Eclipse sightings from best blog now deleted

Here are some Eclipse sightings that I am reposting from last year.

Saturday, November 15, 2008
Series of pics etc from 8/1/2008 total eclipse from China and Russia
Slide show of a series of pics etc from 8/1/2008 total eclipse from China and Russia

http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagegallery/igviewer.php?imgid=5175&gid=380&index=0
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Labels: astronomy, earth ocean astmosphere space, total eclipse
Thursday, October 23, 2008
An eclipse comet was reportedly photographed in 1893
Dr. E. W. Cliver has discussed a report of an eclipse comet photographed in 1893. and considered whether it was, in fact, a
coronal mass ejection instead of actually being a comet. Roberta
Olson and I referred to the work in our book Fire in the Sky
(Cambridge University Press; see www.solarcorona.
com) about historic
and art-historic comets and meteors.

To read Cliver's article from the journal Solar Physics (1989), go to
adswww.harvard.edu and search for "cliver eclipse comet"; he also
discusses candidate comets/events during eclipses in 1860 and 1980.

I wonder whether Dr. Cliver can reconsider his earlier conclusions in
the light of Dr. Druckmüller's new eclipse-comet photo.
http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2008m/Tse2008_200_mo1/0-info.htm
http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2008m/C2008_o1_soho_m02/0-info.htm
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Labels: astronomy, eclipse, eclipses, history
Homer's "Odyssey" May have wrote about an Ancient Eclipse
Homer's "Odyssey" May have wrote about an Ancient Eclipse

Homer's Odyssey tells the story of Odysseus, a Greek general, who travels on a 10-year journey back home after the fall of Troy. A new analysis of celestial events draws possible references in the Odyssey that Homer may have documented a total solar eclipse of April 16th, 1178 B.C.

Read more…
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=homers-odyssey-may-document-eclipse&sc=rss
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/april_16_1178_bc_homers_odyssey_eclipse_mystery_solution_may_pinpoint_the_fall_of_troy
Posted by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com) at 8:40 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Thursday, October 2, 2008
total eclipses articke 1926
"Picks from the Past" Other solar eclipse articles in Natural Histo
Posted by: "Skywayinc@aol.com" Skywayinc@aol.com
Wed Oct 1, 2008 6:22 pm (PDT)
Back in their July/August 1926 issue, Natural History magazine published an
article
"Personal Experiences at Eclipse Expeditions" by S.A. Mitchell, which
included
beautiful color reproductions of the three solar eclipse paintings rendered
by Howard Russell Butler:

_http://nhmag.com/master.html?http://nhmag.com/editors_pick/1926_07-08_pick.ht
ml_
(http://nhmag.com/master.html?http://nhmag.com/editors_pick/1926_07-08_pick.html)

Those of you who are fortunate to have a copy of Mitchell's classic work,
"Eclipses
of the Sun" will be quite familiar with some of these anecdotes.

Here also, is a short Natural History article about Howard Russell Butler:
_http://tinyurl.com/4j8nq9_ (http://tinyurl.com/4j8nq9)

-- joe rao
Posted by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com) at 6:21 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: astronomy, total eclipse, total solar eclipse
Saturday, September 27, 2008
An eclipse comet was reportedly photographed in 1893?
a prior eclipse comet(?)
Posted by: "Jay Pasachoff"
Fri Sep 26, 2008 2:45 pm (PDT)
An eclipse comet was reportedly photographed in 1893. Dr. E. W.
Cliver has discussed it and considered whether it was, in fact, a
coronal mass ejection instead of actually being a comet. Roberta
Olson and I referred to the work in our book Fire in the Sky
(Cambridge University Press; see www.solarcorona.
com) about historic
and art-historic comets and meteors.

To read Cliver's article from the journal Solar Physics (1989), go to
adswww.harvard.edu and search for "cliver eclipse comet"; he also
discusses candidate comets/events during eclipses in 1860 and 1980.

I wonder whether Dr. Cliver can reconsider his earlier conclusions in
the light of Dr. Druckmüller's new eclipse-comet photo.
http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2008m/Tse2008_200_mo1/0-info.htm
http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2008m/C2008_o1_soho_m02/0-info.htm

Jay Pasachoff
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Labels: comet, comets, eclipse eclipses
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Kikkoman eclipse

Looks like an eclipse with an inner corona


Question: is a total solar eclipse an "umami"- Japanese, a savory type food (soy and other foods)?
Posted by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com) at 9:24 AM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: astronomy, eclipse, eclipses
Friday, September 19, 2008
Impressive photo of total solar eclipse
Very impressive photo of total eclipse with wide angle shot of outer corona

http://www.zam.fme.vutbr.cz/~druck/Eclipse/Ecl2008m/Tse2008_200_mo1/0-info.htm
Posted by Dr. Eric Flescher (dreric1kansas@aol.com) at 10:14 PM 0 comments Links to this post
Labels: astronomy, earth ocean astmosphere space, total eclipse
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DK Eyewitness Travel : China- Beijing & Shanghai book review

Beautiful, helpful, packed with information and light, December 15, 2008

By	Eric Flescher "dreric1kansas@aol.com" (Olathe, KS) - See all my reviews

DK Eyewitness Travel : Beijing & Shanghai

Since my wife and I would be going to China in 2009 (to see the next total eclipse), I wanted to "get the lay of the land "so to speak and find out more specifically what the cities had for us and more. While we would be on a tour, I still wanted to know more for myself as well as being able to tell more on the videos, websites and presentations I would create. I looked at about 10 books that I thought were good and covered what I wanted. I wanted to find more about not only the sights and traveling (mostly we would be in and around Shanghai and Beijing before and after the eclipse and because of this would not need a book that would include other parts of China) but more about the sights, monuments, art, museums;architecture and more. The layout of the book is splendid. What I really got this book for was the nice color illustrations, photos, maps.It is light enough for me to take with us. The information does have text that is small but that is because the book packs so much useful information (much of what I wanted to know about) . The sections for hotel and restaurant information will help those who might be finding their own way. But since we already have our hotels and most of the places to eat already arranged on the tour, I was not too focused on these but the restaurant information would help when we were had to fend for ourselves. The " Where to Eat " section is quite good and includes what to focus upon in Beijing and Shanghai.I have been all around the world and have cooked and eaten all types of food and recipes but I still found this part well done and helpful.However unlike some other books, it was difficult for me to locate particular restaurants on the map, because the exact location were not noted via a red dot or something to fine particular restaurants, a more easier process (for this I would use another book). However there was an excellent legend key/ set of symbols that can help find restrooms, tourist information and more. There are nice sections on excursions, nightlife information and walking tour info. There is an excellent Beijing street finder map and subway map. There is even a nice little phrase section to learn about the language. So if you are going to Shanghai and/or Beijing find this book and look it over even if you have to use a magnifying glass! (I could still see the type very well). The book is packed with a lot of great information, is handsomely laid out and has much of the information I was looking for. It might be the one for you too.