Researchers will fly rockets into the path of the eclipse, stand in zoos watching animals, send radio signals across the globe, and peer into space with massive cameras.
And you don’t need to be a scientist to take part.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68742516
If you’re lucky enough to have no clouds or rain, that is.
Things the eclipse affects:
- Radio waves
- Animal behavior
- The birds and the bees (seriously; read about what tortoises did last time)
Things scientists can view thanks to an eclipse:
- The solar wind (plasma on the surface of the Sun)
- Coronal mass ejections (which interfere with satellites)
- Dust rings around the Sun and possibly even new asteroids
The East Coast of North America, where most of my relatives live, is currently 13 hours behind me in Japan. So the event will be long over by the time I wake up.
Hope to see video of it on the morning news show tomorrow!
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