“The strangest location I have ever visited for an eclipse was the Hula Peninsula of Papua New Guinea for the 1994 eclipse. It was beautifully clear, though the eclipse was less than a minute long. My whole visit to Papua New Guinea, including touring in the Sepik River Valley and the Highlands, was fascinating,” said Pasachoff.

    He is the author of Astronomy: From the Earth to the Universe, now in its 5th edition, a popular college text. He is also the author of the Peterson Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, now in its 3rd edition.

    For children, he is the author of the Peterson First Guide to Astronomy and the Peterson First Guide to the Solar System, available at many bookstores. He has published more than 20 books in his career.

    He is the Chair of the Astronomy Division of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, United States National Representative to the Commission on the Teaching of Astronomy of the International Astronomical Union, and Chair of the Working Group on Solar Eclipses of the International Astronomical Union.