Ep#22 - Anne Buckle & Graham Jones - Time And Date

Welcome back to TT!In this episode we have Anne Buckle and Graham Jones from Timeanddate.com They are the hosts of the eclipse livestreams on Time&Date.com and they join us from Norway.  Hope you enjoy are chat with Anna and Graham!Leticia and Chris interview Anne Buckle and Graham Jones of timeanddate.com about their eclipse resources, astronomy writing, and 10 years of eclipse live streaming. Graham describes a project revisiting the often-quoted “one total solar eclipse per location every 375 years” result by expanding Jean Meeus’s 1982 analysis from 600 to 15,000 years, using latitude bands and major computing power; they found 373 ± 7 years versus Meeus’s 375 ± 16, then extended work to partial eclipses and other patterns. They discuss building a stronger science team, past streams (2017 and 2023 Exmouth with Perth Observatory and government support), and plans for 2026 with teams near León and Mallorca plus partner feeds from Iceland, Greenwich, and Kassel. They cover cloud risks, eclipse “myths” (eclipses aren’t that rare), Earth-rotation delta‑T uncertainty shifting totality paths, solar cycle 25 trending down from max, and Perseids near the August eclipse under new moon.00:00 Welcome and Introductions02:33 Timeanddate Tools Shoutout03:03 Anna and Graham Backgrounds03:56 Recalculating Eclipse Frequency09:16 Building the Eclipse Team10:51 First Livestream Memories12:30 Plans for 2026 Spain14:53 Partners for Europe Coverage17:38 Anna First Totality Story19:59 2024 Eclipse Split Teams23:04 2023 Exmouth Livestream27:15 Favorite Eclipse Moments29:14 Moon Deadline Mindset30:47 Math Meets Wonder32:33 Saros Series Visualized34:17 Eclipse Patterns Over Millennia40:34 Sharing Sky Guides42:44 Midnight Sun and Auroras44:53 Solar Cycle 25 Update46:25 Perseids After Totality49:02 Eclipse Myths Debunked50:09 Delta T Shifts Totality56:29 Wrap Up and Thankshttps://www.timeanddate.com/https://www.timeanddate.com/company/by/anne-bucklehttps://www.timeanddate.com/company/by/graham-jonesSaros 126 Animated Gif:https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsarosanimate/126.gifSaros 126 (72 eclipses 1179CE - 2459CE):https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros126.htmlLeticia Ferrer's site: https://texassolareclipses.com/Host Chris Chotas Alexander's Sitehttps://www.chotachrome.com/IG: @chotachromeTotality Talks is created by Leticia Ferrer and Chris Chotas Alexander.  Totality Talks is produced by Chris Chotas Alexander.