"We will find our place under the sun"--from a Hungarian poem.
Ring of Fire Expeditions (ROFE) is the longest consecutive astronomical tour organization in the United States. ROFE specializes in astro-tourism since 1970 with expeditions organized and led by Paul D. Maley of the NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society and arranged by Future Travel in Houston, Texas USA. These include tours to observe such events as Halley's Comet, the Leonid meteor shower, transit of Venus, spacecraft reentries, solar eclipses, grazing occultations, and occultations of stars by minor planets. The number of eclipse tours listed that we have completed are for separate solar eclipses, not just individual programs. We are a public outreach effort of the NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society led by amateur astronomers and welcome all persons who are interested in astronomy and the natural sciences. You do not need to have a science background or any prior experience to join us!
status: SPACE IS AVAILABLE
status: TO BE ANNOUNCED IN 2010
status: SPACE IS AVAILABLE
status: TO BE ANNOUNCED IN 2010
status: SPACE IS AVAILABLE
status: SPACE IS AVAILABLE
Results from our partly successful expeditions
***RING OF FIRE EXPEDITIONS' 35th
Solar Eclipse Tour January 26, 2009***
A SUNRISE ANNULAR ECLIPSE HIGHLIGHTED WITH VISITS TO DEVIL'S ISLAND AND THE EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY LAUNCH SITE.
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE
THE "NEARLY TOTAL" ANNULAR ECLIPSE
Results from our successful expedition
The 2004 transit will be the first since 1882. Although the best viewing locations will be in the eastern hemisphere, we have chose the peaceful and strategically located island of Mauritius where it is possible to view the entire transit of Venus during its 6-hour progression.
TOTAL ECLIPSE observation to be conducted from onboard an aircraft flying through the centerline of the eclipse path.
Results from our successful expedition
ANNULAR ECLIPSE observation to be conducted from the centerline of the eclipse path.
Results from our successful expedition
Total eclipse observation at the southern limit of the eclipse path.
| Solar Eclipse Type | Date | Region of Visibility |
| Annular | 20 May 2012 | Asia/USA |
| Total | 13 November 2012 | Australia/Pacific |
| Annular | 10 May 2013 | Australia/Pacific |
| Annular/Total | 3 November 2013 | Africa |
| Annular | 29 April 2014 | Antarctica |
| Total | 20 March 2015 | Svaalbard |
| Total | 9 March 2016 | Indonesia/Pacific |
| Annular/Total | 1 September 2016 | Africa |
| Annular | 26 February 2017 | S.America/Africa |
| Total | 21 August 2017 | USA |
| Total | 2 July 2019 | S. America/S.Pacific |
| Annular/Total | 26 December 2019 | India/S.E.Asia |
| Annular | 21 June 2020 | Africa/Mideast/Asia |
| Total | 14 December 2020 | S.America |
| Annular | 10 June 2021 | Canada/Greenland |
| Total | 4 December 2021 | Antarctica |
| Annular/Total | 20 April 2023 | S.E.Asia |
| Annular | 14 October 2023 | N.America/S.America |
| Total | 8 April 2024 | USA/Mexico |
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