Eclipse Atlas compiles maps, illustrations, newspaper clippings, and ephemera documenting solar and lunar eclipses worldwide from 1654 to the present. The archive includes 17th-century diagrams of totality phases, early photographs, and vivid advertisements urging travel so observers do not miss "the thrill of a lifetime!" The project provides footage of recent eclipses and practical guidance for viewing upcoming events. Membership benefits on the hosting site include hiding advertising, saving favorites, a 15% shop discount, a members-only newsletter, and a 1% donation program for K-12 art supplies.
Anyone who's donned protective glasses and spent hours camped outside with eyes toward the sky knows the strange, life-changing experience of witnessing a solar eclipse. The lunar equivalents are intriguing, too, and have fascinated people around the world for millennia. A new archive collects maps, illustrations, and newspaper clippings documenting this alluring phenomenon from 1654 to the present day. Eclipse Atlas is a veritable trove, particularly the section cataloging ephemera from across the globe.
There are 17th-century diagrams depicting the phases of totality, early photographs chronicling the events, and vivid advertisements prodding people to hop on the train so they don't miss "the thrill of a lifetime!" In addition to historical documents, Eclipse Atlas also shares footage from recent events and offers insight into how to best view those coming in the next few years.
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