Daily Archives: March 12, 2015

This is an incredible photo of the 1999 total solar eclipse in France. (Luc Viatour / www.Lucnix.be) — Seeing a solar eclipse, especially a total solar eclipse, is an unforgettable experience! It’s also a lengthy experience, plus you’ll want to share it with others, so it’s worth having a camera handy to photograph the event. Another good reason to take pictures is because the camera sees the eclipse […]

How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse Safely Recently updated !

This entry was posted on March 12, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on September 24, 2023)

Photo of the sun taken with a Canon camera and cheap solar filter on March 11, 2015. — So, as you may (or may not) know, I’m headed to Iceland this weekend. It’s a huge bucket list trip for me, second only to visiting Mars, but a tiny bit more attainable. While it’s a working trip, I’m also calling it my 50th birthday present to myself (yep, I’m […]

Iceland Total Solar Eclipse Trip – Getting Ready

This entry was posted on March 12, 2015 by Anne Helmenstine (updated on February 21, 2023)

March 14 is traditionally Pi Day since 3-14 are the first three digits of pi. The year 2015 added little more significance because the next two digits are 15. The year 2016 worked too, since you could round pi to 3.1416. Anyway, the digits of pi are important. That hasn’t stopped […]

Pi Day and the Indiana Pi Bill

This entry was posted on March 12, 2015 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on April 9, 2020)

Pi Day Chart — This pie chart shows the results of a poll conducted at chemistry.about.com that asked “What are your Pi Day plans?” My Pi Day activities are likely to be the “be irrational” and “eat pizza” ideas. What do you think?

Pie Chart of Pi Day Activities

This entry was posted on March 12, 2015 by Todd Helmenstine (updated on March 9, 2020)