{"id":10435,"date":"2024-03-14T18:03:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/eclipse-photographers-will-help-study-sun-during-its-disappearing-act\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T18:03:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:03:54","slug":"eclipse-photographers-will-help-study-sun-during-its-disappearing-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/eclipse-photographers-will-help-study-sun-during-its-disappearing-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Eclipse Photographers Will Help Study Sun During Its Disappearing Act"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Eclipse Photographers Will Help Study Sun During Its Disappearing Act<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

As the Sun temporarily disappears from midday skies over North America on April 8, 2024, hundreds of volunteers will capture photos of the total solar eclipse to help us better understand the Sun and its relationship with Earth.<\/p>\n

These photographers will be participating in three NASA-funded citizen science projects to study the Sun\u2019s ghostly outer atmosphere \u2013 the corona \u2013 during totality, when the Moon completely covers the bright disk of the Sun and the corona is revealed.<\/p>\n

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The Sun\u2019s outer atmosphere, or corona, appears like a feathery white halo around the dark disk of the Moon during a total solar eclipse, as seen in this photo taken from Madras, Oregon, on Aug. 21, 2017.<\/div>\n
NASA\/Aubrey Gemignani<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The corona is the birthplace of the solar wind \u2013 a constant stream of particles and material flowing from the Sun that impacts Earth and other planets. The best time to see the full range of dynamics in the corona is during a total solar eclipse.<\/p>\n

However, in any one location along April\u2019s eclipse path, totality will last less than four and a half minutes \u2013 not long enough to watch the corona change. By staging observers all along the eclipse path, though, these NASA projects hope to essentially extend totality for over 90 minutes \u2013 the time it takes for the Moon\u2019s shadow to cross from Mexico to Canada. Afterward, the projects will combine their images into \u201cmovies\u201d revealing activity in the corona that would otherwise be hard to see.<\/p>\n

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This map shows the locations of Eclipse Megamovie participants during the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.<\/div>\n
Eclipse Megamovie\/Jeffrey Reedy<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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This map shows the locations of the DEB Initiative teams during the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.<\/div>\n
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This map shows the locations of the CATE 2024 teams during the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse.<\/div>\n
CATE 2024\/SwRI\/Sarah\u00a0Kovac<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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