In this book Astronomy Magazine editor Michael Bakich presents all the information you'll need
to be ready for the total solar eclipse that will cross the United States on August 21 2017.
In this one resource you'll find out where the eclipse will occur how to observe it safely
what you'll experience during the eclipse the best equipment to choose how to photograph the
event detailed weather forecasts for locations where the Moon's shadow will fall and much
more. Written in easy-to-understand language (and with a glossary for those few terms you may
not be familiar with) this is the must-have reference for this unique occurrence. It's not a
stretch to say that this eclipse will prove to be the most viewed sky event in history. That's
why even now more than a year before the eclipse astronomy clubs government agencies cities
- even whole states - are preparing for the unprecedented onslaught of visitors whose only
desire is to experience darkness at midday. Bakich informs observers what anyone will need to
observe enjoy and understand this event.
