recent months, near the solstice is a good time to recover the can and check out your...
May 25, 20173 min read
Best. Sun. Ever.
Want to observe the sun as you've never seen it before? Then get your can to Chicory Cafe in downtown South Bend, IN, midday on...
May 9, 20175 min read
2017 Star Party
I encourage you to get out under a vast canopy of stars May 19-21 at the 2017 Michiana Star Party. Dozens of amateur astronomers set up...