Books & Articles

Eclipse Book Covers

Here you'll find some of the best eclipse-related books and articles available, as judged by members of the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force. To avoid overwhelming you with too much information, we've intentionally weighted our listings toward resources that are relatively new, up to date, and/or especially relevant to the October 14, 2023, and/or April 8, 2024, American solar eclipses. Some titles date back to the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse across America. We've also considered quality, of course; if a book or article is listed here, we think it's of high quality. If it's not listed here, that doesn't mean it's not of high quality — it just means we can't list everything (or we've simply never heard of it). If you have, or know of, a resource that you think belongs here, please contact us; we can't guarantee that we'll add the item to our website, but we will consider it.

Books: Info, History, Lore & Science | Atlases & Maps | Imaging & Video | About the Sun | For Kids & Families | Articles: All Topics

Books

Eclipse Info, History, Lore & Science

Atlases & Maps

Imaging & Video

About the Sun

For Children & Families

Articles

American Astronomical Society (AAS):

  • Celebrating the Wonder of Science in the Shadow (2024) is a special issue of the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS), a free online journal. It's the first in a series intended to document how scientists, education-and-outreach professionals, teachers, students, amateur astronomers, artists, park rangers, and others provide eclipse-related education and outreach, science, viewing, and related experiences. It features seven collections of articles:
    • Personal Narratives
    • Viewing the Sun Safely
    • Eclipse Science & Investigations
    • Peer-Reviewed Papers
    • Eclipse Education & Outreach Tools & Resources
    • Human Perspectives Under the Shadow
    • Reports from the Field

Sky & Telescope / SkyandTelescope.org (AAS Sky Publishing, LLC):

AccuWeather.com:

Astronomy / Astronomy.com (Kalmbach Publishing Co.):

Forbes.com (Forbes Media)

  • Articles by Jamie Carter
    • Jamie is a science journalist and eclipse chaser who maintains the website WhenIsTheNextEclipse.com. He publishes a steady stream of well-reported and authoritative articles both on his website and on Forbes.com. Check 'em out!

Mercury (Astronomical Society of the Pacific):

Reflector (Astronomical League):

  • "The DEB Initiative," Matt Penn (article about an eclipse-imaging citizen-science project), March 2023 (PDF)

Space.com (Future US, Inc.):

The Physics Teacher (American Institute of Physics)

The Washington Post