Meeting Details: April 17, 2015

2 topics as follows…

(1) Elections.

(2) Michael Meade (Lowbrows). “Northern Exposure: A Total Solar Eclipse Over the Faroe Islands.”

Mike Meade talked to the club about solar eclipses. This talk included:

1. The Timing and Geometry of Solar Eclipses.
   
2. His latest solar eclipse trip (March 2015) which included a stop in Paris (where Charles Messier made his observations), Copenhagen and finally a boat trip to the Faroe Islands. He planned to observe the solar eclipse of March 20, 2015, in the Faroe Islands. Unfortunately, Mike got clouded out and could not observe the eclipse.
   
3. A Web site to record eclipse observations.
   
4. Some upcoming eclipses. Most significant was the solar eclipse on August 21, 2017. This eclipse passed over the continental US.
   
5. A Handout, see below…
   

See also:

• Mike Meade. (January 2015). “When Day Becomes Night.” Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers, p. 6. [Here]
  
• Mike Meade. (May 2015). “March 20 Solar Eclipse From the Faroe Islands.” Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers, p. 2. [Here]
  
• Mike Meade. (May 2015). “Solar Eclipse Resources.” Reflections of the University Lowbrow Astronomers, p. 5. [Here]
  

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