A montage of eclipse images by Fred Espenak of the total eclipse of the Sun of June 21, 2001 — the first total solar eclipse of the 21st century — that swept across Zambia in southern Africa.

On April 15, many of us in the eclipse community received this message from Fred Espenak, the man who for years was affectionately referred to as Mr. Eclipse:. Dear Friends. I want to share some ...

Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist known as Mr. Eclipse who created maps and charts that eclipse chasers like him used to pinpoint the best locations to witness the breathtaking choreography of ...

One example is the retired astrophysicist Fred Espenak, who earned a bit of celebrity when the United States Postal Service chose his photo of an eclipse for a 2017 stamp—an efficient way to ...

Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist that Astronomy magazine dubbed "Earth's premiere authority on solar eclipses," died Sunday, June 1, at his home in Portal, Arizona. He was 71 years old.

Fred Espenak, also known as “Mr. Eclipse,” is a retired NASA scientist. He’s NASA’s eclipse expert and still maintains the space agency’s eclipse website ...

Astrophysicist Fred Espenak has seen 30 total solar eclipses over 54 years; he runs a website called Mr. Eclipse and still, he describes this sense of overwhelming awe: “Every single time, I get ...

The next total solar eclipse in the contiguous U.S. won't be until August 2044 ... daylight suddenly changes from bright sunlight to a very eerie twilight in a matter of seconds," Fred Espenak, ...

Espenak recommends that people stick to the AAS's approved list of companies that manufacture and/or sell eclipse glasses and handheld solar viewers, which have been verified by an accredited ...