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| Paper: |
Education and Outreach About Science at the 2017 Eclipse |
| Volume: |
516, Celebrating the 2017 Great American Eclipse: Lessons Learned from the Path of Totality |
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331 |
| Authors: |
Pasachoff, J. M. |
| Abstract: |
When a solar eclipse is visible from a country, especially a total solar eclipse, we astronomers have the attention of the general public in addition to that of scientists and students. At the time of the 2017 solar eclipse whose totality crossed the Continental United States, with a partial eclipse visible from all states, we were able to provide students and the general public, as well as scientists a wide range of substantial scientific information about eclipses, about the Sun, and about the rest of the Universe. For the Working Group on Solar Eclipses of the International Astronomical Union, we also acted as a liaison providing letters of invitation that were useful for foreign colleagues obtaining U.S. visas and helping to arrange observing locations. |
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