#NASA eclipse coverage

[stripedclaw]

Remember when the eclipse happened in warriors. Do u remember when Sol was like lol. Lmao, even

[chipped-chimera]

Gotta say nothing shows the level of americanisation of media/internet than with this eclipse. Last year state in Australia (Western Australia) had complete totality of an eclipse in a dinky little town up north. It was inundated with tourists from around Australia and the world - we even had NASA scientists fly in for study.

I'm based in the only city of our hugeass state (Perth) and while we didn't get totality it was probably the most significant eclipse I've seen in recent memory. It was present in shadows, and there was a significant temperature drop during the experience.

Internationally? News probably didn't make a blip.

Meanwhile I'm sitting in my office overhearing the BBC on the tv (so british news) talking about an American solar eclipse like it's more significant? 🤷‍♀️

Anyway here's some of my pics of our eclipse last year: we had 72% coverage where I was, managed to catch some of the crescent shadows beneath our paperbark tree (I thank tumblr for bestowing this knowledge years ago).

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Ok so yes the eclipse is on Monday so get ready with eclipse safety/info now

Do not look directly at the sun without specialized eclipse glasses. Yes, I know you want to. You will just burn your eyes.

If you are in the path of totality, and at the part where it makes the sky dark, you are less likely to damage your eyes, but you still run the risk because you are looking at the sun. Just try not to look at the sun at all without protection.

If you are not in the path of totality, do not look directly at the sun without eclipse glasses. Even if it’s mostly covered. You’re not gonna see anything and you’re just gonna fuck up your eyes.

Colleges, museums, and other local places often will have events for eclipses. They will often have eclipse glasses for you. If they do not, they will likely have some other safe method of viewing it like sun telescopes.

If you do not have access to any of these, still do not look at the sun. What you can do is make a pinhole in a sheet of paper, angle it at the sun, and it should project an image of the eclipsing sun on a flat surface. This can also be accomplished with making a small hole with your hand, or by looking at the shadows from tree leaves.

Here is a picture from the 2023 eclipse I took of the projection through the trees:

NASA will also be broadcasting coverage of the eclipse on their free online streaming service if you want to really get in the vibe.

Just don’t look at the sun guys. Guys. If you’re gonna trust anyone on this trust me. Don’t look directly at the sun without protection.

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Want to catch the eclipse but not in the US/path of totality? NASA are livestreaming coverage on their YouTube channel HERE.

[mariacallous]

Kate Middleton and the Baltimore Bridge collapse were just warm-ups. For conspiracists in 2024, the total solar eclipse taking place on April 8 is their Super Bowl.

Over the past few weeks, social media channels, Telegram groups, and conspiracy-focused message boards have been flooded with every conceivable wild allegation about what will happen when the moon blocks out the sun.

The rare astronomical event has proved incredibly fertile ground for conspiracists to express their wildest fantasies, and they have theorized about everything from the end of the world, to the secret deployment of balloons to poison the population, to occult rituals and even the imposition of martial law to usher in a “new world order.”

Far-right trolls and extremists in particular have been using the total solar eclipse to push their belief that a group of “elites” is using the event as cover to impose new controls on the population. The theory has been promoted by figures including disgraced former national security adviser Michael Flynn and Sandy Hook shooting conspiracist Alex Jones, who in recent weeks has posted numerous videos and comments about it on his X account, racking up millions of views.

“Major Events Surrounding The April 8th Solar Eclipse,” Jones wrote. “Masonic rituals planned worldwide to usher in New World Order.”

Authorities along the path of the eclipse in the US have issued warnings about loss of cell coverage and electrical outages. Additionally, some towns have already declared an emergency, and National Guard troops have been put on standby. This has made the conspiracists only more convinced, even though the preparations in these towns have often been centered around the huge influx of tourists expected to congregate on April 8. For those deep in conspiracy land, the context doesn’t matter.

“I think [it’s] another test,” one user of the far-right message board known as The Donald wrote this week. “See how many follow orders and how close they are to declare martial law without a fight.”

On Telegram, one well-known conspiracy influencer known as the Health Ranger, who has 75,000 subscribers, wrote that the eclipse “sure would be the perfect cover story if our terrorist government wanted to take down the power grid and cause mass chaos while blocking all citizen communications. Kinda convenient if you want to declare martial law and unleash a dictatorship before Trump can win in November.”

Many conspiracists have also focused on other coincidental events happening on April 8, all of which add to the supposedly portentous nature of the day.

There are dozens of examples being shared online, but among the most quoted involve the fact that the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) will be firing up the Large Hadron Collider on that day for the first time in two years. Many online are linking the celestial event to the restart of the device that, more than a decade ago, found the Higgs boson, which many misleadingly label the “God particle.”

If that wasn’t enough, NASA is launching three satellites as part of its Atmospheric Perturbations around Eclipse Path (APEP) mission. Unfortunately for NASA, Apep is also the name of an ancient Egyptian snake god associated with darkness and destruction—a coincidence that conspiracists have decided is relevant. A celestial body known as the devil’s comet will also be visible to the naked eye during the eclipse.

Finally, many have linked the eclipse with the imminent sacrifice of red heifers in Israel, a practice that some Jews and evangelicals believe will variously herald the construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem, the return of the messiah, or the end of the world.

“Red Heifers from Texas have arrived in Israel where they will be sacrificed during the Solar Eclipse,” the operator of a prominent conspiracy channel on Telegram wrote this week in a post viewed more than 120,000 times. “At the same time, CERN will be opening up demonic portals.”

Videos citing all of these coincidences have been posted by conspiracists—as well as many Christian evangelical pastors and churches—and have amassed millions of views on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok in recent weeks.

“There are many indications that the total eclipse in America on Monday is the start of something big,” a renowned UK-based QAnon promoter told his Substack subscribers in an email on Thursday. “Whether the day itself is obviously epic—Nibiru? ETs? DNA activation?” (Nibiru is a conspiracy-laden reference to a predicted cataclysmic encounter between Earth and a large planetary object.)

Sovereign-citizen guru David Straight has also posited a wild conspiracy called Operation Balloon, claiming that the government, using the eclipse blackout as cover, will deploy balloons filled with poisonous gas. Straight didn’t, however, explain why the government wouldn’t just do this at night, when it’s also dark and people are typically not staring at the sky.

One image showing the path of the eclipse passing over more than a dozen significant landmarks has also been shared widely online. Among the landmarks are the birthplaces of former president Bill Clinton and former vice president Mike Pence; the site of the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio; the site of the 1993 massacre in Waco, Texas; and the location of former president John F. Kennedy’s assassination.

As one UK-based dyed-in-the-wool conspiracist wrote on X last weekend, in a post that has been viewed 7.7 million times: “That’s a hell of a lot of coincidences right there.”

There is, of course, absolutely no evidence to back up any of the conspiracies being outlined by these individuals and groups. But if they are unable, or unwilling, to marvel at a celestial phenomenon that has been enjoyed by humans for centuries, that probably warrants at least some introspection.

[shoutsindwarvish]

genuine kudos to the universe for having a solar eclipse happen on a monday (a day I work from home) so that I could watch NASA's eclipse coverage while on the clock 🙏🏻

[mando-abs]

Currently loving the NASA coverage of the eclipse and then losing their minds lol

[lovecolibri]

I've got NASA's live coverage of the eclipse up on the computer and 911/Buddie brainrot going on on my phone, please do not ask me how much work I've gotten done today....😬😬😬

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Elisabeth Grace - Friday 4/12/2024 & the Weekend: Catching up on the News, Post-Totality https://wp.me/pbuiaw-3na

[eyeonwhybrowse]

Americans Were Duped By A Solar Eclipse Ruse

A solar eclipse is a celestial majesty to be witnessed and savored in our memories. While rare, there are solar eclipses during one's lifetime, if allowed to live a long life. You learn of an eclipse, prepare safety measures to observe the few minutes of a small Moon blotting out a giant Sun star, and then continue on with life and a cherished memory. So why did America dissolve into mass hysteria over the April 9 solar eclipse? Yes, it was mass hysteria, similar to the advent of a new deity and religion. How did that happen? It was carefully planned and orchestrated by the Biden administration and its chief henchmen, the propagandists. Why? President Biden needed a smokescreen to obscure a major assault on the Constitution, a slam against Congress and the three-power doctrine, and a slap-down of the U.S. Supreme Court. In a desperate attempt to garner votes in the November election, Biden intends to run roughshod over the high court's 2023 decision to forbid so-called "forgiveness" of student loans by executive fiat. The court ruled only Congress has such authority. So Biden mustered the strength of the federal government by using NASA and weather experts to create a solar eclipse diversion, assisted by a compliant mass media, including CNN which gave it wall-to-wall coverage, so he could stealthily unveil a plan to "forgive" 30 million student loans. Americans succumbed to the ruse. The sad and crucial part of the Biden scam is such loans are not forgiven, They are simply shifted onto the backs of America's hard-working taxpayers. The average worker, unable to afford a college degree and likely working two jobs to give his or her children a decent home, must now pay off the college loan debt of a sofa slug holding a worthless cultural diversity degree. That is the scam that triggered the solar eclipse frenzy. —TJE, Eye On Why

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MAZATLÁN, Mexico — The Mexican city of Mazatlán is the first place the total solar eclipse will be visible as it emerges over the Pacific Ocean today, and the weather here is perfect.

Astronomy fans, scientists and kids alike have been waiting for this day for a while. Even Mexico's president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, came to mark the occasion.

This small beach city along the Pacific has attracted people from all over the world to catch the eclipse. That includes NASA, which selected Mazatlán for a watch party and live stream.

READ MORE https://www.npr.org/sections/solar-eclipse-april-2024

Solar eclipse 2024: Follow the path of totality

Follow the NPR Network's coverage across North America throughout the day.

[jcmarchi]

MIT community members gather on campus to witness 93 percent totality

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MIT community members gather on campus to witness 93 percent totality

The stars and other celestial objects truly aligned on MIT’s campus Monday. After a weekend of rain, the community was treated to clear skies and high temperatures to view the only partial eclipse for the next 20 years.

Community members took in the interstellar anomaly in gatherings large and small. Although many traveled north to view the full eclipse, those in Greater Boston were treated with 93 percent coverage and ample ways to appreciate the cosmic wonder.

As the moon met the sun beginning around 2:15 p.m., Kresge Oval hosted crowds of onlookers, with staff members handing out solar filters of various types and encouraging star-struck viewers to sketch what they saw and tell stories. The event was hosted by the MT Edgerton Center and inspired by the seminar EC.050/090 (Recreate Experiments from History: Inform the Future with the Past).

On the other side of campus, the MIT Museum also hosted a gathering that included a full afternoon of programming. Attendees could hear from an astronomer and ask questions while they took in the views with solar filter glasses.

In Building 55, home to the Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences (EAPS), where the lives of stars take up a bit more headspace each day, sights and sounds from NASA’s livestream appeared on the department’s large new media wall.

Each of the gatherings could have been a scene out of a science fiction movie as everyone donned their glasses and looked up in amazement at the darkening sky. Those with extra eyewear to share quickly found themselves with new friends to experience the moment with.

“The Edgerton Center is really about building communities, and this was an opportunity to get the MIT community together to observe this thing that rarely happens and have some conversations about what’s really going on,” said Jim Bales, the associate director of the Edgerton Center.

Such events have evoked fear and confusion in Earthlings throughout history, but this time, MIT’s community members seemed more prone to appreciative reflection. Many students, faculty, and staff took a break from terrestrial life to take in the rare natural phenomena, a welcome planetary disruption to an otherwise typical Monday on Earth.

“Watch parties are cool because you’re learning from what other people have to say about it and you get to meet new people,” said sophomore Sol Roberts. “You can only stare up for so long, but being with other people it makes it more enjoyable.”

Of course, MIT didn’t abandon its scientific bent entirely. The community, after all, was never going to stop helping humanity understand the fundamental workings of the universe. Myriad community members participated in professional and citizen science initiatives of one sort of another. Meanwhile, MIT’s Haystack Observatory in Westford, Massachusetts measured changes in the atmosphere, and members of the Department of Physics took measurements of the sun’s intensity using the shiny new radio telescope on the roof of Building 54.

As surreal as the skies appeared, the Earth’s surface offered equally fun sights. The gatherings made the eclipse at once an intergalactic event and a hyper-local one, an impossibly distant astronomical anomaly shared between friends.

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Watch "Solar Eclipse: Watch NASA's Live Stream"

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Monika Luabeya

Apr 05, 2024

On March 19, 2024, astronauts Stephen Bowen, Frank Rubio, Warren Hoburg, and UAE astronaut Sultan Alneyadi made a visit to NASA Headquarters in Washington. They marked the event by posing for a photo in eclipse glasses. These glasses, compliant with the ISO 12312-2 international standard, are essential for safely observing the Sun during an eclipse, except for the short phase when the Moon fully obscures the Sun. It's imperative to avoid viewing the bright Sun through any optical device without a specialized solar filter, as it can lead to instant severe eye damage.

NASA will be broadcasting live coverage of the total solar eclipse, kicking off at 1 p.m. EDT.

Image Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

Source Link: Astronauts Protect Their Eyes with Eclipse Glasses

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How does it happen? How rare is it?

On April 8, D-FW will experience nearly 4 minutes of totality.

Dallas was last in the path of totality in 1878 and won’t be again until 2317.

For nearly four minutes in April, Dallas will fall under a celestial shadow.

Owls could take flight.

Dogs may bark in confusion.

And drivers may pull to the side of the road and look to the sky.

If they give their eyes enough time to adjust, they might see stars.

Dallas is one of the largest cities along the path of the 2024 total solar eclipse, which will sweep across North America on April 8.

At approximately 12:23 p.m., the moon will begin to cover the sun, with totality — or total coverage of the sun — beginning around 1:40 p.m. and ending around 1:44 p.m.

Exact timing will depend on location in North Texas.

About 31 million Americans, and 12 million Texans, live in the path of totality.

Solar eclipses happen a few times each year but are only visible at specific locations.

In October, the Dallas-Fort Worth area bore witness to an annular or “ring of fire” solar eclipse, shaped here like a crescent.

Dallas was last in the path of totality on July 29, 1878, and won’t be again until 2317.

“It’s something you may only see once in your lifetime,” said McKenna Dowd, a program coordinator at the University of Texas at Arlington’s planetarium.

What causes a total solar eclipse?

A total solar eclipse requires a precise astronomical alignment.

The moon must pass between the sun and Earth at exactly the right angle, casting its shadow onto Earth.

Though 400 times smaller than the sun, the moon is 400 times closer to Earth.

During the total eclipse in April, the moon will be closer in its elliptical orbit to Earth and will appear to block the sun.

The eerie effects of totality are only visible in certain locations in the direct path of the moon’s shadow.

In April 2024, those locations will include Dallas, most of Fort Worth, Waco, Temple, most of Austin and parts of San Antonio.

Glimpse at the corona

When the moon obscures the sun during totality, D-FW residents and visitors can see a dark orb in the sky.

They’ll also see a ring encircling the moon, a visible remnant of the sun.

That ring is called the corona, or the sun’s outer atmosphere.

The corona can get as hot as 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, but it’s not as bright as the surface of the sun, which we see during the day (barring an eclipse).

The total solar eclipse offers a unique opportunity to catch a glimpse of the wispy corona without specialized telescopes that organizations like NASA use to study it.

How to safely view a solar eclipse

Looking at a solar eclipse without eye protection is dangerous, warned Mary Urquhart, a planetary scientist at the University of Texas at Dallas.

The sun’s brightness can damage eye tissue and burn retinas in seconds.

Many online listings for eclipse glasses can be counterfeit, but a list of safe options is available on the American Astronomical Society’s website.

Glasses should comply with the International Organization for Standardization’s safety guidelines.

(A note on the back of the glasses should say they meet ISO 12312-2 requirements.) Sunglasses are not protective enough.

In lieu of glasses, Urquhart said, people can try indirect viewing methods by poking a hole through cardboard, using a colander or holding a cracker to project the image of the eclipse onto the ground or a sheet of paper.

It’s safe to look at the eclipse without glasses during totality but not before or after, Urquhart said.

Before totality, viewers in Dallas will see the sun shrink in the sky until it disappears.

They can then take off their glasses and set a timer for about three minutes to bask in totality, before putting on their glasses again for the eclipse’s final phase, when the moon moves slowly away to reveal the sun.

It’s tempting, but don’t look directly at the sun

Experts say a gaze of as little as 5 seconds can damage your eyes

Though we knew we weren’t supposed to, many of us have done it.

One quick glance at the sun, just to see what would happen.

Our eyes didn’t even hurt after.

When a total solar eclipse comes to the Dallas-Fort Worth area on April 8, and the moon starts to cover the sun in the sky, it may feel safe to sneak a peek without eclipse glasses.

But experts say that staring at the sun for as little as five seconds can damage your eyes.

Look longer, and that damage could become permanent.

Here’s why it’s worth looking into the many safe and inexpensive ways to protect your eyes as the eclipse draws closer.

What happens when we look at a solar eclipse?

Light enters the front of the eye and is focused onto a structure at the back called the retina.

Cells in the retina called photoreceptors absorb that light, converting it into an electrical signal that travels to the brain and tells us what we’re seeing.

The sun, however, has a lot of light. Focusing all of it onto the retina can cause photoreceptors to absorb high amounts of energy, damaging or killing them.

“Basically, you’re killing the photoreceptors from within,” said Dimitrios Karamichos, executive director of the North Texas Eye Research Institute at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.

During a total solar eclipse, the moon starts to cover the sun before obscuring it completely.

While the sun may appear smaller in the sky, its rays are no less dangerous.

“The sun is still the sun, even if it’s partially covered,” said Dr. Rafael Ufret-Vincenty, an associate professor in the ophthalmology department at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

It’s only safe to look at a total solar eclipse without protection during totality, or the time when the moon fully covers the sun.

Timing and duration vary across the D-FW area, but totality is expected to begin in Dallas at 1:40 p.m. and end just under 4 minutes later.

Symptoms of eye damage

There’s some debate about how long of a glance at the sun can lead to eye damage. Experts have to rely on anecdotal reports: People come to the doctor with eye damage and guess how long they looked.

Karamichos said permanent damage to the retina can happen in 60 to 100 seconds or less.

The retina doesn’t have pain receptors, meaning the damage can happen without us feeling it.

People who experience retinal damage after looking at the sun can see a change in their vision anywhere from minutes afterward to overnight, Karamichos said.

Symptoms of this condition, called solar retinopathy, include distortion, dark spots in central vision and a loss of sharpness.

There is no treatment for solar retinopathy.

The eye could recover on its own — or not. Even if vision improves, some distortion and dark spots may remain. And there’s no replacing dead photoreceptors.

“They don’t divide; they don’t multiply,” Ufret-Vincenty said. “So once you lose them, you lose them.”

How to view a solar eclipse safely

There are many ways to experience a solar eclipse safely.

Eclipse glasses have a black polymer that blocks out ultraviolet rays and nearly all visible light.

They typically cost a few dollars.

Many online listings for eclipse glasses can be counterfeit, but a list of safe options is available on the American Astronomical Society’s website.

Glasses should comply with the International Organization for Standardization’s safety guidelines — a note on the back of the glasses should say they meet ISO 12312-2 requirements. Sunglasses are not protective enough.

About 12:23 p.m. on April 8 in Dallas, the moon will start to cover the sun.

Before totality, viewers will see the sun shrink in the sky until it disappears.

They can then take off their glasses and set a timer based on how long totality will be in their area, leaving time to put on their glasses again for the eclipse’s final phase.

Can’t find eclipse glasses?

No problem.

Viewers can indirectly observe the eclipse by poking a hole through cardboard or an index card and looking at the shadow cast on the ground when the sunlight filters through.

Using a colander, a cracker or even intertwined fingers would produce a similar effect.

Adithi Ramakrishnan is a science reporting fellow at The Dallas Morning News. Her fellowship is supported by the University of Texas at Dallas. The News makes all editorial decisions.

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Info on NASA's live coverage of the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse: Watch with us from anywhere in the world. We will provide live broadcast coverage on April 8 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) on NASA TV, NASA.gov, the NASA app, and on YouTube.