Alumni trip to see the solar eclipse in July 1991, in Baja California

Joel Weisberg
Carleton College Department of Physics and Astronomy

We travelled almost to the tip of Baja California to witness the July 1991 solar eclipse. We camped on the beach on the Sea of Cortez at a site prepared just for the eclipse viewers by Baja Expeditions. The ten of us were part of a group of over one hundred campers at this site. The days were hot but we could always jump into the water for a dip when necessary! The nights were dark and spectacular.

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Fig 1: Group members posing on the beach just before totality.


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Fig 2. Rilla M. staving off the Sun's rays.


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Fig 3. David F. ('66) on the beach, awaits totality.


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Fig 4. Bill M. shows how to make a solar pinhole viewer with his fingers.


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Fig 5. Joel F. views the Sun through a filter while Judith F. awaits her turn.

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