Solar Eclipse Citizen Science Project

You can get involved in a cool solar eclipse citizen science project with NASA! If you’ll be in North America on August 21st, you can collect data during the solar eclipse. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the path of totality or you’re only going to see a partial eclipse, NASA wants your help to collect cloud and temperature data.

Basically, you’ll download an app to record the data. In addition to the app, you’ll need a thermometer to record the air temperature. The goal of the project is to see how atmospheric conditions change during around the time of the solar eclipse. Download the GLOBE Observer app, register as a citizen scientist, and learn how to make eclipse observations. Currently, the app also allows you to record cloud data and map mosquito habitats.

Learn more about the citizen science project from NASA.

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Learn More About the Solar Eclipse

Learn more about the solar eclipse from NASA – Get information, activity ideas, downloadable posters, and more.
Make a Model of a Solar Eclipse – Learn about the relationship between the Sun, Moon, and Earth by doing these simple investigations. Learn about how the Earth rotates and model how lunar and solar eclipses occur.

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