Stop Here for Eclipses, Comets And Other Astronomical Phenomenon

• 2024 - Total Eclipse of the Sun, April 8, as seen from the Mexican Riviers, aboard HAL Zaandam

• 2024 - Vandenberg Launch of Space X Falcon 9, March 18, as seen from Yuma, AZ

• 2023 - The Annular Eclipse of the Sun on Oct. 14, as seen from Rio Rancho, NM

• 2023 - Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF (The Green Comet) on Feb. 1, as seen from the Fortuna Foothills of Yuma, AZ

• 2022 - December 7 Occultation of Mars by the Moon as seen from the Fortuna Foothills of Yuma, AZ

• 2022 - November 8 Total Lunar Eclipse as seen from the Fortuna Foothills of Yuma, AZ

• 2022 - May 15 Total Lunar Eclipse as seen from the Fortuna Foothills of Yuma, AZ

• 2021 - Near Total - Partial Lunar Eclipse as seen from the Fortuna Foothills of Yuma, AZ

• 2020 - Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3) as seen from various locations

• 2017 - The Total Eclipse of the Sun, Aug. 21, as seen from Casper, WY.

• 2016 - The Total Eclipse of the Sun, Mar. 9, as seen from the Straits of Makassar, aboard HAL Volendam

• 2016 - Comet Catalina (C/2013 US10) on Jan. 1, as seen from Vail, AZ

• 2013 - The partial eclipse of the Sun as seen from Lauderdale By The Sea, FL.

• 2013 - Conjunction of Mercury, Venus and the Moon from Mt. Palomar, CA.

• 2013 - Conjunctions of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury from Vista, CA.

• 2013 - Comet C2011/L4 PanSTARRS from Mt. Palomar, CA.

• 2012 - Annular Eclipse of the Sun from Page, AZ.

• 2012 - Conjunctions of Jupiter, Venus and Mercury from Vista, CA.

• 2011 - Total Eclipse of  the Moon, December 10 from Vista, CA.

• 2008 - Conjunction of Jupiter, Venus and the Moon from Vista, CA.

• 2008 - Vandenberg Delta II/COSMO-3 Missile Launch on October 24, as seen from Vista, CA.

• 2007 - Comet 17/P Holmes from Mataguay Scout Reservation.

• 2007 - Total Eclipse of the Moon from Mt. Palomar, CA.

• 2007 - Comet C/2006 P1 McNaught from Mt. Palomar, CA.

• 2006 - The Transit of Mercury from Vista, CA.

• 2006 - Vandenberg Delta IV Missile Launch on June 27, as seen from Vista, CA.

• 2006 - The Total Eclipse of the Sun, March. 29, as seen from Tent City, Libya

• 2005 - Vandenberg PST Minotaur I Missile Launch on September 22, as seen from Vista, CA.

• 2005 - Partial Eclipse of the Sun from Calexico, CA.

• 2004 - Comet C/2001 Q4 NEAT from Mt. Palomar.

• 2003 - Total Eclipse of the Moon, November 8 from Mt. Laguna, CA.

• 2003 - Total Eclipse of the Moon, May 15 from Mt. Palomar, CA.

• 2003 - Comet C/2002 V1 NEAT from Mataquay and Mt. Palomar.

• 2002 - Annular Eclipse of the Sun, June 10 from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

• 2000 - Partial Eclipse of the Sun, December 25 from Vista, CA.

• 2000 - Partial Eclipse of the Sun, June 30 from Gilroy, CA.

• 2000 - Comet C/1999 S4 LINEAR from Mataquay Scout Reservation.

• 1998 - Total Eclipse of the Sun, Feb 26 from Curacao Island.

• 1997 - Comet Hale-Bopp from San Diego, CA.

• 1996 - Comet Hyakutake from San Diego, CA.

• 1992 - Annular Eclipse of the Sun, Jan 4 from Encinitas, CA.

• 1991 - Total Eclipse of the Sun, July 11 from the Sea of Cortez.

Roberto Solans

Dr. Glenn Thurman

• ASTR 110/112
• PHYC 110
• 2008 - The Orion Nebula (M42) from San Diego, CA
• 2008 - The Planet Jupiter from San Diego, CA
• 2008 - The Lagoon Nebula (M8) from San Diego, CA
   

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