Solar Eclipse Shoes in the Classroom
Explanation:
The total solar eclipse of March 8/9 will be the only total
eclipse in 2016.
The New Moon's
dark shadow traces a limited, narrow path
across planet Earth for viewing the total phase,
making landfall in Indonesia and mostly tracking across the Pacific Ocean.
A much larger region
will be witness to a partially eclipsed Sun though,
and safely viewing the eclipse can actually be very easy.
One technique is demonstrated in this shoe group portrait
from a classroom in Rosenfeld, Germany, taken during
March 2015's solar eclipse.
With blinds closed to darken the room, each threaded hole in the
window blind creates a pinhole camera, projecting multiple
images of the eclipsed sun that march across the floor.
Other
viewing alternatives include eclipse glasses and a comfortable
chair, but be sure to wear a fashionable
eclipse shirt.
NASA Television: Live
Eclipse Coverage
begins at 8pm ET.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
Specific
rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
