Astronomy Professor Dr Nick Lomb has guided Australians in all things astronomical for decades. Nick was the Powerhouse Museum/Sydney Observatory Astronomy curator for 30 years, and is the author of the annual Australasian Sky Guide. Dr Toner Stevenson is an honorary History affiliate at the University of Sydney, and has over 30 years’ experience working in museums and heritage sites in Australia and the UK.
"This is an attractive and an attractively priced thoroughly
readable book, and will be enjoyed by all eclipse chasers"
*Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage 26(1)*
"There will be five total eclipses over Australia between 2023 and
2035, and this book will enable you to discuss, observe,
understand, and worry about them."
*Cosmos*
"This fascinating book takes us behind the scenes for the solar
eclipse observations by professionals, amateurs, and tourists in
Australia for the last 100 years or so. It also prepares the reader
for the forthcoming total eclipses visible from Australia, starting
with 2023 and 2028. It explains the eclipse observations to be made
and why. It even has a couple of pages of recommended activities
for teachers to arrange. Everybody in Australia and those world
citizens interested in solar eclipses should have a copy."
*Chair, International Astronomical Union Working Group on Eclipses;
Field Memorial Professor of Astro*
"Eclipse Chasers is an intriguing book about eclipses providing
great insight to what an eclipse is as well as tips on how to
become an eclipse chaser.
What this book does is remind the read that there is much more to
what’s happening in the skies above, it’s asking you to be aware of
your surroundings, the stillness, the darkness, and the chance to
see 'the diamond ring' in the sky."
*Western Australian Museum*
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