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On becoming an author

Today is a very special day. Being in the Shadow: Stories of the First-Time Eclipse Experience – my third book – has just been published. It has been quite the journey, and I wanted to share a little personal back story into how I switched from being an academic to becoming an author. I will […]

June 8, 2017 0 comment
The Path of Totality Tour – Expressions of Interest

    It’s official. I am now taking ‘Expressions of Interest‘ from communities that would like to be included in my Being in the Shadow Path of Totality Tour. The tour is expected to commence in April in South Carolina, and end in July in Oregon – final dates will be confirmed at the end […]

January 5, 2017 7 Comments
How many visitors will come for the eclipse?

As an expert eclipse planning consultant, the most common question I get asked is this – how many people will come to our region for the eclipse? This is a question that is very difficult to predict with any accuracy. It depends on so many factors – including location along the path, proximity to the […]

December 6, 2016 0 comment
Why I help communities prepare for the total solar eclipse

  When a total eclipse occurs in your community, residents and visitors alike will remember it for a lifetime. Having been involved in community eclipse planning for several years now, both within my own community in Australia in 2012, and then as the Eclipse Consultant in the Faroe Islands for 2015, I know from personal […]

November 30, 2016 0 comment
Total eclipse outreach: managing the hype

Recently, there was much to-do about the supermoon. In a way, it was great, as people started talking about the moon, and many made a point of going outside to view our closest celestial body. Images like the one above – taken with a telephoto lens capturing the moon illusion – are gorgeous and captivating, […]

November 21, 2016 4 Comments
Eclipse chasers and Countdowns

As an eclipse chaser, I plan ahead and know where I will be on specific dates a few years in advance. This means that I am always on ‘eclipse countdown’, using eclipse maps as a scaffold for my future. This may seem rather geeky, but I think it’s rather cool and it also is quite […]

August 21, 2015 0 comment
Top 10 madness that is the new year

  You cannot open a newspaper, read a magazine or go online lately without seeing a list of ‘top 10’ things to do or places to go this year. What was especially noticeable this year was the presence of ‘seeing a total solar eclipse’ on most of these lists. I can’t recall any other time […]

January 11, 2015 0 comment