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SoonishThe Otherworldly Power of a Total EclipseThe most important piece of advice David Baron ever got: “Before you die, you owe it to yourself to see a total solar eclipse.”The recommendation came from the Williams College astronomer Jay Pasachoff, a beloved teacher and textbook author, after Baron interviewed him for a 1994 radio story. Baron listened—and it changed his life. He saw his first eclipse in Aruba in 1998, and has since become a true umbraphile. The upcoming eclipse of April 8, 2024, will be the ninth one he’s witnessed.A veteran science journalist and former NPR science correspondent, Baron joined Soonish from his...2024-03-181h 08