Click above to listen to part 3 of Eclipsing All Other Shows, featuring Jay Pasachoff, professor of Astronomy at Williams College and chair of the International Astronomical Union Working Group on Solar Eclipses, imparting more tips for viewing the total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017, and describing some of the science done during total solar eclipses.

Eclipsing All Other Shows:
Part 1: David Baron / American Eclipse
Part 2: Andrew Fraknoi / Eclipse Preparation
Part 3: Jay Pasachoff / Total Eclipse
Part 4: Madhulika Guhathakurta / Solar Probe

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