It's official...

I am the new Acting Eclipse Coordinator for the ALPO, the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers. You can reach me by email using our contact form found here.

If and when you would like to report on your eclipse activities and/or post any images to the ALPO Eclipse Gallery or blog, please use the eclipse@alpo-astronomy.org address. Please be sure to follow the guidelines when sending your photos so that they meet the threshold of being sufficiently documented to be of value for subsequent research and evaluation. Please see my notes on annotating the images below.

In addition to your reports & images being posted on the Eclipse Blog and in the Eclipse Gallery, some items will be selected to be published in the quarterly on-line and print publication, the Journal of the Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers (“JALPO”).

I'm a longtime amateur astronomer but a newcomer to the Eclipse Section, so please bear with me if I'm a little slow to respond or just plain make a mistake or make an etiquette faux pas. I'll learn the ropes and hope to foster enthusiasm for ALPO members to observe and learn more about these special celestial events.

Everyone is asked – even at this late date – to submit their images, sketches, drawings and written reports of any observed eclipses — solar, lunar, annular, total or partial — as soon as possible after the event to the ALPO Eclipse Section Acting Coordinator via the eclipse@alpo-astronomy.org email address for use in his report to the ALPO membership in an upcoming Journal of the ALPO.

In order to make his report as scientifically valid as possible, please include as much observational data as possible including:

• Your name and exact observing location
• Exact date and time of the observation/image exposure
• Exposure timing details
• Estimate of the lunar or solar altitude above your horizon and azimuth (direction)
• Brand and model of the equipment (telescope, mount, eyepiece, camera, mobile phone camera brand and model)
• General weather conditions (ambient temperature, sky conditions, etc.)
• Your own commentary about what you observed

I look forward to working with all the long-time contributors to the Eclipse Section and hope to encourage newcomers to join our ranks and contribute to the Eclipse Section!

Clear skies,

John O'Neal (“NC Stargazer”)
Acting Eclipse Section Coordinator

Everyone is asked – even at this late date – to submit their images, sketches, drawings and written reports of any observed eclipses — solar, lunar, annular, total or partial — as soon as possible after the event to the ALPO Eclipse Section Acting Coordinator John O'Neal for use in his report to the ALPO membership in an upcoming Journal of the ALPO.

In order to make his report as scientifically valid as possible, please include as much observational data as possible including:

• Your name and exact observing location
• Exact date and time of the observation/image exposure
• Exposure timing details
• Estimate of the lunar or solar altitude above your horizon and azimuth (direction)
• Brand and model of the equipment (telescope, mount, eyepiece, camera, mobile phone camera brand and model)
• General weather conditions (ambient temperature, sky conditions, etc.)
• Your own commentary about what you observed

Please send all material to John O'Neal - thank you!

Even though the event occurred several weeks ago, everyone is asked even at this late date to submit their images, sketches, drawings and written reports of the November 6, 2022 lunar eclipse as soon as possible to the ALPO Eclipse Section Coordinator Keith Spring for use in his report to the ALPO membership in an upcoming Journal of the ALPO.

In order to make his report as scientifically valid as possible, please include as much observational data as possible including:

• Your name and exact observing location
• Exact date and time of the observation/image exposure
• Exposure timing details
• Estimate of the lunar altitude above your horizon and azimuth (direction)
• Brand and model of the imaging equipment (telescope, mount, eyepiece, camera, mobile phone camera brand and model)
• General weather conditions (ambient temperature, sky conditions, etc.)
• Your own commentary about what you observed

Send all material to:
Keith Spring
2173 John Hart Circle
Orange Park, FL 32073

E-mail address — star.man13@hotmail.com

May 7, 2021

In 2021 we will have 4 Eclipses: 2 Lunar, 1 Annular Solar, and 1 Total Solar.

The eclipse schedule for this year can be found here.

We are looking for high participation in these events!

REMINDER: Please send your submissions to eclipse@alpo-astronomy.org. If possible, also include the equipment used, the weather conditions, and location of the observation. I look forward to seeing all of your submissions!

Sincerely,

Keith Spring 

Eclipse Section Coordinator
star.man13@hotmail.com

Everyone is asked – even at this late date – to submit their images, sketches, drawings and written reports of any observed eclipses — solar, lunar, annular, total or partial — as soon as possible after the event to the ALPO Eclipse Section Acting Coordinator John O'Neal for use in his report to the ALPO membership in an upcoming Journal of the ALPO.

In order to make his report as scientifically valid as possible, please include as much observational data as possible including:

• Your name and exact observing location
• Exact date and time of the observation/image exposure
• Exposure timing details
• Estimate of the lunar or solar altitude above your horizon and azimuth (direction)
• Brand and model of the equipment (telescope, mount, eyepiece, camera, mobile phone camera brand and model)
• General weather conditions (ambient temperature, sky conditions, etc.)
• Your own commentary about what you observed

Please send all material to John O'Neal - thank you!