Solar Eclipse Cybrary

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  Author:  Bonnie Thurber                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Updated August 2023
  Grade levels: 5-12
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  Short Description: August 21, 2017, a solar eclipse is going to be showing across the United States. This Cybrary includes some wonderful links to many many activities. 
  

  
  

  Warning:

  CAUTION: COUNTERFEIT ECLIPSE GLASSES -
  "...the marketplace is being flooded by counterfeit eclipse glasses that are labeled as if they're ISO-compliant when in fact they are not." - from the American Astronomical Society

  Safety first!! - Reputable Vendors of Solar Filters & Viewers:
  https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification

  
  

  
  

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• Activities for All
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    Eclipse Education ideas from NASA Cybrary link

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    Astronomers without Borders URL

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    Information and activities from Astronomers without Boarders.

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    Free Eclipse App from Big Kid Science Cybrary link

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    Get the Totality Eclipse App!

    Totality by Big Kid Science

    By Germinate LLC
    Description: Want to witness the coast-to-coast solar eclipse of 2017? Totality by Big Kid Science is the FREE app that will tell you when, where, and what you’ll see on eclipse day. Here are some of our awesome features:

    • Find out exactly what you’ll see at your current location.
    • Find the nearest locations where you can witness TOTALITY.
    • Use navigation tools to help you find your best route to the path of Totality.
    • Learn how, when, and why eclipses occur.
    • Explore activities for families and schools, shop for eclipse glasses, and more.

    
    

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    Vox Science and Health - Eclipse near you. Cybrary link

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    Take a look at what the eclipse on August 21 will look like in your neighborhood.

    Remember your eclipse glasses!

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• Details about Eclipse Viewing Parties
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    OMSI Solar Eclipse Viewing Party Cybrary link

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    OMSI Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

    August 21, 2017 | 6 AM – 12 PM at Oregon State Fairgrounds

    Tickets are sold out! Stay tuned for other ways to celebrate the eclipse.

    
    
    

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    The Globe Eclipse Discussion Cybrary link

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    Discussion place about Eclipses

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    The Globe Eclipse Overview Cybrary link

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    GLOBE's Eyes on the August, 2017 North American Eclipse

    
    

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• Eclipse History
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    ECLIPSE History 101 from NASA Cybrary link

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    The earliest writings we have showing that people paid attention to eclipses in any official way are around 5,000 years old.
    

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    Chasing the Total Solar Eclipse from NASA’s WB-57F Jets Cybrary link

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    For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017, total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes. But for one team of NASA-funded scientists, the eclipse will last over seven minutes. Their secret? Following the shadow of the Moon in two retrofitted WB-57F jet planes. 
    

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• Send a Postcard to Space!

  Send a Postcard to Space through NSS Supported Blue Origin Club For The Future initiative!

  Visit: SpacEdge Academy Postcards in Space Course