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Map of Eclipse Expedition Sites
12016-05-11T22:17:00-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490918410google_maps2016-06-10T17:24:18-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6For each eclipse between 1889 and 1932, the Lick Observatory, sent one or more astronomers to observe it along the path of totality (places where the moon's shadow will entirely eclipse the sun). Some passed close to home in California, and others required journeying much further afield.
These expeditions were often privately funded, allowing the Lick astronomers to choose locations that required time and expense to reach.
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1media/UA36/MS268_Bx1_Flint004.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Workers making thatching for the instrument shelters, Flint Island, 1908.14Newspaper clipping showing Flint Island plantation workers weaving materials for the instrument shelters, 1908.media/UA36/MS268_Bx1_FlintClippingplain2016-06-07T13:38:08-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FryeburgInnerCorona007.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Inner Corona, photographed by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 193212Inner Corona, photographed by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 1932media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FryeburgCorona005.jpgplain2016-06-07T15:47:26-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-19T16:02:44-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a640 ft camera in Aswan, Egypt, 1905740 ft Camera in Aswan, Egypt, 1905media/UA36_Bx 461_egypt009.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:06:50-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:48-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Working with a glass plate, Wallal, 19226Working with a glass plate and the base of the Schaeberle Camera, photographed by E.S. Mitchell, Wallal, 1922media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal016.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:43:21-07:00-26.64949, 146.18337Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal020.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:49-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Rehearsal of eclipse program, unknown photographer, Wallal, 19226Because each eclipse lasts for only a minute or two, the process of using all the equipment had to be carefully rehearsed in advance. Wallal, 1922.media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal020.jpgplain2016-06-07T11:49:50-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaE.S. MitchellAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-19T16:13:07-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Second view of 40 ft camera in Aswan, Egypt, 1905640 ft camera and equipment in Aswan, Egypt, 1905media/UA36_Bx 461_egypt008.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:00:41-07:0024.08893, 32.89982Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera, Jeur, India, 18985At Jeur, India, the Schaeberle telescope was contructed out of teak and cotton. A team of British missionaries (shown here) were recruited to help with the telescope's operation.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_India.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:57:44-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx463A_SunSpotPerrine1897018.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Photograph of a sunspot, Charles Perrine, Lick Observatory, 18975Photograph of a sunspot, Charles Perrine, Lick Observatory, 1897media/UA36/UA36_Bx463A_SunSpotPerrine1897018.jpgplain2016-06-07T10:54:09-07:001897Lick ObservatoryCharles PerrineAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_UnknownEclipse007.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:55-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Astronomer and equipment, unknown photographer, Thomaston, GA, 19005Astronomer and equipment, unknown photographer, Thomaston, GA, 1900media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_UnknownEclipse007.jpgplain2016-06-07T11:06:31-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-19T16:29:17-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Chart of the 1889 eclipse, California5This map shows the location of the Lick observation station at Bartlett Springs as well as the path of totality across Northern California.media/ua0036_map_0001_MOD.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:25:09-07:0039.18389, -122.70333Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Mrs Campbell sitting upon a turtle, Flint Island, 19225Mrs Campbell sitting upon a turtle, Flint Island, 1922. She joined all the eclipse expeditions that her husband led.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FlintIslandTurtle009.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:16:08-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:46-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Women washing dishes, Wallal, 19224Life at the Wallal Camp, 1922media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal003.jpgplain2016-06-07T15:42:32-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-06-02T21:45:20-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Mrs Campbell at the polar axis, Wallal, 19224Mrs Campbell at the polar axis, taken by E.S. Mitchell, Wallal, 1922media/UA36_Bx462A_MrsCampbell@telescope.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:41:56-07:00-26.64949, 146.18337Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-31T16:41:08-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Bartlett Springs eclipse site, photographer unknown, Bartlett Springs, CA, 18894Bartlett Springs, CA, 1889media/UA36_Bx462C_BartlettSprings_Case4032.jpgplain2016-06-07T09:00:12-07:0039.18389, -122.70333Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Possibly Cartwright.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Eclipse camp, Cartwright, 19054Site at Cartwright, Labrador, 1905. Documenting the same eclipse as the camps at Alhalma de Aragon, Spain, and Aswan, Egypt.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Possibly Cartwright.jpgplain2016-06-07T15:50:06-07:0053.707,-57.02331Cartwright, LabradorAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-06-02T21:05:24-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Page from Elizabeth Campbell's Russian Eclipse Album, 19144A selection of images from Elizabeth Campbell's photo album documenting life at the eclipse camp in Brovary, Russia, 1914media/MS268_Russia_Case4039COPY.jpgplain2016-06-07T17:54:28-07:0050.51378, 30.7603Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_NewOrleans008.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Loading equipment for Thomaston eclipse site, New Orleans, 19003Loading equipment for Thomaston eclipse site, New Orleans, 1900media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_NewOrleans008.jpgplain2016-06-07T11:54:34-07:001900New OrleansAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:48-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Working at the base of the 40ft camera, Wallal, 19223Working at the base of the 40ft camera, Wallal, 1922media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal018.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:31:06-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Goldendale, WA, 19183Showing 40 ft camera, spectrographs and small telescopes and Einstein-Vulcan telescopesmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Goldendale010.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:53:40-07:00191845.82067,-120.82173Goldendale, WA, USAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Prominences enlarged 13 times, taken by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 19323Prominences enlarged 13 times, taken by W.H. Wright, Fryeburg, 1932media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FryeburgSolarProminences006.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:35:57-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-06-02T21:13:36-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Site Plan, GA, 19003Hand drawn plan for the eclipse viewing site at Thomaston, GA, 1900media/UA36_Bx1_series4_GA eclipse026.jpgplain2016-06-02T21:15:44-07:0032.88818, -84.32658Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-06-02T21:39:54-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6View of the Schaeberle Camera at Padang, 19013View of the Schaeberle Camera at Padang, 1901media/UA36_BX462_Padang_Case4035.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:46:40-07:00-0.94708, 100.41718Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera, Padang, Indonesia, 1901340ft camera, Padang, Indonesia, 1901media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Sumatra010.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:58:45-07:001901-0.94708,100.41718Padang, IndonesiaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Equipment at Camptonville, CA, 19303Equipment at Camptonville, CA, 1930media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_comptonville012.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:51:10-07:00193039.45213,-121.04859Comptonville, CA, USAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:47-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349015ft Einstein Camera, Wallal, 19222Camera used to take the images that proved Einstein's theory of General Relativitymedia/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal010.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:04:21-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Polar Axis, GA, 19002Cameras and telescope mounted on polar axismedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Thomaston005.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:17:57-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Mina los Bronces, Chile, 18932Schaeberle (far right) with his volunteer crew on the day after the first use of the 40ft camera.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Chile001.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:54:53-07:001893-33.42596,-70.61147Mina Los Bronces, ChileAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Solar Corona, taken by J.M. Schaeberle, Chile, 18932Shows sun spots/flaresmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_ChileCorona002.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:18:49-07:001893-33.42596,-70.61147Mina Los Bronces, ChileAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Thomaston, GA, 19002General view of the observing station.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Thomaston004.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:57:08-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:49-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Einstein Plate, taken by W. W. Campbell, Wallal, 19222Plate used to prove Einstein's General Theory of Relativitymedia/UA36/UA36_Bx392_WallalEinstein Plate004.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:10:25-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:55-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Equipment at site, Thomaston, GA, 19002Equipment at site, Thomaston, GA, 1900media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_UnknownEclipse006.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:19:51-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Equipment on Mt Whitney, CA, 19092Equipment on Mt Whitney, CA, 1909media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_MtWhitney013.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:11:32-07:00190936.57849,-118.29226Mt WhitneyAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Instruments in Fryeburg, ME, 19322Instruments in Fryeburg, ME, 1932media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_E1_Fryeburg.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:12:37-07:00193244.01643,-70.98063Fryeburg, ME, USAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:46-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Expedition marker, Wallal, 19222View from the Northeastmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal007.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:22:13-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Akkeshi Japan, 1896240ft camera at Akkeshi Japan, 1896media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Japan003.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:49:46-07:00189643.05187,144.84736Akkeshi, JapanAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Eclipse camp, Flint Island, 19082Eclipse camp, Flint Island, 1908media/UA36/MS268_Bx1_Flint004.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:00:04-07:001908-11.43055,-151.81898Flint IslandAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:52-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Group on steamer for Wallal, 19222Mr and Mrs Campbell far right.media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal009.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:13:34-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Hand drawn plan of the eclipse camp, Thomaston, GA, 19012Hand drawn plan of the eclipse camp, Thomaston, GA, 1901media/UA36/UA36_Bx1_series4_GA eclipse026.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:14:47-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Ensanada, Mexico, 1923240ft camera at Ensanada, Mexico, 1923media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Ensanada011.jpgplain2016-06-10T16:52:56-07:00192331.86674,-116.59637Ensanada, BajaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Eclipse camp, Alhama de Aragon, Spain, 19052Eclipse camp, Alhama de Aragon, Spain, 1905media/UA36/MS268_Bx1_Spain002.jpgplain2016-06-10T17:01:40-07:00190541.29741,-1.89365Alhama de Aragon, SpainAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Corona Spectrograph in Fryeburg1Corona spectrograph for photographing the spectra of inner and outer cornoa. Operated by C.D. Shane and E.H. Fathmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Fryeburg004.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00193244.01643,-70.98063Fryeburg, ME, USACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Chart of path of 1900 Solar Eclipse1media/UA36/UA36_Bx1_series4_GA eclipse025.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:57-07:001900GeorgiaCentral of Georgia Railway CompanyCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490View of entire camp, Fryeburg, ME1Instruments L to R: Jumping film spectrograph, moving plate spectrograph, corona spectrograph, corona camerasmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_E1_Fryeburg2.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00193244.01643,-70.98063Fryeburg, ME, USACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
