Latest Images (on my Flickr page)
Winter Solstice Sun
2044 08 22 Total Solar Eclipse Simulation
Solstice Sunrise Across the Planet
Solstice Sunrise Across the Planet (annotated)
2023 10 14 Partial Solar Eclipse
TSE Minutes in the Shadow
| Location | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Waco, Texas | Apr 8, 2024 | 4:12 |
| Casper, Wyoming | Aug 21, 2017 | 2:26 |
| Salloum, Egypt | Mar 29, 2006 | 3:56 |
| ms Veendam, Caribbean Sea | Feb 26, 1998 | 3:15 |
| San Jose del Cabo, Mexico | Jul 11, 1991 | 6:50 |
| Brandon, Manitoba | Feb 26, 1979 | 2:51 |
| Total | 23:30 |
Planetary Transits
| Location | Event | Event | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton, Alberta | Mercury | May 9, 2016 | 6h 58m |
| Haleakala, Maui | Venus | Jun 5, 2012 | 6h 40m |
| Catania, Sicily | Venus | Jun 8, 2004 | 6h 12m |
Articles
TSE, Waco, Texas
Total Solar Eclipse, Waco, TexasBy Luca Vanzella The long awaited replacement for the cancelled 2020 eclipse tour took us to ...
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A Moonrise and a Reflection
A Moonrise and a ReflectionBy Luca Vanzella First Opportunity On 27 October 2015, in a calm and crisp evening with ...
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Sky Safari Observing Lists
Errors in some online Sky Safari Observing ListsBy Luca Vanzella I use SkySafari to plan and log my astronomical observing ...
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Genstar Wedge Base
Aiming a Genstar telescope to 5 degrees altitude: A $2.88 solution.By Luca Vanzella The ultra-portable 10" Genstar telescope is a ...
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The Herschel 400
The Herschel 400By Luca Vanzella By August 2015 at Saskatchewan Summer Star Party (SSSP), I had observed all but six ...
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Carbon Star Hunter List
Carbon Star Hunter ListBy Luca Vanzella It all started with RS Cyg in August 2009 when my observing buddy Jay ...
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TSE, Casper, Wyoming
Total Solar Eclipse, Casper, WyomingBy Luca Vanzella A summer road trip took us to Casper, Wyoming for the August 21, ...
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The RASC Finest NCG’s
The RASC Finest NGC'sBy Luca Vanzella For Canadian astronomers, a natural progression for deep sky observing after the Messier Catalogue ...
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Moment of Full Moon Montage
The Moment of Full Moon as photographed by 6 people simultaneously from 6 different locations in Edmonton on Sunday, 2015 ...
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The Solar Analemma over Edmonton
The Solar Analemma over EdmontonBy Luca Vanzella If observed at the same time each day, in the course of a ...
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TSE, Salloum, Egypt
Total Solar Eclipse, Salloum, EgyptBy Luca Vanzella We went to Salloum, Egypt (near the border with Lybia) with our friends ...
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TSE, ms Veendam, Caribbean Sea
Total Solar Eclipse, ms Veendam, Caribbean Sea By Luca Vanzella After futzing with a camera in 1991, I decided to ...
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TSE, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Total Solar Eclipse, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico By Luca Vanzella Luca , Kathryn and Jim were in San Jose ...
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TSE, Brandon Manitoba
Total Solar Eclipse, Brandon, ManitobaBy Luca Vanzella During reading week of my second year as an undergrad at the University ...
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