Eclipse Talk w/ Astronomers Matt Schricker, Andrew Abban, and Thorne Ransom | Total Solar Eclipse Reaction Today In Space

On this episode we have some Astronomer friends on to discuss our thoughts from the Total Solar Eclipse! Matt Schricker (@Bostronomy), Andrew Abban (@aa.astro01), and Thorne Ransom (@ransomobservatory) join us to share their Astronomy Origin Stories and their experience during the Total Solar Eclipe. For some it was our first, and others were looking for redemption from 2017. But all of us were close to speechless when it happened, until we had this mega podcast for some Eclipse Talk.
Maine was one of the best places in the country to see the Total Solar Eclipse, given the cloud coverage on the day of the eclipse. Even us New Englanders were shocked that out of the 13 states in the US - Maine would be the place to be. But, as you'll hear and see from the images taken...we had the best seats in the solar system that day! Thank you to our guests and new friends for such a fun Eclipse Talk - make sure to follow them online for awesome astrophotography!
Let us know if you were able to watch the total solar eclipse and whether it was your first! We'd love to hear from you. Email us at todayinspacepodcast@gmail.com
Topics from the episode:
eclipse, telescope, astronomy, friend, crazy, mind-blowing, pictures, Maine, years, night, shadow, sky, totality, mountain, total solar eclipse
SOURCES:
Maine's last total solar eclipse (1963)
https://downeast.com/history/july-1963-total-eclipse/
What is a Meridian Flip? https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/236513-meridian-flip/
What is a Meridian Flip when using a Telescope?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnktqwTwCMA
The 'Topics from the episode' above and the timestamps below for the episode were generated using AI (otter.ai) by processing the audio file.
Timestamps:
00:00 Eclipse Talk w/ 3 Astronomers
05:03 Astronomy Origin stories w/ Andrew & Thorne 
10:38 The Journey to Maine, and the challenge of chasing good Total Eclipse weather
15:02 REACTIONS to the Total Solar Eclipse 
23:01 Astronomy Trio’s experience during the Eclipse. 
28:04 Astrophotography techniques and tools used during the total solar eclipse. 
37:53 Road trips, traffic, and big dogs dangerously close to telescopes
42:12 The Purkinje effect with colors during the Total Solar Eclipse
47:03 The time and science of Solar Eclipse viewing
52:48 Astronomy and Starparties
59:11 The impact & human experience of the solar eclipse
01:14:16 Astrophotography, equipment, and friends
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