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Expert: Steven LJ Russo - 7/22/2009


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Is it possible for there to be two total solar eclipses within 12 months (one year)  of each other?  If so, when and where?

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Megan.

The Maximum number of Eclipses you can have in a year is seven.  Three Solar and four Lunar.

So you can have more than one eclipse per year.  It all depends on the year.

More on this can be found at my friends web site at:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html

There you can find Eclipses for several thousands of years in the past and future!

Steve

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Steven LJ Russo

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As a space science educator in a planetarium, my work centers around teaching people about the night sky and the solar system. I have a strong background in those areas, plus the history of NASA and spaceflight, and meteorology.

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Experience in the area. I have been an amateur astronomer for 47 years, and have been teachng space science in planetariums for 34 years. For 15 years I was a radio and television meteorologist, and for the past 20 years I have been a space science writer for two newspapers in New York State. I am a member of the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society and the International Planetarium Society. I have had a number of articles published in several astronomy journals, including "The Constellation" and the "Planetarian". Education/Credentials. I hold a B. S. from Wagner College and an M. S. from State University of New York at Oswego. Awards and Honors. I have been awarded the "Fellows" award from the International Planetarium Society for more than 20 years of continuous service in the planetarium field.

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