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    Do your homework to prep for the 2023 and 2024 eclipses    
    Make the most of these two teachable moments by planning ahead and   
   spreading the word    
      
     Date:   
         May 3, 2023   
     Source:   
         American Institute of Physics   
     Summary:   
         This year and next, Americans will have the extraordinary   
         opportunity to witness two solar eclipses as both will be   
         visible throughout the continental U.S. Both occurrences promise   
         to be remarkable events and teachable moments but preparation   
         is essential. Astronomers provide a practical playbook to help   
         teachers, students, and the general public prepare for the eclipse   
         events.   
      
      
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   This year and next, Americans will have the extraordinary opportunity   
   to witness two solar eclipses as both will be visible throughout the   
   continental U.S. On Oct. 14, 2023, the moon will obscure all but a small   
   annulus of the sun, producing a "ring of fire" eclipse. On April 8,   
   2024, the eclipse will be total in a band stretching from Texas to Maine.   
      
   Both occurrences promise to be remarkable events and teachable   
   moments. But preparation is essential.   
      
   In The Physics Teacher, co-published by AIP Publishing and the American   
   Association of Physics Teachers, astronomer Douglas Duncan of the   
   University of Colorado provides a practical playbook to help teachers,   
   students, and the general public prepare for the eclipse events. He also   
   shares ways to fundraise for schools and organizations and guidance for   
   safe eclipse-viewing. The Fiske Planetarium, which Duncan used to direct,   
   is also producing short videos about the upcoming eclipses.   
      
   "According to NASA surveys, over 100 million Americans watched the 2017   
   eclipse in person or via media," said Duncan. "That was when a total   
   eclipse crossed the U.S., with totality viewable in Wyoming, where Motel   
   6 rooms in the state were going for $800 a night if you didn't book far   
   in advance. A total eclipse is worth traveling to. It is incredible, and   
   people remember it their whole life."  A self-described eclipse-chaser who   
   has himself witnessed 12 eclipses beginning in 1970, Duncan emphasizes   
   the importance of eye protection. He cites two companies that produce   
   inexpensive glasses for viewing the sun and advises event organizers to   
   order them well in advance: Solar Eclipse Glasses and Rainbow Symphony.   
      
   Additionally, after observing spectators at previous eclipses using their   
   phones to snap pictures, Duncan developed Solar Snap, a filter and app   
   to enable safe and effective smart phone photography for such events.   
      
   With small groups, Duncan suggests using binoculars to project an image   
   of the sun so that viewers can safely observe the spectacle transposed   
   onto a sheet of paper.   
      
   Duncan's paper is, above all, a rallying cry.   
      
   "Organizing, spreading the word, and planning ahead will be key to making   
   the most of these events," said Duncan. "If you're a student, talk to   
   your teachers or principal. If you're organizing a large viewing event,   
   think about the various logistics. Much of the onus is on us -- teachers,   
   students, communities."   
       * RELATED_TOPICS   
             o Space_&_Time   
                   # Sun # Solar_Flare # Astronomy # Solar_System # Big_Bang   
       * RELATED_TERMS   
             o Solar_eclipse o Eclipse o Special_relativity o Corona o   
             Extrasolar_planet o Radio_telescope o Definition_of_planet   
             o Introduction_to_quantum_mechanics   
      
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   Journal Reference:   
      1. Douglas Duncan. Prepare for the 2023 and 2024 Solar Eclipses! School   
      and   
         Community Events and Fundraising. The Physics Teacher, 2023; 61   
         (5): 334 DOI: 10.1119/5.0131185   
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230503154611.htm   
      
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