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Fred Espenak passed away on Sunday, June 1st.
The average person may never have heard of Mr Espenak, but anyone who has had more than a passing interest in eclipses will surely recognize the name.
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I stumbled upon Mr Espenak serendipitously about 10 years ago as I was researching information to help me photograph the total solar eclipse of August 2017. I don't think I could have captured and processed my eclipse pictures without some of the things I learned from Fred's tutorials and information he provided. There are lot of "how to" videos out there regarding eclipses, but when I stumbled upon a video lecture on Eclipses by Fred, I knew "this guy knows his stuff!"
Godspeed, Fred Espenak.
Yours truly at a family friend's ranch in Wyoming as I photographed the August 2017 total eclipse of the sun.

Fred Espenak, foremost authority on solar eclipses, dies in Portal at 71
Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist that Astronomy magazine dubbed "Earth's premiere authority on solar eclipses," died Sunday, June 1, at his home in Portal, Arizona. He was 71 years old.

I stumbled upon Mr Espenak serendipitously about 10 years ago as I was researching information to help me photograph the total solar eclipse of August 2017. I don't think I could have captured and processed my eclipse pictures without some of the things I learned from Fred's tutorials and information he provided. There are lot of "how to" videos out there regarding eclipses, but when I stumbled upon a video lecture on Eclipses by Fred, I knew "this guy knows his stuff!"
Godspeed, Fred Espenak.
Yours truly at a family friend's ranch in Wyoming as I photographed the August 2017 total eclipse of the sun.