Getting Ready for the Eclipse
Eclipse Party Planner.
(Provided by Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Honor Society and publisher of American Scientist.)
- Use this tool to find out what the eclipse will look like in your area.
- Keep everyone's eyes safe by ordering certified eclipse glasses, use NASA's printable pinhole projectors, or see if your library is giving away free eclipse glasses.
- Share copies of Sigma Xi's Eclipse Viewing Guide.
- Brush up on your solar eclipse knowledge.
- Get involved with NASA's citizen science project.
- Discuss the partial lunar eclipse that was visible in Asia, Europe, Australia, East Africa, and Antarctica last week.
- Prepare eclipse cookies, fruit rockets, or moon pies.
- Once you see one, you will want to see more so make a list of future solar eclipses in North America.
- Take pictures and tweet them to @SigmaXiSociety or email them to executiveoffice@sigmaxi.org so we can share them.
- Fly along with the shadow across the U. S. In this animation. https://vimeo.com/73595112