If you witnessed the Great American Eclipse in August 2017, certify your experience with an official Windowpane Observatory Eclipse Certificate.
The certificate documents your precise eclipse start and end times and percentage of totality for your exact location.
Your unique observation will be published in our 2017 Eclipse Online Archive.
Only the first 1,000 observations will be accepted for authentication due to the time involved by our astronomers. Additional scientific information for the eclipse at your location is available on request.
To acquire a certificate authenticating your observation, all you need to do is provide your name and exact location.
Your certificate will document the exact start and end times of the eclipse from your position on Earth and exactly how much of the Moon covered the Sun during maximum coverage from your location. (If you were in the path of totality, then the coverage will read 100%.)
Our chief astronomer, associate astronomer, and principal archivist will then review all the information for scientific accuracy and authenticity and, after careful examination, will sign and date the document. Please read the FAQ below to find out if your observation qualifies for a certificate of authentication.
If I saw it on the internet or TV, but did not walk outside and see it in the sky does that count?
Answer: NO
If I watched it outside and also viewed a NASA feed simultaneously on my smart phone am I eligible for an eclipse certificate?
Answer: YES
What if I stood the in the path of totality and it was cloudy or rained?
Answer: YES You got there, it got dark, we will certify that you witnessed the eclipse
What if it was cloudy or rainy from my partial eclipse viewing location?
Answer: If you tried during the entire course of the partial eclipse to step outside and see if there was a break in the rain or clouds, YES we will certify you. If you made no real attempts, blew it off & watched it on TV then NO you are not eligible for a certificate.
Can the certificate be for more than one person or a whole family or business?
Answer: YES
Can I receive more detailed information about the eclipse at my location?
Answer: YES For an addl. cost you can have an entire scientific profile written up about the eclipse from your exact location.
Your observation will be archived at Windowpane Observatory's 2017 Total Solar Eclipse Online Archive. In your certificate confirmation email, we will provide the exact URL of your unique observation in our Online Archive.
For more information about Windowpane Observatory, please visit www.wpo.net. Windowpane Observatory is dedicated to the discovery of transient cosmic phenomena including Earth-crossing asteroids, comets, and supernovae.
