{"id":10651,"date":"2024-04-10T18:06:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/more-than-36000-volunteers-helped-do-nasa-eclipse-science\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T18:06:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T22:06:36","slug":"more-than-36000-volunteers-helped-do-nasa-eclipse-science","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/more-than-36000-volunteers-helped-do-nasa-eclipse-science\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science"},"content":{"rendered":"

More Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science<\/h2>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore Than 36,000 Volunteers Helped Do NASA Eclipse Science\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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SunSketcher volunteers captured sequences of eclipse images, revealing the precise size and shape of the Sun and testing theories of gravity!<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClinton Lewis from New Harmony, IN\/Western Kentucky University<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Thank you for helping us out! Over 36,000 people helped do NASA Science during Monday\u2019s total solar eclipse. Together, these volunteers submitted more than 60,000 vital pieces of eclipse data to NASA science projects.<\/p>\n

More than 30,000 volunteers with the\u00a0SunSketcher\u00a0project<\/a> pointed their smartphones toward the Sun and recorded pictures of Bailey\u2019s beads, flashes of Sunlight coming through valleys on the moon. These pictures will reveal the size and shape of the Sun to high precision.<\/p>\n

Volunteers with GLOBE Observer (GO) submitted more than 35,000 data points to the\u00a0GO Eclipse<\/a>,\u00a0GO Clouds<\/a>,\u00a0and\u00a0GO Landcover<\/a>\u00a0projects, taking eclipse data using their cell phones and sometimes thermometers. These data show the effect of the eclipse on our atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Many more volunteers used specialized gear\u2014DSLR cameras, telescopes, audiomoth recorders, and Ham Radio sets\u2014taking data for the\u00a0Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative,\u00a0the\u00a0Eclipse Megamovie<\/a>\u00a0project,\u00a0Citizen CATE 2024<\/a>,\u00a0Eclipse Soundscapes<\/a>,\u00a0and the\u00a0HamSCI<\/a>\u00a0project. These data will trace plumes and ejections of matter in the solar corona, track waves in the ionosphere, and reveal how animals, birds and insects reacted to the eclipse.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m fascinated by the idea that the eclipse can affect the behavior of animals!\u201d said one Eclipse Soundscapes volunteer.\u00a0\u201cI hope you all get a good data set and am still very excited to see the results! It was awesome!\u201d said a SunSketcher volunteer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Science is a methodical process and sometimes a slow process. Data are still arriving from cell phones and computers around the country. It will probably take months or even years for scientists to check and analyze the data, compare it with data on previous eclipses, and publish it in the refereed scientific literature.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But stay tuned as the\u00a0Heliophysics Big Year<\/a>\u00a0continues! There will probably be some beautiful pictures coming out in the days and weeks to come thanks to your efforts.<\/p>\n

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