A montage of eclipse images by Fred Espenak of the total eclipse of the Sun of June 21, 2001 — the first total solar eclipse of the 21st century — that swept across Zambia in southern Africa.

On April 15, many of us in the eclipse community received this message from Fred Espenak, the man who for years was affectionately referred to as Mr. Eclipse:. Dear Friends. I want to share some ...

Fred Espenak, an astrophysicist that Astronomy magazine dubbed "Earth's premiere authority on solar eclipses," died Sunday, June 1, at his home in Portal, Arizona. He was 71 years old.