1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁took ▁what ▁would ▁be ▁for ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁ten ▁eclipse ▁exped itions . ▁The ▁May ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁eclipse ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁Griff in , ▁Georgia ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Naval ▁Observ atory . ▁Mitchell ▁became ▁a ▁world - ren owned ▁authority ▁on ▁solar ▁e cli ps es ▁through ▁his ▁numerous ▁exped itions , ▁including ▁tri ps ▁to : ▁S aw ah ▁Lo ento , ▁Sum atra ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁( May ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 ), ▁Dar oca , ▁Spain ▁( August ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 0 5 ), ▁Baker , ▁Oregon ▁( J une ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ), ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California ▁( Se ptember ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ), ▁Van ▁V le ck ▁Observ atory , ▁Middle ton , ▁Connecticut ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 5 ), ▁F ag ern as , ▁Norway ▁( J une ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ), ▁Ni ua fo ou ▁or ▁" T in - Can " ▁Island , ▁T ong a , ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Pacific ▁Ocean ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ), ▁ ▁Mag og , ▁Quebec , ▁Canada ▁( August ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ), ▁and ▁K anton ▁Island , ▁Ki rib ati ▁(