Dr. Jay M. Pasachoff (LEFT) viewed his first eclipse as a freshman at Harvard in 1959. It was a life-changing event. By 1972, he was professor of astronomy at Williams College.
Over the decades, as Pasachoff became an expert in the field of solar eclipses, he shared his enthusiasm for both their scientific value and their beauty. And he made sure to offer his own students the same life-changing experience that had motivated him. Preparations of experiments to carry out at an eclipse can take several years. Pasachoff gave his students a direct role in the process. He invited many of them to travel around the world with him to observe solar eclipses. Two of those students, Dan Seaton and Kevin Reardon, have become solar astronomers. They talked with about the impact
