HeyWhatsThat is a site which has many tools for viewing things from your position on the Earth including things like nearby mountain peaks, or night sky objects, or even solar eclipses. On July 22nd, … [Read more...]
2008 August 1st Total Eclipse in Google Earth
June 23, 2008
Just a week before the 2008 China Olympics, there will be a total solar eclipse occurring on the first of August which crosses China, Mongolia and central Russia. The best web resource I've found on … [Read more...]
Predict Tonight’s Lunar Eclipse with Google Earth
February 20, 2008
Tonight there will be a total lunar eclipse. A great opportunity for those of you with new digital cameras to try your hand at some basic astrophotography (read some tips on photographing a lunar … [Read more...]
Solar Eclipse Paths in Google Earth
January 12, 2006
Recently someone contacted me with some interesting Google Earth files which show solar eclipse paths (where the eclipse is viewable on the ground), both total and annular (for information on solar … [Read more...]