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<p>Today, millions of Americans will have the opportunity to see a rare total solar eclipse.</p><p>Fred Espenak, a retired astrophysicist known as Mr. Eclipse, was so blown away by an eclipse he saw as a teenager that he dedicated his life to traveling the world and seeing as many as he could.</p><p>Mr. Espenak discusses the eclipses that have punctuated and defined the most important moments in his life, and explains why these celestial phenomena are such a wonder to experience.</p><p>Guest: Fred Espenak, a.k.a. “Mr. Eclipse,” a former NASA astrophysicist and lifelong eclipse chaser.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>A total solar eclipse is coming.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/total-solar-eclipse.html"> Here’s what you need to know.</a></li><li>Millions of people making plans to be in the path of the solar eclipse on Monday know it will be awe-inspiring.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/07/us/solar-eclipse-awe.html"> What is that feeling?</a></li><li>The eclipse...