Handy Resources
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NASA Resources
NASA map of the October 14, 2023 partial eclipse
NASA map of the April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse
NASA website with historical eclipse data for locations that you enter.
NASA eclipse map website.
NASA Solar System Ambassadors
NASA Science Mission Directorate's Science Activation
Nationwide Ballooning Project
NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team
NASA Sun Science Facebook Page
NASA Citizen Science Projects.
NASA Eclipse Maps - 1800 to 2100
NON-NASA Maps and Handy Tools
Two Solar Eclipses Coming to North America! An Annular Eclipse in 2023 and a Total Eclipse in 2024
Librarians – let’s get ready! We’ll support your eclipse efforts by providing eclipse glasses AND training.
Remember, whenever any part of the Sun’s surface is showing, you will need protective glasses or filters!
A terrific eclipse resource for information on current, past, and future eclipses.
A fun animation of the 2024 eclipse.
Map of the 2024 and 2017 Total Solar Eclipses. An excellent interactive eclipse website built by Xavier Jubier from France.
A resource website prepared by Fred Espenak, NASA eclipse expert .
A terrific resource of maps, videos for the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse.
A map of the 2024 Eclipse Path by Google.com
Calculate the precise location of the sun at total solar eclipse time.
Great resources on Astronomy and Eclipses for use in the classroom.
A resource with information about the eclipse including maps, safety, and more.
A helpful resource for eclipse and astronomy planning.
Citizen Science
SciStarter has assembled a collection of free science projects and resources available from NASA and other organizations.
Community Planner
A Community Planning Guide for the 2024 Eclipse. Courtesy of Kate Russo, Ph.D., Author, Psychologist, Eclipse Chaser
Author's website for the 2023/2024 North American version of the Community Eclipse Planning Guide.
Report: "Economic Impact Study of Eclipse Tourism in Cape Girardeau Count, MO - 2017" prepared by David Yaskewich, Ph.D. of the Center for Economic and Business Research, Southeast Missouri State University
Desktop and Mobile Phone Apps
Automated eclipse photography using your Canon or Nikon camera (Free and paid versions)
Get announcements during each phase of the solar eclipse.
Take pictures of the eclipse with your phone.
Your personal guide to the Sun and Moon.
Eclipse Viewing Tips
Astronomy Magazine - First look at the 2024 eclipse
Learn to build a safe solar pinhole viewer by Michael Bakich, Astronomy Magazine. Published on September 2, 2014.
Informational website on upcoming eclipses.
Night Sky Network Outreach Resources
Solar Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses and More (NSTA Press, 2016; http://www.nsta.org/store/product_detail.aspx?id=10.2505/9781941316078). Co-authored by Dennis Schatz and Andrew Fraknoi, the book includes 45 standards-aligned learning experiences, plus extensive background information about the Sun, Moon, calendar and eclipses. The book is designed for both classroom and out-of-school environments, and includes detailed instructions for the novice, along with suggestions for experienced educators.
The release of the book is especially timely because it will help educators prepare for the August 21, 2017 “All-American” total eclipse of the Sun. The first printing of the book comes with safe solar observing glasses and a 2017 eclipse observing guide that includes all the information you need to (1) safely observe the eclipse, (2) know what will happen in your location, and (3) know where to go to see the total eclipse. A free version of th
Educator Resources
Make a solar funnel to safely project a image of the Sun through a telescope.
Full manual for the Shadows & Silhouettes ToolKit. Hands-on activities on Moon phases, lunar and solar eclipses, transits, and Venus phases. Features NASA's Kepler Mission and provides activities to explore searching for planets orbiting in the habitable zone around other stars. The website includes links to videos show tutorials of many of the activities
Source: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology
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