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The American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force (SETF) is starting to see examples of counterfeit eclipse glasses on the market. In this video, Dr. Angela Speck, co-chair of the SETF and chair of the department of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Texas at San Antonio, explains how to verify that your glasses are safe in the days leading up to the Great North American Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024.
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Dr. Rick Fienberg describes the ins and outs of when to wear eclipse glasses (whenever you look at the Sun, and during an eclipse's partial phases) and when to take them off (during totality)... and why. #eclipse #eclipsesafety #eclipse2024
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety Do not purchase eclipse glasses from anywhere without checking that the supplier is on the AAS approved list! https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/18/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/18/24
Debra Ross, co-chair of the American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force warns: Do not just buy eclipse glasses randomly on Amazon! If you want to purchase them online, make sure that you are purchasing from a distributor on the AAS's list of authorized dealers at: https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/viewers-filters For more information about the Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/17/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/17/24
Dr. Tyler Nordgren, the world's eclipse artist as well as an astronomer (see his work at spacearttravelbureau.com), discusses whether you need to understand the science of a total solar eclipse in order to be completely blown away by #eclipse2024.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/20/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/26/24
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Dr. Angela Speck, chair of the Physics and Astronomy department of the University of Texas at San Antonio, describes the science behind why you must get into the path of totality of a total solar eclipse. 99.9% is NOT good enough!
Link on YouTube (horizontal orientation, share on Twitter) - pub date 2/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 2/25/24
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Vivian White from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific talks about how the eclipse experience is like the Grateful Dead... and what that means for you. #eclipse2024 #gratefuldead #totalsolareclipse
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/26/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/23/24
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What's the big deal? What's the risk of getting into the path? What's the risk of NOT getting into the path? Dawn Davies from Hill Country Alliance helps you make the decision to travel to #eclipse2024 ... and gives you some great reasons to tell your friends who might be skeptical.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/11/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/22/24
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Bob Baer of UI Carbondale and the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force on the 'eye-opening- experience of a total solar eclipse.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/2/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/24/24
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Debra Ross from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force explains the difference in experiences between a sunny day eclipse and a cloudy day eclipse. A total solar eclipse experienced under cloudy skies is MORE EXCITING than a partial solar eclipse experienced under clear skies!
For more information about the Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/20/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/28/24
Vivian White, Director of Free Choice Learning, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco, helps you think through your backup plans as you're chasing totality for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse on April 8.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/13/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/27/24
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The most important things to remember to do--and NOT to do--during #eclipse2024 on April 8. Dr. Henry "Trae" Winter, Astrophysicist & Co-Founder, ARISA Lab, Cambridge, MA and director of the Eclipse Soundscapes Citizen Science Project, explains.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/15/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/22/24
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What if there are clouds? Planning to chase the Sun? Michelle Nichols from the Adler Planetarium in Chicago provides advice for flexibility as you're watching the weather the day of a total solar eclipse.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/5/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/26/24
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What will the traffic be like post-totality, and what can you do to help?
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/29/24
Kate Russo--eclipse chaser, author, and psychologist--describes how an eclipse is a NATURE event that happens above you, and around you, and within you.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/19/24
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Michelle Nichols, Director of Public Observing and Director of the Doane Observatory at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, IL, talks about what an eclipse is in this one-minute video that everyone can understand. #eclipse2024 #eclipse
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/18/24
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Eclipse science in one minute from AAS Task Force Member Dr. Trae Winter.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/20/24
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Debra Ross from the American Astronomical Society's solar eclipse task force explains how the entire experience is under 3 hours from First Contact to the end of the eclipse. The totality phase, in the middle, takes anywhere from a few seconds to just over 4 minutes for the April 8 eclipse, depending on where you are standing in the path of totality. After, watch the second partial phase, don't just jump in your car once totality is done! For more information about the Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/21/24
Debra Ross, co-chair of the AAS's Solar Eclipse Task Force reassures you that pets won't even notice that the eclipse is happening. They do NOT need glasses (as cute as that might be). In totality, they might be a bit confused, but during the partial phase, it is just another day.
For more information about the Great North American Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/19/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/29/24
Here's what to expect in the path of totality of the April 8 eclipse! Debra Ross from the American Astronomical Society's Solar Eclipse Task Force explains what happens to the light around you as a total solar eclipse goes from partial phase to total phase. For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/25/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/21/24
2024 Eclipse advice from AAS Task Force member and Eclipse2024.org founder Dan McGlaun Humans are storytellers, and the stories of eclipses are among the best stories of all. Everyone who experiences #eclipse2024 will have their own story, and Dan McGlaun of Eclipse2024.org wants to make sure you get into the path of totality on April 8, 2024.
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/9/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/21/24
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2024 Eclipse advice from Dan McGlaun of Eclipse2024.org Dan's top two most important things to be aware of for the best experience of #eclipse2024. For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/29/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/24/24
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AAS Eclipse Task Force member Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer and Director, Fels Planetarium at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, describes his best advice for leaders of communities in the path of totality on April 8, 2024. #eclipse2024 #eclipse2024
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 2/24/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/19/24
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Dawn Davies of the Hill Country Alliance provides the most important Eclipse Day advice for organizers planning #eclipse events. #eclipseevents
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/7/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/25/24
Artist & astronomer Tyler Nordgren of Space Art Travel Bureau provides important reasons for what businesses should and should not do during the April 8 2024 Great North American Solar Eclipse #eclipse2024
For more information, go to https://eclipse.aas.org.
Link on YouTube (vertical orientation, share on Instagram, Twitter) - pub date 3/4/24
Link on Facebook (horizontal orientation, share on Facebook) - pub date 3/20/24
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse basics from the University of Texas at San Antonio's Physics & Astronomy Department
Eclipse 2024 resources
Click for more information from the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force
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