Speaker
Matt Caplan
(Illinois State University)
Description
Abstract: Eclipse observations have been the key to the most important discoveries ever made about the universe and our place in it. These observations span thousands of years and are ongoing to this very day. From the vantage point of earth’s surface, eclipses – along with a clever pinch of geometry – have provided a unique way to answer the big questions: where are we, where are we going, and are we alone?
