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Fred Espenak (
1953— ) is an
American astrophysicist. He works at the
Goddard Space Flight Center. He is best known for his work on
eclipse predictions.
Espenak earned a bachelor's degree in physics from
Wagner College,
Staten Island, where he worked in the
planetarium. His master's degree is from the
University of Toledo, based on studies he did at
Kitt Peak Observatory of eruptive and flare stars among
red dwarfs.
Espenak is the author of several canonical works on eclipse predictions, such as the
Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986–2035 and
Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986–2035. He also publishes eclipse bulletins for
NASA.
He is co-author with
Jan Meeus of
Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, October 2006. This work covers all types of solar eclipses (partial, total, annular, or hybrid) from 2000 BC to AD 3000.
Asteroid 14120 Espenak is named in his honour.
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