In this episode we chat with Dr. Richard Tresch Fienberg, astronomer and science communicator. He talks about his journey from JPL, to Sky and Telescope, and on to the American Astronomical Society. Of course, we chat about the total solar eclipse of April 8, 2024.  He is now  retired and serves as the head of the American Astronomical  Society’s  Solar Eclipse Task Force. Trained as a professional astronomer,  he remains an amateur astronomer at heart. Rick joins us from his private observatory in central New Hampshire. We apologize for the snaps and pops in the audio. It was cleaned up significantly and a newer version has been uploaded.  If you take the automatic download, you can refresh your version if the pops are too annoying! Dr. Richard Tresch Fineberg Bio:https://aas.org/press/richard-tresch-fienbergAmerican Astronomical Society Solar Eclipse Task Force:https://eclipse.aas.org/about-usRick’s Sky & Telescope Article On How Dark Does It Get:https://skyandtelescope.org/2024-total-solar-eclipse/how-dark-does-it-get-during-a-total-solar-eclipse/How to build a sun funnel (Rick Fienberg, Chuck Bueter, Louis A. Mayo):https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/static/img/make-sun-funnel/Build_a_Sun_Funnel_v4.pdfBallreich’s Eclipse Chips:https://www.ballreich.com/product/eclipsechipse/Michael Zeiler Eclipse Site:https://www.greatamericaneclipse.comSafe Solar Viewing Glasses, Eclipse T-Shirts and swag https://texassolareclipses.com/shopHost Leticia Ferrer's Texas Eclipses Site https://texassolareclipses.com/Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Sitehttps://www.chotachrome.com/IG: @chotachromeLooking for an Eclipse Day Event - Leticia Ferrer will be at the Cosmic Cowboy Eclipse Festival in Hillsboro Texas - 4 minutes 23 seconds of Totality Also Check out Leticia Ferrer's Event's Page for Free Local (in Dallas) Eventshttps://texassolareclipses.com/upcoming-events/Totality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander. Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.