The REACH Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse
04/01/24 • 10 min
On April 8, 2024 we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. What exactly is an eclipse? Who will get to see it? How can you safely view? What if you aren't in the path of totality? You've got questions, we've got answers with the amazing Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, NASA JPL. All that and more on The REACH Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse
Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien
Written, Produced, and Edited by Nate DuFort, a Solar System Ambassador for NASA JPL
Music composed by: Jesse Case
Logo by: Steven Lyons
REACH was Co-Created by: Nate DuFort and Sandy Marshall
Special thanks to Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, Astrophysicist, Radio Astronomer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Learn more about Dr. Anderson's work with the Golden Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT):
https://gavrt.lewiscenter.org/
And a terrific NASA Eclipse discussion with Dr. Anderson (fall 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lKYm6QBE-Q
We’d also like to offer a special thanks to REACH co-creator and Public Engagement Specialist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sandy Marshall.
Additional Eclipse Resources:
NASA's Watch Live - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Join NASA experts on April 8, 2024, for a broadcast of the total solar eclipse.
Want to see more? Tune in to the streams at the link for telescope live feeds of the total solar eclipse across the path, a broadcast in Spanish, and a live stream of sounding rockets launching during the eclipse.
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live
How Can You Tell If Your Eclipse Glasses or Handheld Solar Viewers Are Safe?
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-are-safe
What is an Eclipse? from NASA's Space Place:
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipses/en/
Solar Science with the Peanuts Gang!
Explore brand new solar science activities and resources created for students ages 4–13 and available in 11 languages:
https://ymiclassroom.com/lesson-plans/peanutseclipse/
Want more REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids?
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REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to www.soundsingtonmedia.com
Advertise on REACH: [email protected]
On April 8, 2024 we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. What exactly is an eclipse? Who will get to see it? How can you safely view? What if you aren't in the path of totality? You've got questions, we've got answers with the amazing Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, NASA JPL. All that and more on The REACH Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse
Hosts: Brian Holden and Meredith Stepien
Written, Produced, and Edited by Nate DuFort, a Solar System Ambassador for NASA JPL
Music composed by: Jesse Case
Logo by: Steven Lyons
REACH was Co-Created by: Nate DuFort and Sandy Marshall
Special thanks to Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, Astrophysicist, Radio Astronomer at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Learn more about Dr. Anderson's work with the Golden Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT):
https://gavrt.lewiscenter.org/
And a terrific NASA Eclipse discussion with Dr. Anderson (fall 2023): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lKYm6QBE-Q
We’d also like to offer a special thanks to REACH co-creator and Public Engagement Specialist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Sandy Marshall.
Additional Eclipse Resources:
NASA's Watch Live - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
Join NASA experts on April 8, 2024, for a broadcast of the total solar eclipse.
Want to see more? Tune in to the streams at the link for telescope live feeds of the total solar eclipse across the path, a broadcast in Spanish, and a live stream of sounding rockets launching during the eclipse.
https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2024/live
How Can You Tell If Your Eclipse Glasses or Handheld Solar Viewers Are Safe?
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/how-to-tell-if-viewers-are-safe
What is an Eclipse? from NASA's Space Place:
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/eclipses/en/
Solar Science with the Peanuts Gang!
Explore brand new solar science activities and resources created for students ages 4–13 and available in 11 languages:
https://ymiclassroom.com/lesson-plans/peanutseclipse/
Want more REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids?
You can find REACH on X, Instagram, and TikTok or at www.ReachThePodcast.com
REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids is a production of Soundsington Media committed to making quality programing for young audiences and the young at heart. To find out more go to www.soundsingtonmedia.com
Advertise on REACH: [email protected]
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Edited by: Nate DuFort
Music composed by: Jesse Case
Logo by: Steven Lyons
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