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Map of Eclipse Expedition Sites
12016-05-11T22:17:00-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349091848google_maps2016-06-10T16:23:31-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6For each eclipse between 1889 and 1932, the Lick Observatory (often thanks to private funding from William Crocker), 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.
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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
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
12016-05-11T22:14:48-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Working with a glass plate5Working with a glass plate and the base of the Schaeberle Camera, Wallal, 1922media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal016.jpgplain2016-06-04T16:57:02-07:00Alex 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
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
12016-05-19T16:13:07-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6Second view of 40 ft Camera in Aswan, Egypt540 ft camera and equipment in Aswan, Egypt, 1905media/UA36_Bx 461_egypt008.jpgplain2016-06-03T15:13:22-07:0024.08893, 32.89982Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Mrs Campbell on a turtle4Mrs Campbell sitting upon a turtle, Flint Island, 1922. She joined all the eclipse expeditions that her husband led.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FlintIslandTurtle009.jpgplain2016-06-04T19:21:15-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft Camera, Jeur, India, 18984At 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.jpgplain2016-06-07T15:30:09-07:00Alex 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
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
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
12016-05-11T22:14:52-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft telescope and shelters, Wallal3media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal008.jpgplain2016-05-19T16:16:16-07:00Alex 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
12016-05-11T22:14:48-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Manipulating the glass plates in the tent2Working at the base of the 40ft camera, Wallal, 1922media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal018.jpgplain2016-06-04T17:00:23-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Solar Prominences2Prominences enlarged 13 times, taken at Fryeburg, 1932media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FryeburgSolarProminences006.jpgplain2016-06-04T18:41:37-07:00Alex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Goldendale, 19182Showing 40 ft camera, spectrographs and small telescopes and Einstein-Vulcan telescopesmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Goldendale010.jpgplain2016-05-19T16:32:42-07:00191845.82067,-120.82173Goldendale, WA, USAAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft Schaerberle Camera, Padang2Telescope as constructed at Padang, Indonesia, 1901media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Sumatra010.jpgplain2016-05-31T14:26:05-07:001901-0.94708,100.41718Padang, IndonesiaAlex Moore6cd84a9f7efd71803c15562e48a509db9e0bb5a6
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Equipment on Mt Whitney1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_MtWhitney013.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00190936.57849,-118.29226Mt WhitneyCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:47-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349015ft Einstein Camera1media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal010.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:47-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Equipment set up in Fryeburg, ME (single tent)1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_E1_Fryeburg.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00193244.01643,-70.98063Fryeburg, ME, USACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Spanish eclipse camp1media/UA36/MS268_Bx1_Spain002.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00190541.29741,-1.89365Alhama de Aragon, SpainCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:48-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Box of equipment on ship1media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal013.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:48-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaCraig 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
12016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft Camera at Thomaston, GA1General view of the observing station, Crocker Eclipse Expeditionmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Thomaston004.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:49-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Setting up the equipment1media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal018.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:49-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaE.S. MitchellCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Ensanada1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Ensanada011.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00192331.86674,-116.59637Ensanada, Baja, USACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Polar Axis, GA1Cameras and telescope mounted on polar axismedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Thomaston005.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:54-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
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
12016-05-11T22:14:55-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Rural eclipse1Labled as GA, but unconvincedmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_UnknownEclipse006.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:55-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Inner Corona, Fryeburg1Prominences enlarged 4 times from exposure at beginning of eclipse. Note one edge of sun still covered by clouds.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_FryeburgInnerCorona007.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:51-07:00193244.01643,-70.98063Fryeburg, ME, USAWrightCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:56-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Stages of a Solar Eclipse1Recording change over timemedia/UA36/UA36_Bx463A_solareclipse1885016.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:56-07:001885Lick ObservatoryH.E. MathewsCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft Camera at Mina los Bronces, Chile1Schaeberle (far right) with his volunteer crew. Day after first use of 40ft camera.media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Chile001.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:50-07:001893-33.42596,-70.61147Mina Los Bronces, ChileCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:52-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Group on steamer for Wallal1Mr and Mrs Campbell far right.media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal009.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:52-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaCraig 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
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Solar Corona, Chile1Shows sun spots/flaresmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx461_ChileCorona002.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:50-07:001893-33.42596,-70.61147Mina Los Bronces, ChileCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:52-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Unloading equipment at Wallal1media/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal002.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:52-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft Camera at Akkoshi Japan1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_Japan003.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:53-07:00189643.05187,144.84736Akkeshi, JapanCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Hand drawn plan of the Thomaston eclipse viewing site1media/UA36/UA36_Bx1_series4_GA eclipse026.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:57-07:00190032.88818,-84.32658Thomaston, GACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:46-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490Wallal expedition marker1View from the Northeastmedia/UA36/UA36_Bx392_Wallal007.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:46-07:001922-26.64949,146.18337Wallal, AustraliaCraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
12016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00Craig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a689349040ft camera at Comptonville1media/UA36/UA36_Bx461_comptonville012.jpg2016-05-11T22:14:50-07:00193039.45213,-121.04859Comptonville, CA, USACraig Dietrich2d66800a3e5a1eaee3a9ca2f91f391c8a6893490
