mapmaker

He was known as a painter, sculptor, architect, inventor, mapmaker, student of nature and doubtless a dozen other things we’ll learn in the course of this documentary.

“The sight of a total solar eclipse is stunning because the most beautiful celestial object — the sun’s corona — is hidden from us all our lives except for the precious moments of totality,” eclipse mapmaker Michael Zeiler said in an email.

The conservative-leaning majority, appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and led by Chief Judge Janet DiFiore, directed an outside mapmaker to redraw the plans.

The mapmaker’s submission was heavily influenced by analyses from experts who specialized in GOP-friendly redistricting.

Democrats then filed a new lawsuit arguing that the IRC must produce new maps instead of relying on the court-ordered plans drawn by the outside mapmaker.