ECLIPSES BY THE RULES
Astronomy in limericks
Neil's eclipse expeditions from Melbourne, Australia
RULE ONE: Arrive in the path of totality the
night before.
RULE TWO: Write a limerick for every day of the trip. The
limerick must be composed and recited on the day.
August, 1999—Amasya, Turkey
June, 2001—Zambia
December, 2002—Ceduna, South Australia
November, 2003—Antarctica
April, 2005—South Pacific Ocean
March, 2006—Mediterranean
August, 2008—China
July, 2009—Iwo
Jima
July, 2010--Cook
Islands
METEORS BY THE RULES
November 2001 Leonids--Alice
Springs, Central Australia
HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY—
The
Limerick Project
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