Joe Rao is Space.com's skywatching columnist, as well as a veteran meteorologist and eclipse chaser who also serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine, the Farmers' Almanac and other publications.
Here's how you can earn a 'black belt' in eclipse chasing according to our skywatching columnist Joe Rao.I'm sure that you have heard about those who are skilled in martial arts working toward being awarded a black belt. It is a major accomplishment for any martial artist and represents years of hard work, dedication, and discipline. , will repeat itself or"return.
During the 18+ year interval of one saros, there are — on average — 42 solar eclipses. So, there are 41 representatives of different saros series that can come and go between the time that a specific member of an eclipse"family" takes its bow and its predecessor returns for an encore performance a little over 18 years later.on Saturday afternoon, March 7, 1970.
Although this narrow track encompassed only 0.4 percent of Earth's total surface area, those who were lucky enough to be positioned within it saw the sun get totally obscured for up to a little more than four minutes. This leads us to the present, as another member of saros 139 is about to make its presence felt — as was the case in 1970 — again, over North America in less than a week, on April 8.
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