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But we’re about to enter a remarkable season of solar eclipses that will be visible from most of the country. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, mark your calendar for April 8, 2024, when a major total solar eclipse will cut from Texas to Maine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But thankfully, we don’t have to wait that long to see a partial solar eclipse — because one’s right around the corner on Saturday, October 14, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205286727/heres-how-you-can-see-saturdays-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse\">a striking “ring of fire” effect will be visible to certain eclipse watchers\u003c/a>. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>When is Saturday’s annular solar eclipse happening?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984363\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 728px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984363\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01.jpg 728w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing the path of the Oct. 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse. The path of greatest eclipse is shown in red, and the surrounding grid shows the amount of partial blockage by location (example, 0.80 = 80%) \u003ccite>(NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the morning of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/where-when/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday, October 14\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an eclipse will darken the sky, coming ashore at the central Oregon coast, clipping across northern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and New Mexico, and finally through south central Texas, departing into the Gulf of Mexico through San Antonio and Corpus Christi.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, the moon’s shadow will sweep over the Yucatán peninsula and Central America, then cut across Colombia and Brazil before diminishing into the Atlantic Ocean.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be an \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/about-eclipses/types/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">annular eclipse\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> — an “almost” total solar eclipse — that takes place when the moon is farther from Earth than average, and its disk isn’t large enough to completely cover the sun.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Partial phase of an annular solar eclipse in 2012, as seen from Chabot Space & Science Center. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you live along the central path of the eclipse, you will see the moon block off most of the sun, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.space.com/how-to-watch-annular-solar-eclipse-ring-of-fire-october-14\">a thin outline of sunlight will peek out around the perimeter in a bright ring\u003c/a>, or annulus. \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2023-annular-eclipse-guide\">See where you’d be able to see this famous “ring of fire” effect.\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ringoffireeclipsetime\">\u003c/a>Can I see the annular solar eclipse in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter where you are in the U.S. you will see at least a partial solar eclipse, with the moon obscuring some percentage of the sun from view and forming a bright crescent. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closer an observer’s location to the central path, the more of the sun will be blocked and the darker the day will get.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984356\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar eclipse viewing event at Chabot Space & Science Center in 2012. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here in the Bay Area the partial eclipse begins a few minutes after 8 a.m. But unless you’re viewing it through special sun-safe telescope equipment, you won’t notice anything at first.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 8:30 a.m. you will easily notice it, as if a bite were taken from the edge of the sun. And f\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or the Bay Area, maximum eclipse happens at 9:19 a.m., when 78% of the sun will be blocked — and the day will noticeably darken. (Remember: \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2023-annular-eclipse-guide\">we won’t see that “ring of fire” here in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How to safely observe the annular eclipse\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’re planning to witness the eclipse with your own eyes, be careful not to look directly at the sun, even when it is being blocked by the moon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? There’s still enough brightness and ultraviolet radiation in even a small glint of sunlight to damage your eyes if you stare at it directly.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to observe a solar eclipse is either through special darkened filters (ordinary sunglasses will not protect your eyes), or by projecting an image of the sun with a small telescope.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984357\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteer at Chabot Space & Science Center projecting an image of a solar eclipse in 2012. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A word of caution: Never point a telescope at the sun — even to project its image — unless you know how to do it safely. And never look directly at the sun through an ordinary telescope.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eclipseglasses.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sun-viewing glasses\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be purchased online for a few dollars. Make sure to place your order early enough to get them before the eclipse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also find instructions on the internet for building a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pinhole camera projector\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> — which can be as simple as casting a shadow on a piece of white paper with something that has small holes in it, like a cooking colander or a cheese grater. (Or even a clenched fist.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984355\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casting a tiny spot of sunlight through a ‘pinhole’ forms an image of the sun — or in this picture, the crescent of a partial solar eclipse. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Jon Braidman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing to watch for during the eclipse is the fun dance of the shadows. Look in the shadows of things like bushes and trees during the eclipse and you may find a spray of tiny crescents scattered where rays of sunlight slip through.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984354\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dozens of ‘pinhole images’ of a partial solar eclipse seen in spots of light projected between the leaves of a tree. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Jon Braidman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each crescent you see is a tiny image of the sun and moon engaged in their eclipsing dance!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Planning ahead: What do I need to know about the solar eclipse in April 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October’s annular eclipse will give us a taste of the experience of a total solar eclipse: One of the most breathtaking celestial events seen from the surface of the Earth.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2024/apr-8-total/where-when/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next April\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a total solar eclipse will take place along a narrow strip of North America, starting in Mexico and heading northeast through Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Vermont and Maine.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to stand in the total shadow of the moon, book your hotel rooms now — if you can find any vacancies.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story was originally published on October 6.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Find out the path of this weekend's eclipse, and the best way to view it.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704845874,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":24,"wordCount":1099},"headData":{"title":"How to See the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse on Saturday | KQED","description":"Find out the path of this weekend's eclipse, and the best way to view it.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"How to See the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse on Saturday","datePublished":"2023-10-13T15:20:40.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T00:17:54.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","articleAge":"0","path":"/science/1984360/annular-solar-eclipse-sweeps-the-country-on-saturday-oct-14","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s been a while since \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1914768/live-blog-the-great-american-solar-eclipse\">the last solar eclipse, which swept the U.S. from Oregon eastward \u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 2017\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, briefly darkening the day for the thousands of people who planned ahead and put themselves in the path of the moon’s shadow. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Jump to: \u003ca href=\"#ringoffireeclipsetime\">What time can I see this weekend’s annular solar eclipse in the Bay Area?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With all that’s happened in the interim, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1914933/video-photos-totality-eclipse\">that solar eclipse six years ago\u003c/a> may feel like ancient history now. But we’re about to enter a remarkable season of solar eclipses that will be visible from most of the country. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, mark your calendar for April 8, 2024, when a major total solar eclipse will cut from Texas to Maine. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But thankfully, we don’t have to wait that long to see a partial solar eclipse — because one’s right around the corner on Saturday, October 14, when \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/10/13/1205286727/heres-how-you-can-see-saturdays-ring-of-fire-solar-eclipse\">a striking “ring of fire” effect will be visible to certain eclipse watchers\u003c/a>. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cb>When is Saturday’s annular solar eclipse happening?\u003c/b>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984363\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 728px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984363\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01.jpg 728w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/Clipboard01-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map showing the path of the Oct. 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse. The path of greatest eclipse is shown in red, and the surrounding grid shows the amount of partial blockage by location (example, 0.80 = 80%) \u003ccite>(NASA)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the morning of \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2023/oct-14-annular/where-when/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saturday, October 14\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an eclipse will darken the sky, coming ashore at the central Oregon coast, clipping across northern Nevada, southwestern Utah, and New Mexico, and finally through south central Texas, departing into the Gulf of Mexico through San Antonio and Corpus Christi.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After that, the moon’s shadow will sweep over the Yucatán peninsula and Central America, then cut across Colombia and Brazil before diminishing into the Atlantic Ocean.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be an \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/about-eclipses/types/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">annular eclipse\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> — an “almost” total solar eclipse — that takes place when the moon is farther from Earth than average, and its disk isn’t large enough to completely cover the sun.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984359\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984359\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-13-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Partial phase of an annular solar eclipse in 2012, as seen from Chabot Space & Science Center. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you live along the central path of the eclipse, you will see the moon block off most of the sun, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.space.com/how-to-watch-annular-solar-eclipse-ring-of-fire-october-14\">a thin outline of sunlight will peek out around the perimeter in a bright ring\u003c/a>, or annulus. \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2023-annular-eclipse-guide\">See where you’d be able to see this famous “ring of fire” effect.\u003c/a>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"ringoffireeclipsetime\">\u003c/a>Can I see the annular solar eclipse in the Bay Area?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No matter where you are in the U.S. you will see at least a partial solar eclipse, with the moon obscuring some percentage of the sun from view and forming a bright crescent. \u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The closer an observer’s location to the central path, the more of the sun will be blocked and the darker the day will get.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984356\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984356\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-7-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Solar eclipse viewing event at Chabot Space & Science Center in 2012. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here in the Bay Area the partial eclipse begins a few minutes after 8 a.m. But unless you’re viewing it through special sun-safe telescope equipment, you won’t notice anything at first.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By 8:30 a.m. you will easily notice it, as if a bite were taken from the edge of the sun. And f\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or the Bay Area, maximum eclipse happens at 9:19 a.m., when 78% of the sun will be blocked — and the day will noticeably darken. (Remember: \u003ca href=\"https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2023-annular-eclipse-guide\">we won’t see that “ring of fire” here in the Bay Area\u003c/a>.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How to safely observe the annular eclipse\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you’re planning to witness the eclipse with your own eyes, be careful not to look directly at the sun, even when it is being blocked by the moon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why? There’s still enough brightness and ultraviolet radiation in even a small glint of sunlight to damage your eyes if you stare at it directly.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best way to observe a solar eclipse is either through special darkened filters (ordinary sunglasses will not protect your eyes), or by projecting an image of the sun with a small telescope.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984357\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 938px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984357\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2.jpg 938w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/cjungMay20eclipse-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteer at Chabot Space & Science Center projecting an image of a solar eclipse in 2012. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Conrad Jung)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A word of caution: Never point a telescope at the sun — even to project its image — unless you know how to do it safely. And never look directly at the sun through an ordinary telescope.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Safe \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eclipseglasses.com/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sun-viewing glasses\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can be purchased online for a few dollars. Make sure to place your order early enough to get them before the eclipse.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can also find instructions on the internet for building a \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/how-to-make-a-pinhole-camera/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pinhole camera projector\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> — which can be as simple as casting a shadow on a piece of white paper with something that has small holes in it, like a cooking colander or a cheese grater. (Or even a clenched fist.)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984355\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984355\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520183226-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Casting a tiny spot of sunlight through a ‘pinhole’ forms an image of the sun — or in this picture, the crescent of a partial solar eclipse. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Jon Braidman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing to watch for during the eclipse is the fun dance of the shadows. Look in the shadows of things like bushes and trees during the eclipse and you may find a spray of tiny crescents scattered where rays of sunlight slip through.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1984354\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 700px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1984354\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515.jpg 700w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2023/09/20120520182515-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dozens of ‘pinhole images’ of a partial solar eclipse seen in spots of light projected between the leaves of a tree. \u003ccite>(Chabot Space & Science Center / Jon Braidman)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each crescent you see is a tiny image of the sun and moon engaged in their eclipsing dance!\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Planning ahead: What do I need to know about the solar eclipse in April 2024?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">October’s annular eclipse will give us a taste of the experience of a total solar eclipse: One of the most breathtaking celestial events seen from the surface of the Earth.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2024/apr-8-total/where-when/\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next April\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a total solar eclipse will take place along a narrow strip of North America, starting in Mexico and heading northeast through Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Vermont and Maine.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to stand in the total shadow of the moon, book your hotel rooms now — if you can find any vacancies.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>An earlier version of this story was originally published on October 6.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1984360/annular-solar-eclipse-sweeps-the-country-on-saturday-oct-14","authors":["6180"],"categories":["science_28","science_40","science_4450"],"tags":["science_4992","science_4414","science_1975"],"featImg":"science_1984358","label":"science"},"science_1914732":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1914732","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1914732","score":null,"sort":[1503039682000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"an-eclipse-made-this-atheist-photographer-find-god","title":"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Filmmaker Find God","publishDate":1503039682,"format":"aside","headTitle":"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Filmmaker Find God | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3390,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>[audio src=http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/McClurgEclipseChasers.mp3 program=\"KQED Science\" title=\"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Photographer Find God\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Mark-Bender-1-e1502830282688.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this summer’s total solar eclipse only days away, thousands of Californians are probably already on the road north to Oregon to get ready for Monday’s celestial spectacle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t fret if you can’t make the trip, because UC Berkeley and Google are producing a 90-minute film of the rare event. Citizen scientists and professional photographers will be staged all along the eclipse’s \u003ca href=\"https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/2017-path-totality\">path of totality\u003c/a> to capture footage, which will be stitched together into the \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\">Eclipse Megamovie\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Oh! I now suddenly believe in God, completely believe in God.’\u003ccite>Mark Bender, eclipse chaser\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The project is a dream come true for chief field photographer Mark Bender. He divides his life into two chapters: the one he lived before his first total eclipse, and the one he’s lived since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve never experienced awesome until you see a total solar eclipse!” he exclaimed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender’s passion was initially sparked in 1999. He was living in Scotland at the time as a filmmaker. That summer, a total solar eclipse was due in southern England — but not surprisingly, the forecast called for dreary conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was probably only a 5 percent chance of seeing it because of bad weather,” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he and a friend decided to hit the road anyway. The night before the eclipse they were optimistic they’d made the right decision. They camped under a clear, starry sky near the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it didn’t last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we woke up at 6 a.m., it was completely pea soup,” said Bender. “You could not see your hand in front of your face because of the fog.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”IOoTgUCUBJGlvK3ippKADjgEfrTgIioK”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All morning they drove up and down the coast searching for a clearing. Eventually they slumped in their seats as they pulled into a socked-in parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914747\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Total solar eclipse seen on Easter Island, July 11, 2010. \u003ccite>(Mark Bender)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then the temperature suddenly dropped. Shadows sharpened. The winds picked up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The clouds literally started to part as if like the Red Sea!” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sky opened just like the bible story where Moses parts the Red Sea for the Israelites. Bender’s jaw dropped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was almost like graphic art,” he said. “There was this perfect kind of jet black pearl surrounded by this \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=Dictionary#dobs=corona\">corona\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then he was struck with an epiphany.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oh!” said Bender. “I now suddenly believe in God, completely believe in God.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atheist suddenly turned Christian was an instant umbraphile, or shadow lover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m what’s known in the vernacular as an eclipse chaser,” said Bender. He now schedules his life around eclipses. For nearly 20 years he’s crisscrossed the globe to countries like Indonesia, Argentina, Norway and Bermuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/218898410\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://space.rice.edu/reiff/\">Patricia Reiff\u003c/a> is also a self-confessed umbraphile. She’s an astronomy professor at Rice University in Texas. She says there’s really only one word that describes the experience: orgasm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it is a lot like that!” laughed Reiff. “It’s just — it’s just that kind of a whole body reaction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”uNG3szL4kmydKkIiF7ii68GNbymsPk2n”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reiff has seen many eclipses, and she says she loses her breath every time. Just like Bender, she says a viewing is spiritual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the distance it kind of looks like a tornado,” said Reiff. “But then zoom! It washes over you and as it washes over you — you look up and there is the eclipsed sun in the sky. Like the eye of God staring down at you, it is one of the most dramatic things you’ll ever experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender has tried to capture that sentiment for the last 18 years chasing eclipses. He’s tried over and over to make a documentary about the transcendental nature of an eclipse. But the quest has been excruciating because images and words don’t do it justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s so beautiful,” said Bender. “It’s so overwhelming. It’s so transformative. It’s such an important moment. It’s it’s like blah blah blah. I’ve heard it a thousand times. People cannot describe the experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He hopes his team will have better luck this summer during the creation of the Eclipse Megamovie. Bender will have his camera rolling in Alliance, Nebraska.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914748\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska. \u003ccite>(Chris M. Morris/ Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The lure is a clear forecast and a very unique tourist site called Carhenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only place that really struck me as complete Americana was Carhenge,” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s modeled after Stonehenge. In the middle of dry cornfields, rusty automobiles spray-painted grey are stacked on top of each other just like the ancient rocks in England. Bender joked that there’s no better way to watch an American eclipse than through the silhouette of an automobile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a more serious note, Bender said, “I’ve realized that the story I’ve been trying to capture all these years is actually about the spiritual journey I’ve been on since the sky parted in Cornwall nearly 20 years ago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender now hopes to show audiences this summer that when the moon slides in front the sun, it awakens something inside. Something that just might change their lives.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Self-described 'shadow lovers' -- like photographer Mark Bender -- chase eclipses all over the globe, in part because they say the awe-inspiring experience is spiritual.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928427,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":35,"wordCount":986},"headData":{"title":"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Filmmaker Find God | KQED","description":"Self-described 'shadow lovers' -- like photographer Mark Bender -- chase eclipses all over the globe, in part because they say the awe-inspiring experience is spiritual.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Filmmaker Find God","datePublished":"2017-08-18T07:01:22.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:13:47.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Lesley McClurg","path":"/science/1914732/an-eclipse-made-this-atheist-photographer-find-god","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/McClurgEclipseChasers.mp3","program":"KQED Science","title":"An Eclipse Made This Atheist Photographer Find God","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Mark-Bender-1-e1502830282688.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With this summer’s total solar eclipse only days away, thousands of Californians are probably already on the road north to Oregon to get ready for Monday’s celestial spectacle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t fret if you can’t make the trip, because UC Berkeley and Google are producing a 90-minute film of the rare event. Citizen scientists and professional photographers will be staged all along the eclipse’s \u003ca href=\"https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/2017-path-totality\">path of totality\u003c/a> to capture footage, which will be stitched together into the \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\">Eclipse Megamovie\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘Oh! I now suddenly believe in God, completely believe in God.’\u003ccite>Mark Bender, eclipse chaser\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The project is a dream come true for chief field photographer Mark Bender. He divides his life into two chapters: the one he lived before his first total eclipse, and the one he’s lived since.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You’ve never experienced awesome until you see a total solar eclipse!” he exclaimed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender’s passion was initially sparked in 1999. He was living in Scotland at the time as a filmmaker. That summer, a total solar eclipse was due in southern England — but not surprisingly, the forecast called for dreary conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was probably only a 5 percent chance of seeing it because of bad weather,” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he and a friend decided to hit the road anyway. The night before the eclipse they were optimistic they’d made the right decision. They camped under a clear, starry sky near the beach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it didn’t last.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When we woke up at 6 a.m., it was completely pea soup,” said Bender. “You could not see your hand in front of your face because of the fog.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All morning they drove up and down the coast searching for a clearing. Eventually they slumped in their seats as they pulled into a socked-in parking lot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914747\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914747\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-160x240.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-240x360.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-375x563.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/IMG_8264-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Total solar eclipse seen on Easter Island, July 11, 2010. \u003ccite>(Mark Bender)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then the temperature suddenly dropped. Shadows sharpened. The winds picked up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The clouds literally started to part as if like the Red Sea!” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sky opened just like the bible story where Moses parts the Red Sea for the Israelites. Bender’s jaw dropped.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It was almost like graphic art,” he said. “There was this perfect kind of jet black pearl surrounded by this \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=Dictionary#dobs=corona\">corona\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then he was struck with an epiphany.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oh!” said Bender. “I now suddenly believe in God, completely believe in God.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The atheist suddenly turned Christian was an instant umbraphile, or shadow lover.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m what’s known in the vernacular as an eclipse chaser,” said Bender. He now schedules his life around eclipses. For nearly 20 years he’s crisscrossed the globe to countries like Indonesia, Argentina, Norway and Bermuda.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://player.vimeo.com/video/218898410\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://space.rice.edu/reiff/\">Patricia Reiff\u003c/a> is also a self-confessed umbraphile. She’s an astronomy professor at Rice University in Texas. She says there’s really only one word that describes the experience: orgasm.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But it is a lot like that!” laughed Reiff. “It’s just — it’s just that kind of a whole body reaction.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reiff has seen many eclipses, and she says she loses her breath every time. Just like Bender, she says a viewing is spiritual.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In the distance it kind of looks like a tornado,” said Reiff. “But then zoom! It washes over you and as it washes over you — you look up and there is the eclipsed sun in the sky. Like the eye of God staring down at you, it is one of the most dramatic things you’ll ever experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender has tried to capture that sentiment for the last 18 years chasing eclipses. He’s tried over and over to make a documentary about the transcendental nature of an eclipse. But the quest has been excruciating because images and words don’t do it justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s so beautiful,” said Bender. “It’s so overwhelming. It’s so transformative. It’s such an important moment. It’s it’s like blah blah blah. I’ve heard it a thousand times. People cannot describe the experience.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He hopes his team will have better luck this summer during the creation of the Eclipse Megamovie. Bender will have his camera rolling in Alliance, Nebraska.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914748\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914748\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/4057526268_46239d3485_o-800x600-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carhenge in Alliance, Nebraska. \u003ccite>(Chris M. Morris/ Flickr)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The lure is a clear forecast and a very unique tourist site called Carhenge.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only place that really struck me as complete Americana was Carhenge,” said Bender.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s modeled after Stonehenge. In the middle of dry cornfields, rusty automobiles spray-painted grey are stacked on top of each other just like the ancient rocks in England. Bender joked that there’s no better way to watch an American eclipse than through the silhouette of an automobile.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a more serious note, Bender said, “I’ve realized that the story I’ve been trying to capture all these years is actually about the spiritual journey I’ve been on since the sky parted in Cornwall nearly 20 years ago.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bender now hopes to show audiences this summer that when the moon slides in front the sun, it awakens something inside. Something that just might change their lives.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1914732/an-eclipse-made-this-atheist-photographer-find-god","authors":["byline_science_1914732"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_35","science_40"],"tags":["science_192","science_3370","science_813","science_309","science_1975"],"featImg":"science_1914736","label":"science_3390"},"science_1914752":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1914752","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1914752","score":null,"sort":[1503004463000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"preview-novas-eclipse-over-america","title":"Preview: NOVA's Eclipse Over America","publishDate":1503004463,"format":"image","headTitle":"Preview: NOVA’s Eclipse Over America | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3390,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. As in all total solar eclipses, the moon will block the sun, revealing its ethereal outer atmosphere—its corona—in a wondrous celestial spectacle.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While hordes of citizens prepare to flock to the eclipse’s path of totality, scientists, too, are staking out spots for a very different reason: to investigate the secrets of the sun’s elusive atmosphere. During the eclipse’s precious seconds of darkness, they will shed light on how our sun works, how it can produce deadly solar storms, and why its atmosphere is so hot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1HWoP6SO98\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NOVA investigates the storied history of solar eclipse science and joins both seasoned and citizen-scientists alike as they don their eclipse glasses and tune their telescopes for the eclipse over America. Watch NOVA’s \u003cem>Eclipse Over America\u003c/em>, Monday, August 21 at 9PM on KQED 9 and streaming online. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"NOVA investigates the storied history of solar eclipse science and joins both seasoned and citizen-scientists alike as they don their eclipse glasses and tune their telescopes for the eclipse over America.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928428,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":5,"wordCount":177},"headData":{"title":"Preview: NOVA's Eclipse Over America | KQED","description":"NOVA investigates the storied history of solar eclipse science and joins both seasoned and citizen-scientists alike as they don their eclipse glasses and tune their telescopes for the eclipse over America.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Preview: NOVA's Eclipse Over America","datePublished":"2017-08-17T21:14:23.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:13:48.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/1914752/preview-novas-eclipse-over-america","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>On August 21, 2017, millions of Americans will witness the first total solar eclipse to cross the continental United States in 99 years. 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During the eclipse’s precious seconds of darkness, they will shed light on how our sun works, how it can produce deadly solar storms, and why its atmosphere is so hot.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/q1HWoP6SO98'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/q1HWoP6SO98'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>NOVA investigates the storied history of solar eclipse science and joins both seasoned and citizen-scientists alike as they don their eclipse glasses and tune their telescopes for the eclipse over America. 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But with our animation you can catch an early preview of the “Great American Eclipse.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Zooming out from the earth’s surface, we pan over to the moon in orbit. As the moon slides in front of the sun, it appears as if our lunar satellite is taking larger and larger cookie bites out of the fiery solar surface.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”2pzQU75WM4O1FOtnhPH1q2wJjqELCCzi”]At the moment of “totality,” when the moon entirely obscures our home star, irregularities in the lunar terrain such as mountains, valleys and canyons become visible as “\u003ca class=\"js-about-module-title module__title__link\" title=\"More at Wikipedia \" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily's_beads\">Baily’s beads\u003c/a>,” and the sun’s corona — its \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mysterious, always present but rarely visible\u003c/a> atmosphere — shines bright like a spectacular crown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altering our perspective, the view swings around to reveal how the moon casts its shadow on earth: both the ‘penumbra’ (the zone of partial shadow) and the ‘umbra’ (the zone of complete shadow). The eclipse shadow makes first contact in the Pacific Ocean. Zooming in on North America, the eclipse shadow races eastward, to make landfall in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the solar eclipse passes over the country, cities across the nation will see the sun obscured to a degree and from an angle unique to their location. As the eclipse shadow heads off into the Atlantic Ocean, full light returns to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Catch more eclipse coverage from KQED Science:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun’s Atmosphere\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/15/where-to-watch-the-eclipse-in-the-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where to Watch the Eclipse in the Bay Area\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/californias-grid-prepares-for-solar-power-to-be-eclipsed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California’s Grid Prepares for Solar Power to Be Eclipsed\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/06/20/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You Know About This Summer’s Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Forum)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Here's how you might see the \"Great American Eclipse\" as an astronaut, orbiting in the vast space between Earth and our moon.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928433,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":8,"wordCount":368},"headData":{"title":"WATCH: See a Total Solar Eclipse in This Animated View From Space | KQED","description":"Here's how you might see the "Great American Eclipse" as an astronaut, orbiting in the vast space between Earth and our moon.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"WATCH: See a Total Solar Eclipse in This Animated View From Space","datePublished":"2017-08-16T15:01:29.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:13:53.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"\u003cstrong>Teodros Hailye and Danielle Venton, KQED Science\u003c/strong>","path":"/science/1914538/watch-see-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-this-stunning-animation","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/3fg1jYgTkyA'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/3fg1jYgTkyA'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>The total solar eclipse on August 21 will be the first time many Americans will directly see the moon entirely blocking out the disc of the sun. 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As the moon slides in front of the sun, it appears as if our lunar satellite is taking larger and larger cookie bites out of the fiery solar surface.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>At the moment of “totality,” when the moon entirely obscures our home star, irregularities in the lunar terrain such as mountains, valleys and canyons become visible as “\u003ca class=\"js-about-module-title module__title__link\" title=\"More at Wikipedia \" href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baily's_beads\">Baily’s beads\u003c/a>,” and the sun’s corona — its \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mysterious, always present but rarely visible\u003c/a> atmosphere — shines bright like a spectacular crown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Altering our perspective, the view swings around to reveal how the moon casts its shadow on earth: both the ‘penumbra’ (the zone of partial shadow) and the ‘umbra’ (the zone of complete shadow). The eclipse shadow makes first contact in the Pacific Ocean. Zooming in on North America, the eclipse shadow races eastward, to make landfall in the Pacific Northwest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As the solar eclipse passes over the country, cities across the nation will see the sun obscured to a degree and from an angle unique to their location. As the eclipse shadow heads off into the Atlantic Ocean, full light returns to the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Catch more eclipse coverage from KQED Science:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun’s Atmosphere\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/15/where-to-watch-the-eclipse-in-the-bay-area/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where to Watch the Eclipse in the Bay Area\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/14/californias-grid-prepares-for-solar-power-to-be-eclipsed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">California’s Grid Prepares for Solar Power to Be Eclipsed\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/06/20/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You Know About This Summer’s Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a> \u003cem>(Forum)\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1914538/watch-see-a-total-solar-eclipse-in-this-stunning-animation","authors":["byline_science_1914538"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_40"],"tags":["science_5197","science_3370","science_1975","science_2933"],"featImg":"science_1914621","label":"science_3390"},"science_1914425":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1914425","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1914425","score":null,"sort":[1502694094000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere","title":"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere","publishDate":1502694094,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun’s Atmosphere | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3390,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>[audio src=https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/ScienceEclipseScienceandSolarPowerVentonandSommer170814.mp3 program=\"KQED Science\" title=\"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/corona_druckmuller.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wait between total solar eclipses, if you’re planning to stay in one particular location, is a very long time. On average, \u003ca href=\"https://www.space.com/25644-total-solar-eclipses-frequency-explained.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">around 400 years\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">But, if you’re willing to go anywhere on the planet, the wait is around 18 months. And if you’re a scientist studying the sun, chances are you’re happy to travel just about anywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Asking what we’re doing seeing another eclipse is like asking a cardiologist who looked at somebody’s heart for two minutes, a year and a half ago, does he want to look at another patient,” says Jay Pasachoff, chair of the International Astronomical Union’s working group on solar eclipses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">During a total eclipse, the moon gets between us and the sun, like an umbrella. Blue sky turns dark, revealing a sight that is normally hidden. \u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">In that darkened sky is the sun’s atmosphere, the corona\u003ci>—\u003c/i>a silvery, waving halo of hot, constantly changing gas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“Every time we look [at the corona] there’s something different,” says Pasachoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big storms in the corona—which are like burps of fiery plasma from the sun—can damage satellites, harm astronauts and disrupt power grids. The more scientists know about the corona, the better they can predict these big storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the only time researchers can see all of the corona really well is during a total eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s amazing that the moon at this moment in our history is exactly the same size of the sun, apparently,” says \u003cspan class=\"s1\">Alan Gould, former planetarium director (and current volunteer) at the Lawrence Berkeley Hall of Science. “\u003c/span>And so it exactly blocks the disc of the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914431\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1914431 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Total solar eclipse as seen over Svalbard, Norway in March 2015. The international Solar Wind Sherpas team, led by Shadia Habbal of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Institute for Astronomy, braved the arctic weather in order to study the sun’s atmosphere. \u003ccite>(Miloslav Druckmüller)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Leaving the brilliant corona visible around the black circle of the moon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The sun is 400 times larger than the moon, but it’s 400 times farther away from us, so it looks the same size in the sky. Millions of years ago, the moon was closer and covered up more of the sun. In the distant future it’ll be farther away, and appear too small to see total eclipses. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">“We are living in such a fortunate time in that regard” says Gould, “so we get to see the entire corona in its glory.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">That’s why astronomers are traveling from all over the world to see the eclipse on August 21st. \u003c/span>And some of them will be studying one of the biggest mysteries about the sun; it has to do with temperature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the sun is about 10 million degrees (Celsius) at the center,” Gould says. “Really, that’s where all the action is. All the nuclear fusion is happening there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The surface is a lot cooler: about 5,538 degrees Celsius. It would make sense for the corona streaming off the surface to be cooler still. But it’s not.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>It’s a lot hotter.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”VsaP0D5KdOmzSVVxWKmtz5qSkaUq9Sof”]”In fact, it gets up to a million degrees” says Gould. “There are theories about why that is, but it’s really not known.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not for lack of trying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to joke that the problem has been solved,” Pasachoff says. “It’s been solved by twelve different people in twelve different ways. In other words, we don’t have a solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">One of the people working toward a solution on the day of the eclipse will be University of Hawaii astronomer \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://people.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/bio/shadia-habbal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shadia Habbal\u003c/a>. She leads an international team of scientists known as the “Solar Wind Sherpas” who travel the world in pursuit of solar science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a very special eclipse for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Usually most eclipse paths cover a lot of ocean, or they go over islands, ” she says. “This one is like 3,000 miles of solid land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the day of the eclipse Habbal will be overseeing five different observation sites within the “\u003ca href=\"https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">path of totality\u003c/a>“—the band running across the U.S. where the sun will be entirely blocked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By spreading out the equipment, Habbal’s team will get the chance to see the corona’s behavior over several hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">And if you want to be part of scientific history too, you can. \u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The Eclipse Megamovie Project is a collaboration between Google and UC Berkeley to compile photographs from the public into a film. Scientists will be able to use the images for years to study dynamics of the corona. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5xOcjC5-oo\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other researchers will be use the eclipse to learn more about the Earth itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having this dark shadow of the eclipse is really kind of a shocker to the atmosphere,” says Angela Des Jardin, director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s overseeing a project to \u003ca href=\"http://eclipse.montana.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launch high-altitude balloons\u003c/a> that will live-stream the eclipse as well as collect weather data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914426\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a test flight, Montana State University students Carter McIver, left, Katherine Lee, Darci Collins, and Keaton Harmon inflate high-altitude balloons. These balloons, launched from sites across the nation, will live-stream the eclipse on August 21. \u003ccite>(Kelly Gorham/Montana State University)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“So this is unprecedented opportunity for us to actually be able to collect all this data about how the atmosphere changes,” Des Jardin says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, August 21st could possibly become the single greatest scientific-data-collecting day in American history. You can be part of it by joining one of the many \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">citizen science projects\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Read more KQED eclipse coverage:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/06/20/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You Know About This Summer’s Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> (\u003c/span>\u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.5\">KQED Forum\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"This summer's solar eclipse will illuminate mysteries about how the sun's atmosphere works. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928437,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":21,"wordCount":1125},"headData":{"title":"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere | KQED","description":"This summer's solar eclipse will illuminate mysteries about how the sun's atmosphere works. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere","datePublished":"2017-08-14T07:01:34.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:13:57.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/1914425/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/ScienceEclipseScienceandSolarPowerVentonandSommer170814.mp3","audioDuration":429000,"audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/ScienceEclipseScienceandSolarPowerVentonandSommer170814.mp3","program":"KQED Science","title":"Eclipse Scientists Probe the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/corona_druckmuller.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The wait between total solar eclipses, if you’re planning to stay in one particular location, is a very long time. On average, \u003ca href=\"https://www.space.com/25644-total-solar-eclipses-frequency-explained.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">around 400 years\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">But, if you’re willing to go anywhere on the planet, the wait is around 18 months. And if you’re a scientist studying the sun, chances are you’re happy to travel just about anywhere. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Asking what we’re doing seeing another eclipse is like asking a cardiologist who looked at somebody’s heart for two minutes, a year and a half ago, does he want to look at another patient,” says Jay Pasachoff, chair of the International Astronomical Union’s working group on solar eclipses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">During a total eclipse, the moon gets between us and the sun, like an umbrella. Blue sky turns dark, revealing a sight that is normally hidden. \u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">In that darkened sky is the sun’s atmosphere, the corona\u003ci>—\u003c/i>a silvery, waving halo of hot, constantly changing gas.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">“Every time we look [at the corona] there’s something different,” says Pasachoff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Big storms in the corona—which are like burps of fiery plasma from the sun—can damage satellites, harm astronauts and disrupt power grids. The more scientists know about the corona, the better they can predict these big storms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the only time researchers can see all of the corona really well is during a total eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s amazing that the moon at this moment in our history is exactly the same size of the sun, apparently,” says \u003cspan class=\"s1\">Alan Gould, former planetarium director (and current volunteer) at the Lawrence Berkeley Hall of Science. “\u003c/span>And so it exactly blocks the disc of the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914431\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1914431 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1020x681.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1920x1281.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-960x641.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/milov_Tse2015-50mm9614-1-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Total solar eclipse as seen over Svalbard, Norway in March 2015. The international Solar Wind Sherpas team, led by Shadia Habbal of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Institute for Astronomy, braved the arctic weather in order to study the sun’s atmosphere. \u003ccite>(Miloslav Druckmüller)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">Leaving the brilliant corona visible around the black circle of the moon. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The sun is 400 times larger than the moon, but it’s 400 times farther away from us, so it looks the same size in the sky. Millions of years ago, the moon was closer and covered up more of the sun. In the distant future it’ll be farther away, and appear too small to see total eclipses. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">“We are living in such a fortunate time in that regard” says Gould, “so we get to see the entire corona in its glory.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">That’s why astronomers are traveling from all over the world to see the eclipse on August 21st. \u003c/span>And some of them will be studying one of the biggest mysteries about the sun; it has to do with temperature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So the sun is about 10 million degrees (Celsius) at the center,” Gould says. “Really, that’s where all the action is. All the nuclear fusion is happening there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The surface is a lot cooler: about 5,538 degrees Celsius. It would make sense for the corona streaming off the surface to be cooler still. But it’s not.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> \u003c/span>It’s a lot hotter.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>”In fact, it gets up to a million degrees” says Gould. “There are theories about why that is, but it’s really not known.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s not for lack of trying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I like to joke that the problem has been solved,” Pasachoff says. “It’s been solved by twelve different people in twelve different ways. In other words, we don’t have a solution.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p1\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">One of the people working toward a solution on the day of the eclipse will be University of Hawaii astronomer \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://people.ifa.hawaii.edu/faculty/bio/shadia-habbal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shadia Habbal\u003c/a>. She leads an international team of scientists known as the “Solar Wind Sherpas” who travel the world in pursuit of solar science.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is a very special eclipse for her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Usually most eclipse paths cover a lot of ocean, or they go over islands, ” she says. “This one is like 3,000 miles of solid land.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the day of the eclipse Habbal will be overseeing five different observation sites within the “\u003ca href=\"https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">path of totality\u003c/a>“—the band running across the U.S. where the sun will be entirely blocked out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By spreading out the equipment, Habbal’s team will get the chance to see the corona’s behavior over several hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp class=\"p2\">\u003cspan class=\"s1\">And if you want to be part of scientific history too, you can. \u003c/span>\u003cspan class=\"s1\">The Eclipse Megamovie Project is a collaboration between Google and UC Berkeley to compile photographs from the public into a film. Scientists will be able to use the images for years to study dynamics of the corona. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z5xOcjC5-oo'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Z5xOcjC5-oo'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Other researchers will be use the eclipse to learn more about the Earth itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Having this dark shadow of the eclipse is really kind of a shocker to the atmosphere,” says Angela Des Jardin, director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She’s overseeing a project to \u003ca href=\"http://eclipse.montana.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">launch high-altitude balloons\u003c/a> that will live-stream the eclipse as well as collect weather data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1914426\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1914426\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1920x1278.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-960x639.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/kg20170621151-520x346.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a test flight, Montana State University students Carter McIver, left, Katherine Lee, Darci Collins, and Keaton Harmon inflate high-altitude balloons. These balloons, launched from sites across the nation, will live-stream the eclipse on August 21. \u003ccite>(Kelly Gorham/Montana State University)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“So this is unprecedented opportunity for us to actually be able to collect all this data about how the atmosphere changes,” Des Jardin says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, August 21st could possibly become the single greatest scientific-data-collecting day in American history. You can be part of it by joining one of the many \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">citizen science projects\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Read more KQED eclipse coverage:\u003c/em>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/06/20/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">You Know About This Summer’s Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cbr>\n\u003c/a>\u003ca style=\"line-height: 1.5\" href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\"> (\u003c/span>\u003cem style=\"line-height: 1.5\">KQED Forum\u003c/em>\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.5\">)\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1914425/eclipse-scientists-probe-the-mysteries-of-the-suns-atmosphere","authors":["11088"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_46","science_43","science_3423"],"tags":["science_1073","science_123","science_1975","science_2933"],"featImg":"science_1914427","label":"science_3390"},"science_1914437":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1914437","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1914437","score":null,"sort":[1502694089000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"californias-grid-prepares-for-solar-power-to-be-eclipsed","title":"California's Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed","publishDate":1502694089,"format":"aside","headTitle":"California’s Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":3390,"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>[audio src=http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/ScienceEclipseScienceandSolarPowerVentonandSommer170814.mp3 program=\"KQED Science\" title=\"California's Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed\" image=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/NellisAirForceBase2.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spectators around the country are gearing up, eclipse glasses at the ready, for the big event on August 21. But another group — perhaps more anxious than eager — is preparing as well: the people who run California’s electric grid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is home to almost half of all the solar power in the country. So even a partial loss of the sun will mean a major dip in the energy supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re doing a lot of coordination, a lot of preparation,” says Deane Lyon, a manager at the California Independent System Operator (ISO), which manages about 80 percent of the state’s electric grid. “It’s probably the most work this company has done to prepare for a three-hour event in our history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘It’ll be a major thing for the people running the grid at that time to manage.’\u003ccite>Deane Lyon, California ISO\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Solar power already comes with up and downs, in the form of clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So this was a particularly cloudy day,” says Jan Klube of Enphase, pulling up a graph showing the solar output from one California home. The Petaluma-based company monitors rooftop solar systems around the country day in and day out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To show how a single cloud can make a difference, he points to the afternoon hours, when the output dips by about a third. “You see the big drop, so there’s a cloud coming and going,” he explains. “That’s why you see the zigzag.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your solar panels are in the path of totality during the eclipse, “it will go all the way to zero,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California isn’t squarely in the path, but the moon’s partial shadow will obscure 90 percent of the sun in the north, down to nearly 60 percent in the south. That’s more than enough to cause some anxiety for the people who have to keep California’s lights on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharedaddy show-for-medium-up\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914444\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06.jpg 790w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-768x541.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"show-for-small-only\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914445\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06.jpg 440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-160x295.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-240x442.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-375x690.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>It’s unprecedented because solar power has been booming in California. Some days, it makes up as much as 40 percent of the state’s power supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will cut solar output roughly in half over the course of several hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, hundreds of thousands of buildings — both residential and commercial — that normally count on rooftop solar will need to switch to grid power instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add that to the loss from big utility-scale solar farms and California will need to fill a power gap equal to what six million homes use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Luckily, we had a really good water year this year,” Lyon says. “So we’ll have some pretty good flexibility on the hydro.” That wasn’t the case during the past few summers, when reservoirs were low due to the drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What hydropower dams can’t make up, natural gas power plants will. That includes large power plants that can respond quickly, as well as smaller “peaker” plants. The California ISO is scheduling extra power ahead of time to try to ensure the needs are met and that power prices don’t spike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tricky part is that the sun will disappear and reappear 2-to-3 times faster than normal, which means the grid will have to be balanced carefully. Supply always has to meet demand, otherwise, you get blackouts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grid operators say they’re prepared because, with renewable energy on the rise, they’ve learned to deal with power dips every day. In recent years, the California ISO has beefed up its modeling and forecasting to handle the swings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914443\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge.jpg 829w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-800x508.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-768x487.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-240x152.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-375x238.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-520x330.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other leading solar states will see an effect, too. Duke Energy in North Carolina expects to lose about 90 percent of its solar supply, though it has about a quarter of what California uses. It plans to use natural gas power plants to fill in the gap. NV Energy in Nevada expects to see an even smaller dip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next total eclipse, in 2024, could be an even bigger challenge for California and other states, when even more solar is in the mix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’ll be a major thing for the people running the grid at that time to manage,” Lyon says. “It won’t be me. I’ll be retired for hopefully several years by then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Energy officials are asking Californians to turn off lights and conserve energy for several hours on the morning of August 21, just to give the grid a little extra help.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Even the partial eclipse in California will mean a major drop in the solar power supply.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928438,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":828},"headData":{"title":"California's Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed | KQED","description":"Even the partial eclipse in California will mean a major drop in the solar power supply.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"California's Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed","datePublished":"2017-08-14T07:01:29.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:13:58.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/1914437/californias-grid-prepares-for-solar-power-to-be-eclipsed","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/science/2017/08/ScienceEclipseScienceandSolarPowerVentonandSommer170814.mp3","program":"KQED Science","title":"California's Grid Prepares for Solar Power To Be Eclipsed","image":"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/NellisAirForceBase2.jpg","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spectators around the country are gearing up, eclipse glasses at the ready, for the big event on August 21. But another group — perhaps more anxious than eager — is preparing as well: the people who run California’s electric grid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California is home to almost half of all the solar power in the country. So even a partial loss of the sun will mean a major dip in the energy supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re doing a lot of coordination, a lot of preparation,” says Deane Lyon, a manager at the California Independent System Operator (ISO), which manages about 80 percent of the state’s electric grid. “It’s probably the most work this company has done to prepare for a three-hour event in our history.”\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘It’ll be a major thing for the people running the grid at that time to manage.’\u003ccite>Deane Lyon, California ISO\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Solar power already comes with up and downs, in the form of clouds.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“So this was a particularly cloudy day,” says Jan Klube of Enphase, pulling up a graph showing the solar output from one California home. The Petaluma-based company monitors rooftop solar systems around the country day in and day out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To show how a single cloud can make a difference, he points to the afternoon hours, when the output dips by about a third. “You see the big drop, so there’s a cloud coming and going,” he explains. “That’s why you see the zigzag.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your solar panels are in the path of totality during the eclipse, “it will go all the way to zero,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California isn’t squarely in the path, but the moon’s partial shadow will obscure 90 percent of the sun in the north, down to nearly 60 percent in the south. That’s more than enough to cause some anxiety for the people who have to keep California’s lights on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cdiv class=\"sharedaddy show-for-medium-up\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914444\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06.jpg 790w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-160x113.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-768x541.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-240x169.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-375x264.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Desktop_V06-520x366.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cdiv class=\"show-for-small-only\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914445\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06.jpg 440w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-160x295.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-240x442.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Solar_Mobile_V06-375x690.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\">\u003c/div>\n\u003cp>It’s unprecedented because solar power has been booming in California. Some days, it makes up as much as 40 percent of the state’s power supply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will cut solar output roughly in half over the course of several hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, hundreds of thousands of buildings — both residential and commercial — that normally count on rooftop solar will need to switch to grid power instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Add that to the loss from big utility-scale solar farms and California will need to fill a power gap equal to what six million homes use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Luckily, we had a really good water year this year,” Lyon says. “So we’ll have some pretty good flexibility on the hydro.” That wasn’t the case during the past few summers, when reservoirs were low due to the drought.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>What hydropower dams can’t make up, natural gas power plants will. That includes large power plants that can respond quickly, as well as smaller “peaker” plants. The California ISO is scheduling extra power ahead of time to try to ensure the needs are met and that power prices don’t spike.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tricky part is that the sun will disappear and reappear 2-to-3 times faster than normal, which means the grid will have to be balanced carefully. Supply always has to meet demand, otherwise, you get blackouts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Grid operators say they’re prepared because, with renewable energy on the rise, they’ve learned to deal with power dips every day. In recent years, the California ISO has beefed up its modeling and forecasting to handle the swings.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1914443\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge.jpg 829w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-160x102.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-800x508.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-768x487.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-240x152.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-375x238.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/mainlarge-520x330.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other leading solar states will see an effect, too. Duke Energy in North Carolina expects to lose about 90 percent of its solar supply, though it has about a quarter of what California uses. It plans to use natural gas power plants to fill in the gap. NV Energy in Nevada expects to see an even smaller dip.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next total eclipse, in 2024, could be an even bigger challenge for California and other states, when even more solar is in the mix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’ll be a major thing for the people running the grid at that time to manage,” Lyon says. “It won’t be me. I’ll be retired for hopefully several years by then.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Energy officials are asking Californians to turn off lights and conserve energy for several hours on the morning of August 21, just to give the grid a little extra help.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1914437/californias-grid-prepares-for-solar-power-to-be-eclipsed","authors":["239"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_46","science_33","science_89","science_40","science_43"],"tags":["science_3370","science_283","science_140","science_1975","science_1134","science_2933"],"featImg":"science_1914446","label":"science_3390"},"science_1910269":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1910269","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1910269","score":null,"sort":[1502434860000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists","title":"Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists","publishDate":1502434860,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>The solar eclipse this month will be our country’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\">first\u003c/a> total eclipse in the age of the Internet. Technologies that are commonplace now, such as smartphones, were nearly unthinkable in 1979, the last time there was a total solar eclipse seen from the continental U.S. Today’s instant global connectivity makes whole new kinds of citizen science possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘It’s an opportunity for everybody to realize their deep connection to the sun.’\u003ccite>Holli Riebeek, NASA\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The smartphones that each one of us has in our pocket are data-gathering machines, and when we upload an observation or a photo, scientists can know exactly where we were on the planet at the very moment we took it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some simple and fun ways to be a scientist for a day on August 21\u003csup>st\u003c/sup>. Grab your phone, because most of them involve downloading an app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life Responds\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a total eclipse, the common orb weaver spider stops what she’s doing, and starts diligently eating her web. This is her nighttime routine, but she’s doing it during the day. Is she responding to the sudden darkness? Or maybe the sudden change in temperature?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spiders disassembling their \u003ca href=\"http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1994.tb00878.x/abstract\">webs\u003c/a>, birds going to roost, gray squirrels running into their dens. There’s loads of anecdotal evidence that animals change their behavior during solar eclipses, but scientists haven’t systematically gathered this information — until now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Academy of Sciences’ project, Life Responds, invites people to join one of the largest examinations of plant and animal behavior during an eclipse ever made. To participate, plan to observe nature during the eclipse — whether in the wilderness or your home or backyard — and download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The six-spotted orb weaver is known to eat her web at night. What will she do during the eclipse? \u003ccite>(Rebecca Johnson / Cal Academy of Sciences)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, on the day of the eclipse, scout your surroundings and choose an animal to observe. Rebecca Johnson, citizen science research coordinator at Cal Academy, recommends choosing an animal that you suspect might change its behavior, such as spiders, ants and birds — even captive animals such as chickens, dogs or cats. Or, maybe pick a flower that normally closes at night, such as the morning glory or the California poppy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Life Responds will make a permanent record from the observations, Johnson says. Johnson and her partners will make this information available to scientists and anyone else who’s curious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/citizen-science/solar-eclipse-2017\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GLOBE Observer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA’s GLOBE Observer program invites people to spend the day of the eclipse observing what happens to the weather when the sun is blocked out for a period of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temperature may drop. Clouds may change. The wind may shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”sFrVoNh6v5nagaZWjNGOTmsiHxuTBFWM”]To participate in this project, download the GLOBE Observer app. In the weeks before the eclipse, take a couple minutes to learn how to read a cheap thermometer and how to characterize cloud types (the app can help with that). On the day of the eclipse, pay close attention to the sky and record what you observe every 10 minutes for two hours before and after the eclipse. You observations will help scientists understanding more about how the sun’s rays impact weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an opportunity for everybody to realize their deep connection to the sun,” says project coordinator Holli Riebeek. “It’s so easy to take it for granted. This project helps you think about that relationship in a new way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://observer.globe.gov/science-connections/eclipse2017\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eclipse Soundscapes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s one thing most people don’t associate with eclipses: sound. The solar eclipse doesn’t impact only the visual environment, it also affects the soundscape. This citizen science event is part scientific inquiry and part artistic creation, and offers blind and visually impaired people a way to experience the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910277\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 4608px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910277\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3072\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map.jpg 4608w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipse Soundscapes gives a multi-sensory experience for the blind and visually-impaired \u003ccite>(Kelsey Perrett / Eclipse Soundscapes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During an eclipse, day temporarily turns to night. Nocturnal animals such as crickets will emerge and start to sing, and diurnal animals such as birds will quiet and nest. Loud cities may temporarily fall silent as everyone looks toward the sky — people may gasp, or laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By recording the environment before, during and after the August 21 eclipse, you can capture these changes in the sound environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our main goal is to record as much scientifically valuable information as we can,” says project founder Henry Winter, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>“We will then combine that information on a web-searchable database that any researcher can have access to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To participate, all you need is a recorder or smartphone with recording capabilities. Set up away from noisy machinery or powerlines. Start recording 30 minutes before the eclipse will reach its fullest condition in your area and for 30 minutes after. Upload your recording to the Eclipse Soundscapes website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your recordings will be geo-located and made publicly available to scientists and artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Eclipse Soundscapes \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eclipse-soundscapes/id1262152991?mt=8\">phone app\u003c/a> will also provide a multi-sensory show on the day of the eclipse. Glide your fingers over the app and it will respond with tones that sonically interpret the moon’s passage over the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910399\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1910399\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comparing thousands of high quality photos of the eclipse will help scientists answer questions about the sun’s atmosphere. \u003ccite>(iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This project is a way to “provide an engaging experience for people who have historically been left out of astrophysics enterprises,” says Winter. “And a good way to start building tools that allow people who have not traditionally had access to astronomical information to have access to it in some real way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>Eclipse Megamovie\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking a good picture of the eclipse is hard to do and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/?gclid=CjwKCAjwzYDMBRA1EiwAwCv6Jrjvu7hARagMVMBDO3S4Xnk3z_mCv51SoF9iwmHWNfD6Tv3ncP-LaxoCu3cQAvD_BwE\">potentially dangerous\u003c/a> for your eyes and camera. Many experts discourage people from trying. However, if you’ve got a fancy camera and you’re passionate about snapping photos of this celestial phenomenon, then you might as well join the Megamovie club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley astronomer Alexei Filippenko is helping with a project to stitch together photos to create the first crowd-sourced video of the progression of the eclipse over 90 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though too late for the Megamovie itself, anyone can upload their images of totality to the project’s\u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\"> website\u003c/a> through Labor Day. They’ll be included in a vast image archive for future research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our primary goal is to collect as much imagery as possible and to hold it in a vast public-domain archive for future study,” Filippenko wrote in a recent \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/citizen-science-salon/2017/06/21/capturing-the-total-solar-eclipse-one-photo-at-a-time/#.WX9sy4Tyupo\">article\u003c/a> in Discover Magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HamSci Project\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have you ever wondered why you can hear some AM radio stations at night that you can’t hear during the day? It has to do with the ionosphere, an electrified layer of the earth’s atmosphere 50 miles over our heads, which absorbs radio waves and sometimes refracts them back to earth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910272\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The eclipse impacts the way radio waves move in the atmosphere. Ham Radio operators can collect data on August 21 to help answer space physics questions. \u003ccite>(Tracey Regan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the day, UV rays from the sun strike atoms in the ionosphere and knock off some of their electrons, causing them to become charged. At night, this process stops and an entire layer of the ionosphere dissipates. But what if the sun gets blocked by the moon? Does the same thing happen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To partake in the HamSci project, take a couple minutes in the weeks before the eclipse to find an AM radio station you can only hear at night. Then, during the eclipse, tune into that same channel and see if you can hear a signal as the sun dims. Write down what you heard and where you heard it and \u003ca href=\"http://www.skyandtelescope.com/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/\">email\u003c/a> your observation to the project organizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a ham radio operator, there’s a lot more you can do. Space physicist and HamSci organizer Nathaniel Frissell from the New Jersey Institute of Technology is asking ham radio operators across the U.S. to collect a wide range of data during the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a chance for radio-lovers to contribute to something bigger,” says Frissell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"http://www.hamsci.org/basic-project/2017-total-solar-eclipse\">here\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.skyandtelescope.com/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"You can watch animals to see how they behave, record sounds, or take photos for a movie by Google and UC Berkeley.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928440,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":40,"wordCount":1481},"headData":{"title":"Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists | KQED","description":"You can watch animals to see how they behave, record sounds, or take photos for a movie by Google and UC Berkeley.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists","datePublished":"2017-08-11T07:01:00.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:14:00.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Astronomy","sticky":false,"path":"/science/1910269/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The solar eclipse this month will be our country’s \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\">first\u003c/a> total eclipse in the age of the Internet. Technologies that are commonplace now, such as smartphones, were nearly unthinkable in 1979, the last time there was a total solar eclipse seen from the continental U.S. Today’s instant global connectivity makes whole new kinds of citizen science possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘It’s an opportunity for everybody to realize their deep connection to the sun.’\u003ccite>Holli Riebeek, NASA\u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>The smartphones that each one of us has in our pocket are data-gathering machines, and when we upload an observation or a photo, scientists can know exactly where we were on the planet at the very moment we took it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some simple and fun ways to be a scientist for a day on August 21\u003csup>st\u003c/sup>. Grab your phone, because most of them involve downloading an app.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life Responds\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During a total eclipse, the common orb weaver spider stops what she’s doing, and starts diligently eating her web. This is her nighttime routine, but she’s doing it during the day. Is she responding to the sudden darkness? Or maybe the sudden change in temperature?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Spiders disassembling their \u003ca href=\"http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1994.tb00878.x/abstract\">webs\u003c/a>, birds going to roost, gray squirrels running into their dens. There’s loads of anecdotal evidence that animals change their behavior during solar eclipses, but scientists haven’t systematically gathered this information — until now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Academy of Sciences’ project, Life Responds, invites people to join one of the largest examinations of plant and animal behavior during an eclipse ever made. To participate, plan to observe nature during the eclipse — whether in the wilderness or your home or backyard — and download the iNaturalist app on your smart phone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910274\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910274\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-960x720.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-240x180.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-375x281.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Six-spottedOrbweaver_Araniella_displicata_RJohnson-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The six-spotted orb weaver is known to eat her web at night. What will she do during the eclipse? \u003ccite>(Rebecca Johnson / Cal Academy of Sciences)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Then, on the day of the eclipse, scout your surroundings and choose an animal to observe. Rebecca Johnson, citizen science research coordinator at Cal Academy, recommends choosing an animal that you suspect might change its behavior, such as spiders, ants and birds — even captive animals such as chickens, dogs or cats. Or, maybe pick a flower that normally closes at night, such as the morning glory or the California poppy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Life Responds will make a permanent record from the observations, Johnson says. Johnson and her partners will make this information available to scientists and anyone else who’s curious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://www.calacademy.org/citizen-science/solar-eclipse-2017\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>GLOBE Observer\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>NASA’s GLOBE Observer program invites people to spend the day of the eclipse observing what happens to the weather when the sun is blocked out for a period of time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The temperature may drop. Clouds may change. The wind may shift.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>To participate in this project, download the GLOBE Observer app. In the weeks before the eclipse, take a couple minutes to learn how to read a cheap thermometer and how to characterize cloud types (the app can help with that). On the day of the eclipse, pay close attention to the sky and record what you observe every 10 minutes for two hours before and after the eclipse. You observations will help scientists understanding more about how the sun’s rays impact weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s an opportunity for everybody to realize their deep connection to the sun,” says project coordinator Holli Riebeek. “It’s so easy to take it for granted. This project helps you think about that relationship in a new way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://observer.globe.gov/science-connections/eclipse2017\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eclipse Soundscapes\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s one thing most people don’t associate with eclipses: sound. The solar eclipse doesn’t impact only the visual environment, it also affects the soundscape. This citizen science event is part scientific inquiry and part artistic creation, and offers blind and visually impaired people a way to experience the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910277\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 4608px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910277\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4608\" height=\"3072\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map.jpg 4608w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/Rumble-Map-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4608px) 100vw, 4608px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipse Soundscapes gives a multi-sensory experience for the blind and visually-impaired \u003ccite>(Kelsey Perrett / Eclipse Soundscapes)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During an eclipse, day temporarily turns to night. Nocturnal animals such as crickets will emerge and start to sing, and diurnal animals such as birds will quiet and nest. Loud cities may temporarily fall silent as everyone looks toward the sky — people may gasp, or laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By recording the environment before, during and after the August 21 eclipse, you can capture these changes in the sound environment.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our main goal is to record as much scientifically valuable information as we can,” says project founder Henry Winter, an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>“We will then combine that information on a web-searchable database that any researcher can have access to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To participate, all you need is a recorder or smartphone with recording capabilities. Set up away from noisy machinery or powerlines. Start recording 30 minutes before the eclipse will reach its fullest condition in your area and for 30 minutes after. Upload your recording to the Eclipse Soundscapes website.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Your recordings will be geo-located and made publicly available to scientists and artists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Eclipse Soundscapes \u003ca href=\"https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/eclipse-soundscapes/id1262152991?mt=8\">phone app\u003c/a> will also provide a multi-sensory show on the day of the eclipse. Glide your fingers over the app and it will respond with tones that sonically interpret the moon’s passage over the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910399\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1910399\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-800x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-800x800.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-768x768.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1020x1020.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1920x1920.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-1180x1180.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-960x960.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-375x375.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-520x520.jpg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/iStock-517462556-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Comparing thousands of high quality photos of the eclipse will help scientists answer questions about the sun’s atmosphere. \u003ccite>(iStock)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>This project is a way to “provide an engaging experience for people who have historically been left out of astrophysics enterprises,” says Winter. “And a good way to start building tools that allow people who have not traditionally had access to astronomical information to have access to it in some real way.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"http://eclipsesoundscapes.org/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>\u003cstrong>Eclipse Megamovie\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Taking a good picture of the eclipse is hard to do and \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/?gclid=CjwKCAjwzYDMBRA1EiwAwCv6Jrjvu7hARagMVMBDO3S4Xnk3z_mCv51SoF9iwmHWNfD6Tv3ncP-LaxoCu3cQAvD_BwE\">potentially dangerous\u003c/a> for your eyes and camera. Many experts discourage people from trying. However, if you’ve got a fancy camera and you’re passionate about snapping photos of this celestial phenomenon, then you might as well join the Megamovie club.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley astronomer Alexei Filippenko is helping with a project to stitch together photos to create the first crowd-sourced video of the progression of the eclipse over 90 minutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Though too late for the Megamovie itself, anyone can upload their images of totality to the project’s\u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\"> website\u003c/a> through Labor Day. They’ll be included in a vast image archive for future research.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our primary goal is to collect as much imagery as possible and to hold it in a vast public-domain archive for future study,” Filippenko wrote in a recent \u003ca href=\"http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/citizen-science-salon/2017/06/21/capturing-the-total-solar-eclipse-one-photo-at-a-time/#.WX9sy4Tyupo\">article\u003c/a> in Discover Magazine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>HamSci Project\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Have you ever wondered why you can hear some AM radio stations at night that you can’t hear during the day? It has to do with the ionosphere, an electrified layer of the earth’s atmosphere 50 miles over our heads, which absorbs radio waves and sometimes refracts them back to earth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1910272\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1910272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-1180x786.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/08/ham-nathaniel6-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The eclipse impacts the way radio waves move in the atmosphere. Ham Radio operators can collect data on August 21 to help answer space physics questions. \u003ccite>(Tracey Regan)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>During the day, UV rays from the sun strike atoms in the ionosphere and knock off some of their electrons, causing them to become charged. At night, this process stops and an entire layer of the ionosphere dissipates. But what if the sun gets blocked by the moon? Does the same thing happen?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To partake in the HamSci project, take a couple minutes in the weeks before the eclipse to find an AM radio station you can only hear at night. Then, during the eclipse, tune into that same channel and see if you can hear a signal as the sun dims. Write down what you heard and where you heard it and \u003ca href=\"http://www.skyandtelescope.com/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/\">email\u003c/a> your observation to the project organizer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re a ham radio operator, there’s a lot more you can do. Space physicist and HamSci organizer Nathaniel Frissell from the New Jersey Institute of Technology is asking ham radio operators across the U.S. to collect a wide range of data during the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a chance for radio-lovers to contribute to something bigger,” says Frissell.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Click \u003ca href=\"http://www.hamsci.org/basic-project/2017-total-solar-eclipse\">here\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"http://www.skyandtelescope.com/2017-total-solar-eclipse/how-to-hear-the-solar-eclipse/\">here\u003c/a> to learn more and get involved.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1910269/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists","authors":["11361"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_30","science_31","science_42"],"tags":["science_5197","science_123","science_1975"],"featImg":"science_1914171","label":"source_science_1910269"},"science_1728704":{"type":"posts","id":"science_1728704","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"1728704","score":null,"sort":[1497972062000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right","title":"You Know About This Summer's Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?","publishDate":1497972062,"format":"standard","headTitle":"You Know About This Summer’s Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right? | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Save the date: August 21st. On that Monday, across the United States, millions of people will be granted a rare chance to see a total solar eclipse. The last time a total solar eclipse crossed the contiguous U.S., Jimmy Carter was president (1979). It has been nearly a century since an eclipse swept the country from coast to coast (1918).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not often that celestial events favor our own country in such a way,” says \u003ca href=\"http://www.seti.org/users/sshostak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Shostak\u003c/a>, senior astronomer at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.seti.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SETI Institute\u003c/a>. “And this gives the opportunity to a lot of people to see something that really shouldn’t be missed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will first be visible by land at Lincoln Beach, Oregon. At 8:04 a.m. the moon will begin to edge in on the sun, taking a tiny chip out of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1745905\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 375px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1745905 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620-160x285.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620-240x428.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipses are possible thanks to a happy coincidence: The Sun is 400 times the diameter of the moon, while also being 400 times farther away from Earth. To us, both the moon and the Sun appear to be the same size allowing the moon to block light from the sun during solar eclipses.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the 70 million million million metric tons of rock that we know as our moon slide across the solar disc, darkness will descend, sweeping in from the west. The temperature will drop. Birds may cease singing, squirrels may give up their foraging. The stars will come out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Observers of past eclipses say life seems suspended in animation, as the shadow of the moon sweeps over them. Looking up they see a “hole in the sky” surrounded by flowing flames. Or, “a black sunflower with the most delicate of silver petals,” as Frank Close writes in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9780198795490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These ‘petals’ are the sun’s corona. Curiously, this outer atmosphere of the sun is far, far hotter (up to 450 times hotter) than the surface of the sun. But why this is so is still a mystery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stage where the corona is visible to the naked eye is the moment of total eclipse, called “totality.” You will see the total eclipse only if you are inside the 50-mile wide band marked out on the map below, a path that will sweep across the country stretching from just west of Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. (Check out the \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse Megamovie Project\u003c/a>, a joint project of Google and UC Berkeley. Type a location into their \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/simulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simulator \u003c/a>to see what the eclipse will look like from there.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgZnha_S9BQ\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A word on safety: Don’t look directly at the sun. Ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the first hour of the eclipse, the moon with be sliding over the disc of the sun taking, as Shostak says, “bigger and bigger cookie bites.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if it is partially blocked, if you look into the sun it may be the last thing you’ll ever see. You can, however, watch with eclipse glasses, which are equipped with protective film. Or, cut a hole in a piece of paper or cardboard and project the eclipse onto a surface, such as the ground or a wall. Once the moon has completely blocked out the sun (during totality) it is okay to look up. In fact, don’t miss looking up! You can even take a peek through your binoculars or telescope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/science/2017/06/Eclipse_170619.mp3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shostak recommends Oregon as the most practical locale for Californians to view the eclipse, if they’re willing to travel. “You might think ‘Gosh! That’s a long trip for two minutes of celestial fireworks,'” says Shostak. “But I can assure you, seeing the moon get in front of the sun is something you will always remember.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more KQED eclipse coverage:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a> (\u003cem>KQED Forum\u003c/em>)\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"It's a bit of a drive, but not that far to go, if you want to see the total eclipse in August.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704928613,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":15,"wordCount":725},"headData":{"title":"You Know About This Summer's Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right? | KQED","description":"It's a bit of a drive, but not that far to go, if you want to see the total eclipse in August.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"You Know About This Summer's Spectacular Solar Eclipse, Right?","datePublished":"2017-06-20T15:21:02.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-10T23:16:53.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"source":"Astronomy","sticky":false,"path":"/science/1728704/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/science/2017/06/Eclipse_170619.mp3","audioDuration":436000,"audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Save the date: August 21st. On that Monday, across the United States, millions of people will be granted a rare chance to see a total solar eclipse. The last time a total solar eclipse crossed the contiguous U.S., Jimmy Carter was president (1979). It has been nearly a century since an eclipse swept the country from coast to coast (1918).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s not often that celestial events favor our own country in such a way,” says \u003ca href=\"http://www.seti.org/users/sshostak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Shostak\u003c/a>, senior astronomer at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.seti.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SETI Institute\u003c/a>. “And this gives the opportunity to a lot of people to see something that really shouldn’t be missed.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will first be visible by land at Lincoln Beach, Oregon. At 8:04 a.m. the moon will begin to edge in on the sun, taking a tiny chip out of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_1745905\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 375px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1745905 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"668\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620-160x285.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2017/06/Eclipse_V04B_170620-240x428.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eclipses are possible thanks to a happy coincidence: The Sun is 400 times the diameter of the moon, while also being 400 times farther away from Earth. To us, both the moon and the Sun appear to be the same size allowing the moon to block light from the sun during solar eclipses.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As the 70 million million million metric tons of rock that we know as our moon slide across the solar disc, darkness will descend, sweeping in from the west. The temperature will drop. Birds may cease singing, squirrels may give up their foraging. The stars will come out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Observers of past eclipses say life seems suspended in animation, as the shadow of the moon sweeps over them. Looking up they see a “hole in the sky” surrounded by flowing flames. Or, “a black sunflower with the most delicate of silver petals,” as Frank Close writes in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9780198795490\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse: Journeys to the Dark Side of the Moon\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These ‘petals’ are the sun’s corona. Curiously, this outer atmosphere of the sun is far, far hotter (up to 450 times hotter) than the surface of the sun. But why this is so is still a mystery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The stage where the corona is visible to the naked eye is the moment of total eclipse, called “totality.” You will see the total eclipse only if you are inside the 50-mile wide band marked out on the map below, a path that will sweep across the country stretching from just west of Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina. (Check out the \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eclipse Megamovie Project\u003c/a>, a joint project of Google and UC Berkeley. Type a location into their \u003ca href=\"https://eclipsemega.movie/simulator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">simulator \u003c/a>to see what the eclipse will look like from there.)\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/zgZnha_S9BQ'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/zgZnha_S9BQ'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>A word on safety: Don’t look directly at the sun. Ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For the first hour of the eclipse, the moon with be sliding over the disc of the sun taking, as Shostak says, “bigger and bigger cookie bites.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even if it is partially blocked, if you look into the sun it may be the last thing you’ll ever see. You can, however, watch with eclipse glasses, which are equipped with protective film. Or, cut a hole in a piece of paper or cardboard and project the eclipse onto a surface, such as the ground or a wall. Once the moon has completely blocked out the sun (during totality) it is okay to look up. In fact, don’t miss looking up! You can even take a peek through your binoculars or telescope.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.kqed.org/.stream/mp3splice/radio/science/2017/06/Eclipse_170619.mp3\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shostak recommends Oregon as the most practical locale for Californians to view the eclipse, if they’re willing to travel. “You might think ‘Gosh! That’s a long trip for two minutes of celestial fireworks,'” says Shostak. “But I can assure you, seeing the moon get in front of the sun is something you will always remember.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Read more KQED eclipse coverage:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/forum/2017/07/26/americans-prepare-for-first-total-solar-eclipse-in-century/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Americans Prepare for First Coast-to-Coast Total Solar Eclipse in Century\u003c/a> (\u003cem>KQED Forum\u003c/em>)\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/07/24/dont-be-in-the-dark-answers-to-your-burning-questions-about-the-august-eclipse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don’t Be in the Dark: Answers To Your Burning Questions About the August Eclipse\u003c/a>\u003cbr>\n\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2017/08/11/help-make-history-eclipse-projects-for-citizen-scientists/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Help Make History: Eclipse Projects for Citizen Scientists\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/1728704/you-know-about-this-summers-spectacular-solar-eclipse-right","authors":["11088"],"series":["science_3390"],"categories":["science_28","science_46","science_37","science_39","science_40","science_3423"],"tags":["science_3370","science_1975"],"featImg":"science_1728705","label":"source_science_1728704"},"science_22792":{"type":"posts","id":"science_22792","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"science","id":"22792","score":null,"sort":[1414106885000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"how-to-watch-todays-solar-eclipse","title":"Photos From Thursday's Solar Eclipse","publishDate":1414106885,"format":"aside","headTitle":"Photos From Thursday’s Solar Eclipse | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"science"},"content":"\u003cp>Sky gazers turned out for Thursday’s partial solar eclipse. In the Bay Area, the moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun. The next time there will be a solar eclipse visible from here will be \u003ca href=\"http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEdecade/SEdecade2011.html\">August 2017\u003c/a> (and it will be a total eclipse.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse2-e1414105433249.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse2-e1414105433249.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Sheridan holds her son Neo as he watches the solar eclipse from the Foothill Observatory. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23003\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melissa Sheridan holds her son Neo as he watches the solar eclipse from the Foothill Observatory. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1516px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipseshannonrosa.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipseshannonrosa.jpeg\" alt=\"The moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun in Thursday's eclipse. (Courtesy of Shannon Rosa)\" width=\"1516\" height=\"1516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23007\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun in Thursday’s eclipse. (Courtesy of Shannon Rosa)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse1-1024x682.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22999 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Watching Thursday's solar eclipse from Foothill College in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching Thursday’s solar eclipse from Foothill College in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23001\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse3-e1414102345482.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse3-e1414102345482.jpg\" alt=\"Foothill College student Seongju Choi watches the solar eclipse from the observatory in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23001\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foothill College student Seongju Choi watches the solar eclipse from the observatory in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsewatching-e1414106318967.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsewatching-e1414106318967.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Grossberg and Dan Brekke of KQED step outside to see the eclipse. (Olivia Hubert-Allen/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23004\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Grossberg and Dan Brekke of KQED step outside to see the eclipse. (Olivia Hubert-Allen/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23005\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1279px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsenasascreenshot.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsenasascreenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot from NASA's livestream of the eclipse. Large sun spots are visible. (NASA)\" width=\"1279\" height=\"685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23005\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from NASA’s livestream of the eclipse. Large sun spots are visible. (NASA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Post:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 673px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Partial-Solar-Eclipse_T-Ruen_NASA.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Partial-Solar-Eclipse_T-Ruen_NASA.jpg\" alt=\"A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon obscures only part of the sun from Earth's view. (T. Ruen/NASA)\" width=\"673\" height=\"474\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22948\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon obscures only part of the sun from Earth’s view. (T. Ruen/NASA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A partial solar eclipse will be visible throughout the Bay Area on Thursday afternoon, given clear skies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is one of the best places in the U.S. to view this eclipse. Here, the moon will cover about 40 percent of the sun. As you move south and east across the country, smaller and smaller segments of the sun will be eclipsed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solar eclipses occur when the moon moves between Earth and the sun. Picture the orbit of the moon and the orbit of Earth as two huge hula hoops in the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only time you can have eclipses is when the two hula hoops cross, when the two orbits cross,” says Andrew Fraknoi, chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College. “And that’s what happens every six months. The orbit of the moon and the apparent orbit of the sun cross.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fraknoi says today’s solar eclipse won’t reduce the amount of light we see outside, which raises a question: how can the moon cover up 40 percent of our sun without us noticing it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The short answer,” Fraknoi says, “is that the sun is brighter than you think.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says if you were shopping for a light bulb the same wattage as the sun, forget your typical 40 watt bulb: You’d have to buy a 400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 watt bulb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That amount of light so overwhelms the light receptors in the human eye, Fraknoi says, that even losing nearly half of it doesn’t change our overall sense of light and dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to watch today’s event, there are a number of ways to do that safely. And you don’t even have to wake up in the middle of the night like you may have done for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/10/03/set-your-alarm-for-the-early-morning-total-lunar-eclipse-on-october-8/\">the lunar eclipse\u003c/a> two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/What-is-a-solar-eclipse.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22953\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/What-is-a-solar-eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"solar eclipse\" width=\"5171\" height=\"1127\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How and When to View the Eclipse\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will begin at 1:52 p.m., as the moon begins to creep across the sun. The moon reaches peak eclipse at 3:15, so the best viewing time is between 3 and 3:30 this afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t imagine you can look at the sun just because it’s partially covered up — you’ll \u003ca href=\"http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html\">burn your retina\u003c/a> if you look directly at a solar eclipse, just the way you burned fall leaves as a kid, using a magnifying glass in the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sunglasses are not enough. To look directly at a solar eclipse, you need a special viewer, available for sale at many science centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Science museums and observatories around the Bay Area are holding eclipse viewing parties, listed below, where you can safely watch the eclipse through filtered telescopes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can get to where you can see the sun either projected from a telescope or through a telescope with a safe filter,” Fraknoi says, “you can actually see the seething surface of our star, the sun, and then the dark body of our much closer moon, covering up some part of the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also have a lot of fun watching the eclipse by making your own \u003ca href=\"http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html\">pinhole projector.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2094px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Eclipse-Pinhole-Projector-Jenny-Oh.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22798\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Eclipse-Pinhole-Projector-Jenny-Oh.jpg\" alt=\"KQED science producer Jenny Oh has fun with a homemade pinhole projector during a 2012 eclipse. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\" width=\"2094\" height=\"1000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED science producer Jenny Oh has fun with a homemade pinhole projector during a 2012 eclipse. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Make a pinhole in a piece of cardboard, or even a sheet of paper, then hold that over another cardboard or piece of paper. The sun will pass through the pinhole and project an image of itself, giving you a safe way to watch the eclipse. (Do not look through the pinhole at the sun.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even more basic than that, you can create a pinhole projector with your hands by simply overlapping the fingers of one hand on top of the other – creating a waffle pattern – and allowing the sun to pass through the holes between your fingers and make a projection on the ground. Or if you’re in area with trees, look for the projected images of the sun on the ground as it passes through the spaces between the leaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today’s solar event is the last in our eclipse season this year. The next event will be a lunar eclipse in April. The next solar eclipse won’t happen until August 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eclipse-Watching Events in the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca href=\"http://www.calacademy.org/\"> California Academy of Sciences and Morrison Planetarium\u003c/a> will host a viewing from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on their living roof (weather permitting), with planetarium staff on hand. Rain or shine, the eclipse will also be broadcast via internet feed inside the museum. Museum admission fees apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco State University faculty and students will offer \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/southeast.htm\">eclipse viewing in the plaza\u003c/a> at the south entrance to Thornton Hall, from 1:52 to 4:32 in the afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/visit/events/partial_solar_eclipse_2014\">The Lawrence Hall of Science\u003c/a> is hosting an event for museum guests from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. that includes observations through solar telescopes, a Q&A in the planetarium, and model demonstrations. Eclipse-viewing glasses are also available for purchase in the store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.chabotspace.org/eclipses.htm\">Chabot Space & Science Center\u003c/a> will have astronomy experts and special eclipse viewers on the observation deck to help people view the eclipse safely. Included with museum admission or $15 for the viewing party only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://msnucleus.org/events/events.html\">Children’s Natural History Museum\u003c/a> in Fremont will have telescopes for viewing the eclipse from 2 to 4:00 in the afternooon. In case of rain or clouds, the museum will also have a video feed of the eclipse inside the museum, along with solar system demonstrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society will host an \u003ca href=\"https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=60250\">eclipse viewing party\u003c/a> from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foothill.edu/ast/fhobs.php\">Foothill College Observatory\u003c/a> will be open from 2 to 4:30 for an eclipse party. Parking costs $3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=13749\">College of San Mateo Observatory\u003c/a> will have several solar telescopes available in the observatory from 1:45 to 4:30 p.m., including one that people can use to take pictures of the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the San Mateo County Astronomical Society will provide telescopes, viewing aids and information from 2 to 5 p.m. at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.smcas.com/\">San Carlos Library\u003c/a>. The many perforations in the library dome will also cast beautiful images of the eclipsed sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sjaa.net/directions/\">San Jose Astronomical Association\u003c/a> will hold an eclipse party for the public from 1 to 4 p.m. at Houge Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma State University is hosting a \u003ca href=\"http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/publicviewingnight.shtml\">public viewing\u003c/a> from 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the campus observatory and a track and field nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://rfo.org/\">Robert Ferguson Observatory\u003c/a> will be open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. for observing the eclipse. Parking is $8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thanks to Professor Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College, for this list of eclipse viewing parties.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Missed the eclipse? See photos here. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1704932723,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":42,"wordCount":1349},"headData":{"title":"Photos From Thursday's Solar Eclipse | KQED","description":"Missed the eclipse? See photos here. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"Article","headline":"Photos From Thursday's Solar Eclipse","datePublished":"2014-10-23T23:28:05.000Z","dateModified":"2024-01-11T00:25:23.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}},"sticky":false,"path":"/science/22792/how-to-watch-todays-solar-eclipse","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Sky gazers turned out for Thursday’s partial solar eclipse. In the Bay Area, the moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun. The next time there will be a solar eclipse visible from here will be \u003ca href=\"http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEdecade/SEdecade2011.html\">August 2017\u003c/a> (and it will be a total eclipse.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23003\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse2-e1414105433249.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse2-e1414105433249.jpg\" alt=\"Melissa Sheridan holds her son Neo as he watches the solar eclipse from the Foothill Observatory. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23003\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Melissa Sheridan holds her son Neo as he watches the solar eclipse from the Foothill Observatory. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23007\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1516px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipseshannonrosa.jpeg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipseshannonrosa.jpeg\" alt=\"The moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun in Thursday's eclipse. (Courtesy of Shannon Rosa)\" width=\"1516\" height=\"1516\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23007\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The moon obscured about 40 percent of the sun in Thursday’s eclipse. (Courtesy of Shannon Rosa)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22999\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse1-1024x682.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22999 size-large\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Watching Thursday's solar eclipse from Foothill College in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watching Thursday’s solar eclipse from Foothill College in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23001\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse3-e1414102345482.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/solareclipse3-e1414102345482.jpg\" alt=\"Foothill College student Seongju Choi watches the solar eclipse from the observatory in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23001\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foothill College student Seongju Choi watches the solar eclipse from the observatory in Los Altos. (James Tensuan/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23004\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsewatching-e1414106318967.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsewatching-e1414106318967.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Grossberg and Dan Brekke of KQED step outside to see the eclipse. (Olivia Hubert-Allen/KQED)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23004\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Adam Grossberg and Dan Brekke of KQED step outside to see the eclipse. (Olivia Hubert-Allen/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_23005\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1279px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsenasascreenshot.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/eclipsenasascreenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot from NASA's livestream of the eclipse. Large sun spots are visible. (NASA)\" width=\"1279\" height=\"685\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23005\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot from NASA’s livestream of the eclipse. Large sun spots are visible. (NASA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Original Post:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22948\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 673px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Partial-Solar-Eclipse_T-Ruen_NASA.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Partial-Solar-Eclipse_T-Ruen_NASA.jpg\" alt=\"A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon obscures only part of the sun from Earth's view. (T. Ruen/NASA)\" width=\"673\" height=\"474\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22948\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A partial solar eclipse occurs when the moon obscures only part of the sun from Earth’s view. (T. Ruen/NASA)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A partial solar eclipse will be visible throughout the Bay Area on Thursday afternoon, given clear skies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is one of the best places in the U.S. to view this eclipse. Here, the moon will cover about 40 percent of the sun. As you move south and east across the country, smaller and smaller segments of the sun will be eclipsed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Solar eclipses occur when the moon moves between Earth and the sun. Picture the orbit of the moon and the orbit of Earth as two huge hula hoops in the sky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The only time you can have eclipses is when the two hula hoops cross, when the two orbits cross,” says Andrew Fraknoi, chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College. “And that’s what happens every six months. The orbit of the moon and the apparent orbit of the sun cross.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Fraknoi says today’s solar eclipse won’t reduce the amount of light we see outside, which raises a question: how can the moon cover up 40 percent of our sun without us noticing it?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The short answer,” Fraknoi says, “is that the sun is brighter than you think.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says if you were shopping for a light bulb the same wattage as the sun, forget your typical 40 watt bulb: You’d have to buy a 400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 watt bulb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That amount of light so overwhelms the light receptors in the human eye, Fraknoi says, that even losing nearly half of it doesn’t change our overall sense of light and dark.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you want to watch today’s event, there are a number of ways to do that safely. And you don’t even have to wake up in the middle of the night like you may have done for \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/2014/10/03/set-your-alarm-for-the-early-morning-total-lunar-eclipse-on-october-8/\">the lunar eclipse\u003c/a> two weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/What-is-a-solar-eclipse.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22953\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/What-is-a-solar-eclipse.jpg\" alt=\"solar eclipse\" width=\"5171\" height=\"1127\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How and When to View the Eclipse\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The eclipse will begin at 1:52 p.m., as the moon begins to creep across the sun. The moon reaches peak eclipse at 3:15, so the best viewing time is between 3 and 3:30 this afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But don’t imagine you can look at the sun just because it’s partially covered up — you’ll \u003ca href=\"http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html\">burn your retina\u003c/a> if you look directly at a solar eclipse, just the way you burned fall leaves as a kid, using a magnifying glass in the sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And sunglasses are not enough. To look directly at a solar eclipse, you need a special viewer, available for sale at many science centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Science museums and observatories around the Bay Area are holding eclipse viewing parties, listed below, where you can safely watch the eclipse through filtered telescopes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you can get to where you can see the sun either projected from a telescope or through a telescope with a safe filter,” Fraknoi says, “you can actually see the seething surface of our star, the sun, and then the dark body of our much closer moon, covering up some part of the sun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can also have a lot of fun watching the eclipse by making your own \u003ca href=\"http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how.html\">pinhole projector.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_22798\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2094px\">\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Eclipse-Pinhole-Projector-Jenny-Oh.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22798\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/science/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2014/10/Eclipse-Pinhole-Projector-Jenny-Oh.jpg\" alt=\"KQED science producer Jenny Oh has fun with a homemade pinhole projector during a 2012 eclipse. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\" width=\"2094\" height=\"1000\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">KQED science producer Jenny Oh has fun with a homemade pinhole projector during a 2012 eclipse. (Jenny Oh/KQED)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Make a pinhole in a piece of cardboard, or even a sheet of paper, then hold that over another cardboard or piece of paper. The sun will pass through the pinhole and project an image of itself, giving you a safe way to watch the eclipse. (Do not look through the pinhole at the sun.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even more basic than that, you can create a pinhole projector with your hands by simply overlapping the fingers of one hand on top of the other – creating a waffle pattern – and allowing the sun to pass through the holes between your fingers and make a projection on the ground. Or if you’re in area with trees, look for the projected images of the sun on the ground as it passes through the spaces between the leaves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today’s solar event is the last in our eclipse season this year. The next event will be a lunar eclipse in April. The next solar eclipse won’t happen until August 2017.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Eclipse-Watching Events in the Bay Area\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>San Francisco\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The\u003ca href=\"http://www.calacademy.org/\"> California Academy of Sciences and Morrison Planetarium\u003c/a> will host a viewing from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on their living roof (weather permitting), with planetarium staff on hand. Rain or shine, the eclipse will also be broadcast via internet feed inside the museum. Museum admission fees apply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco State University faculty and students will offer \u003ca href=\"http://www.sfsu.edu/~sfsumap/southeast.htm\">eclipse viewing in the plaza\u003c/a> at the south entrance to Thornton Hall, from 1:52 to 4:32 in the afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>East Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/visit/events/partial_solar_eclipse_2014\">The Lawrence Hall of Science\u003c/a> is hosting an event for museum guests from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. that includes observations through solar telescopes, a Q&A in the planetarium, and model demonstrations. Eclipse-viewing glasses are also available for purchase in the store.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.chabotspace.org/eclipses.htm\">Chabot Space & Science Center\u003c/a> will have astronomy experts and special eclipse viewers on the observation deck to help people view the eclipse safely. Included with museum admission or $15 for the viewing party only.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://msnucleus.org/events/events.html\">Children’s Natural History Museum\u003c/a> in Fremont will have telescopes for viewing the eclipse from 2 to 4:00 in the afternooon. In case of rain or clouds, the museum will also have a video feed of the eclipse inside the museum, along with solar system demonstrations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Mt. Diablo Astronomical Society will host an \u003ca href=\"https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=60250\">eclipse viewing party\u003c/a> from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Lindsay Wildlife Museum in Walnut Creek.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>South Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.foothill.edu/ast/fhobs.php\">Foothill College Observatory\u003c/a> will be open from 2 to 4:30 for an eclipse party. Parking costs $3.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.collegeofsanmateo.edu/calendar/events/index.php?com=detail&eID=13749\">College of San Mateo Observatory\u003c/a> will have several solar telescopes available in the observatory from 1:45 to 4:30 p.m., including one that people can use to take pictures of the eclipse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Members of the San Mateo County Astronomical Society will provide telescopes, viewing aids and information from 2 to 5 p.m. at the \u003ca href=\"http://www.smcas.com/\">San Carlos Library\u003c/a>. The many perforations in the library dome will also cast beautiful images of the eclipsed sun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.sjaa.net/directions/\">San Jose Astronomical Association\u003c/a> will hold an eclipse party for the public from 1 to 4 p.m. at Houge Park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>North Bay\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sonoma State University is hosting a \u003ca href=\"http://www.phys-astro.sonoma.edu/publicviewingnight.shtml\">public viewing\u003c/a> from 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. at the campus observatory and a track and field nearby.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://rfo.org/\">Robert Ferguson Observatory\u003c/a> will be open from 1 to 4:30 p.m. for observing the eclipse. Parking is $8.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Thanks to Professor Andrew Fraknoi, Foothill College, for this list of eclipse viewing parties.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/science/22792/how-to-watch-todays-solar-eclipse","authors":["6591"],"categories":["science_28","science_40"],"tags":["science_64","science_1975"],"featImg":"science_23003","label":"science"}},"programsReducer":{"possible":{"id":"possible","title":"Possible","info":"Possible is hosted by entrepreneur Reid Hoffman and writer Aria Finger. Together in Possible, Hoffman and Finger lead enlightening discussions about building a brighter collective future. 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