SETI Institute
04/02/2024 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/02/2024 15:51
Totality 2024: Witness the Solar Eclipse Live!
Ring Of Fire Eclipse, October 2023. Credit: Mike Mitchell.
On April 8, 2024, a significant portion of North America will experience a solar eclipse, with the wide swath of totality stretching from Mexico in the south to Newfoundland and Labrador in the north.
Path of totality and eclipse map of where the Unistellar team is going to be on April 8th observing. Credit: Unistellar.Join us!
The SETI Institute and Unistellar are proud to present a special three-hour SETI Live event. Hosts Beth Johnson, Planetary Scientist & SETI Institute's Communications Specialist and Tom Esposito, Astronomer at the SETI Institute and Space Principal at Unistellar who will be joined by an exciting slate of scientists and observers along the path of totality, discussing their research, the local conditions and crowds, and the state of the eclipse.
Unistellar eVscopes have been deployed to bring these stunning views directly to you, so please join us for an amazing experience!
SETI Live planned schedule for April 8th, 2024:
0:00-10:10: Introduction and Welcome
10:10-10:25: Start of eclipse with Franck Marchis
10:25-10:35: Steve Trimberger, Board of Trustees, from Waco, TX
10:35-10:40: Ariel Graykowski from Dallas, TX
10:40-10:45: Michael Primm from Austin, TX
10:45-10:50: Lauren Sgro from Greenbrier, AR
10:50-11:00: Interview with Victor Trees, re: cloud dissipation
11:00-11:05: Stefan Will from Raleigh, NC
11:05-11:15: Pascal Lee from Austin, TX
11:15-11:20: Amaury Perrocheau from St. Catharines, ON, Canada
11:20-11:25: Ian Weaver from Dayton, OH
11:25-11:30: Daniel Peluso from Vallejo, CA
11:30-11:38: Totality with Franck Marchis
11:40-11:45: Ryan Lambert from Bloomington, IN
11:45-11:53: Beginning of totality with Lauren Sgro
11:55-12:00: Post-totality with Ariel Graykowski
12:00-12:11: Totality with Ryan Lambert
12:05-12:15: Totality with Ian Weaver
12:15-12:20: Totality with Amaury Perrocheau
12:20-12:30: Interview with AstroAthens
12:30-12:40: Interview with Amir Caspi, re: citizen science
12:40-12:50: Interview with Lika Guhathakurta, re: heliophysics
12:50-13:00: Wrap-up and Thanks
Take a look at the amazing observations the Unistellar network has captured in the past
Annular Eclipse from Austin, TX. October 14th, 2023. 100x Time Lapse. Recorded on Unistellar EV1 by Mike Primm:
Partial eclipse during the 2023 Annular Eclipse. Image by Mike Mitchell:
Come back for more content as we get closer to the eclipse!