Solar & Lunar Eclipses

   When the Sun disappears from the daytime sky, it stills causes humans to stand in awe of the spectacle. At other times, the Full Moon can be bathed in a deep, blood-red darkness for more than an hour. If one did not know what was going on, these could be very frightening events, indeed. Fortunately, it is fairly easy to predict future eclipses.

   We now understand, of course, that these events are caused by the geometries of the orbits of the Sun and Moon. It is a happy coincidence for eclipse watchers that the apparent sizes of the Sun and Moon are essentially equal.

Here are the two main types of eclipses visible from the Earth's surface:


Solar Eclipses    Lunar Eclipses
    Here are the eclipses for the current year.

    Here is a gallery of wonderful eclipse images by Pedro Ré

   If you have ever had a thought about actually making plans to see a major eclipse, this is the place to visit first.