The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is inviting people to its “Eclipse Series,” a collection of special presentations and workshops to be held during its regularly scheduled activities between November 2023 and March 2024 in anticipation of the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. There is absolutely no charge to attend.
This series is being funded through a generous grant from the Irving S. Gilmore Foundation.
The schedule for the entire series is below. All of the presenters are world-renowned eclipse chasers and authors who are highly regarded for their expertise in eclipse predictions, photography, or cartography.
Everyone will enjoy the talks by Jay Anderson, Fred Espenak, Tyler Nordgren, and Michael Zeiler. Astrophotographers will not want to miss the two-part workshop on taking and processing eclipse images by Alan Dyer. Fred Bruenjes and Xavier Jubier, the creators of Eclipse Orchestrator and Solar
Eclipse Maestro, will show you how to automate your eclipse imaging.
Full details on each presentation and its speaker can be found on a special web page on our
website:
https://www.kasonline.org/eclipse.html
All presentations will be live-streamed on Zoom (registration is required). Four installments
will also be held at the Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center, so you’re welcome to attend in person if you live near southwest Michigan (especially in January and February when Jay Anderson and Michael Zeiler appear live).
Schedule
November 3rd @ 7:00 pm ET | KAMSC & Zoom
Sun Moon Earth: Solar Eclipses from Omens to Awe
presented via Zoom by Dr. Tyler Nordgren
November 17th @ 8:00 pm ET | Zoom Only
Part One: How to Photograph the Eclipse
presented by Alan Dyer
December 15th @ 8:00 pm ET | Zoom Only
Part Two: How to Process Eclipse Images
presented by Alan Dyer
January 12th @ 7:00 pm ET | KAMSC & Zoom
Moonshadow Madness and Eclipse Journeys
presented by Jay Anderson
January 19th @ 8:00 pm ET | Zoom Only
Automated Imaging of the 2024 Eclipse
presented by Fred Bruenjes & Xavier Jubier
February 2nd @ 7:00 pm ET | KAMSC & Zoom
A Tour of the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
presented by Michael Zeiler
March 1st @ 7:00 pm ET | KAMSC & Zoom
Experiencing Totality – The Great Eclipse of 2024
presented via Zoom by “Mr. Eclipse” Fred Espenak
