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I’ve been working on writing the right blogpost for the finale of the Trip to Totality. It stretched to over 9000 words at one point. A little long for the average blogpost. But I do have an engaging narrative. I thought I’d post an excerpt and post the promised pictures. In the book American Eclipse …
When Maddie asked if she could use my centrifuge for her sixth grade science project I immediately said yes. We’d been brainstorming ideas as I was mixing chocolate powder into milk. She was curious as to how much of the powder dissolved into the milk and what amount of the powder stayed grains in the …
Dear Mr H******: I am writing to let you know that I will be taking my daughters to see the Great American Eclipse. I realize this is the beginning of the school year, but because of the rarity and magnitude of this celestial event, I feel it’d be okay for them to miss school. Can …
Back in 2015 I told the girls we were going to watch a full lunar eclipse. Maddie held up her fluffy white cat Luna. “You mean a Luna eclipse?” “Granted she’s fluffy and white and reflects light, but no.” We loaded up and headed to the desert. I choose a place on wind farm, hoping …
As we planned our trip to Idaho, I pulled up the map and showed the girls the path of The Great American Eclipse across the United States. The shadow on the map made a cross-country swoop from the Pacific in the northwest to the southeast and into the Atlantic Ocean like a pinstripe following the …
Read More “The Trip to Totality – Great American Public Lands”
My youngest texted me: go see the moon. She was on an evening walk with friends and knows I love to see a good moonrise. I grabbed the camera and tripod and headed out the door with my mind on August 21st. This was just after I’d told my daughters we were going to make …