Jay Anderson

Jay Anderson

The Next Four Years

Abstract

Before the end of the decade, the Moon will brush its shadow across the Earth another half-dozen times. Three of these will be total eclipses and one will be the longest eclipse we will see in the rest of our lifetime. These eclipses bring excellent opportunities for travel, exploration, and, for the total eclipses, an exhilarating immersion in the Sun’s corona. 

While the first two are immune from the vagaries of the weather, the appearance of the corona is very much subject to cloudiness. This presentation will explore what climatology can tell us about cloud and other weather prospects and make some suggestions on overcoming an unfavourable weather forecast ahead of eclipse day.

Bio 

Jay Anderson is a Canadian meteorologist who has been providing guidance about eclipse weather prospects since 1978. His studies were first published in the Bulletins of the U.S. Naval Observatory, then in NASA Circulars with Fred Espenak, and currently on his web site: eclipsophile.com. During the past 46 years, he has tested his own advice by travelling to 36 total and annular eclipses. In 2021, with co-authors Jay Pasachoff and John Day, he authored the Peterson Field Guide to Weather.