The 21st Show

Scientific Explorations during the Solar Eclipse

 
The progression of a total solar eclipse is seen in a multiple exposure photograph taken in 5-minute intervals, with the moon passing in front of the sun above Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, 225 kilometers (140 miles) from Phnom Penh, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995.

The progression of a total solar eclipse is seen in a multiple exposure photograph taken in 5-minute intervals, with the moon passing in front of the sun above Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, 225 kilometers (140 miles) from Phnom Penh, on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1995. AP Photo/Richard Vogel

During solar eclipses, scientists try to learn as much as they can before the phenomenon finishes, and how to share those findings with the public. Today on the 21st, one of those scientists, Corinne Brevik, shares what she'll be doing when the Sun goes dark.

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Cori Brevik 
Assistant professor of practice in the School of Physics & Applied Physics, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative

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