SAFETY FIRST!
- Can you really go blind staring at an eclipse? Tips for safe viewing
- You can watch this video with your children
ACTIVITIES AT HOME
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- You can make a viewing solar projector, there are different ways. If you have a telescope you could even make a sun funnel.
- Printouts with activities
- Free Nasa Poster with the path of the moon's umbral shadow.
- Nasa Eclipse science section have lots of downlodables for your curious one eclipse2017.nasa.gov/downloadables
WHERE CAN I WATCH IT?
- Internet.
- Official live stream of the eclipse: www.nasa.gov/eclipselive
- Astronomy.com will have a HD live stream of partial solar eclipse viewed from Denver. Detailed information here. - Watch Parties. Public libraries have several events before, during and after the eclipse. More information. You can get free googles in some Libraries. Ocee Library already run out of them so call ahead.
- Social Media. The great eclipse will be on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The official hashtag is #eclipse2017. As soon as the event is over, Eclipse Megamovie will compile everyone’s smartphone footage into a continuous video showing the solar eclipse from start to finish. Watch their replay here: https://eclipsemega.movie
WHAT IS A SOLAR ECLIPSE?
A solar eclipse is when the moon passes right in front of the sun.
A total eclipse is when the moon completely blocks the sun.
A partial eclipse is when the moon partially blocks the sun.
A total eclipse is when the moon completely blocks the sun.
A partial eclipse is when the moon partially blocks the sun.
WHY IS THIS SOLAR ECLIPSE SO SPECIAL?
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