Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Your Guide to the Next US Eclipse

by Marc Nussbaum

FULL COLOR PRINT EDITION For the BLACK AND WHITE EDITION, select "see all formats" above, and then click on triangle inside box on left of the word "Paperback." On Monday, August 21, 2017, the universe will reveal itself in an epic show more astonishing than anything ever devised by the magic of Hollywood or Disney. The Sun, Mother Nature’s multi-gigaton, 24/7 nuclear inferno in the sky, is going to put on a show. This will be the first US coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years, placing totality within an over-night drive of 320 million Americans. This is the most complete guide to the 2017 eclipse that is available. It includes everything you need to plan a successful viewing experience, with dozens of tips from veteran eclipse • Where to see the eclipse and instructions on how to observe it safely. • Over seventy high-quality full color photographs, diagrams, detailed maps, and tables. • Simple explanations for how it all works, including the corona, Baily’s beads, the diamond ring and more. • What gear to take, including eye safety filters, binoculars, and how to get the best pictures from your camera or smartphone. The shadow of totality will carve a 2,527 mile path across U.S. territory—never touching land in any foreign country—making it the first ever "All American" Total Solar Eclipse. Beyond this narrow shadow of totality—about 60 miles wide—everyone else in the continental US will see a partial solar eclipse. This promises to be the most viewed and photographed eclipse in human history. Viewing a total solar eclipse is an emotional experience that should be on everyone’s bucket list. In 2017 the eclipse will occur in our collective “backyard,” an ideal time to take loved ones on an adventure of a lifetime. ______________ “Planning an eclipse trip without this book would be like traveling to Italy without reading Rick Steves' or Fodor’s travel guide.” - Craig Small, Hayden Planetarium Lecturer and Eclipse Chaser. “This book saved hours of research and gave me an appreciation of eclipse phenomena I didn’t realize I was missing.” - Ara Nazarian, Author of “Technical Minds” and Senior Vice President Engineering, WiTricity.
About the Marc Nussbaum has been developing high tech computer products for over 40 years. He is the President of Audible Rush and has served as CEO of Lantronix and SVP Engineering, Chief Technical Officer, and co-founder of Western Digital’s hard drive business. He is an engineer, photographer and amateur astronomer. Marc has a BS in Physics from the State University of New York and chairs the science curriculum for the University of California Irvine Extension, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.

196 pages, Paperback

First published August 20, 2015

Reviews

[J Layne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book. It does not get too technical for the most part. I understood most of it and found the topic quite fascinating. I also watched the author's two interesting videos on YouTube about the eclipse and how to prepare. He also talked about the probability of cloud cover in a given area of totality based on weather statistics over the last 20 years. The book also gives a good and fairly simple description of the difference between traditional DSLR and mirrorless cameras. Unfortunately, he uses the terminology of millions of years and BCE.

[David Webber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Living in Southern Illinois near Carbondale, we're very excited to be on the line near max totality for BOTH the 2017 and 2024 total solar eclipses. I can watch both from my driveway! In fact, the centerlines of both eclipses intersect just about 10 miles from my house. I've been telling people about these upcoming events for years.

Having studied these upcoming eclipses for awhile, this book did not provide much new information, but would be an excellent primer if you are not familiar with the details of this event, and the author provides some very useful links and maps, as well as insight from folks who are eclipse chasers and have seen as many as 30 events.

The author correctly points out that almost nobody you know has ever seen a total solar eclipse, which is vastly different than any other type of eclipse and will be an unforgettable experience. There are some useful tips as well as the August 2017 date approaches. FYI, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale's physics department is hosting a viewing session for the eclipse at the SIU football stadium.