August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse

There is an overwhelming amount of information about the eclipse online. The following contains a collection of some links that might be helpful to plan your eclipse observing experience in Nebraska, and to understand the science behind it. These links include information about where to observe totality in the region and what you will experience, what you will see in and around Omaha, safely observing the eclipse, viewing tips and information about the astronomy of eclipses.

GOOD STARTING POINTS: GENERAL WEBSITES WITH A WIDE SELECTION OF INFORMATION:

Follow the links on these pages to find information on nearly every aspect of the eclipse.

• NASA’s Eclipse website https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/
• American Astronomical Society Eclipse Website: https://eclipse.aas.org/
• Great American Eclipse website: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/

VIEWING THE ECLIPSE IN NEBRASKA:

• Eclipse Viewing Events and Locations in Nebraska: https://www.nebraskaeclipse.com/events
• Maps and information with estimates of eclipse site attendance and driving routes: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/statistics/
• Detailed eclipse maps for Nebraska, with detailed views/videos of the Moon’s shadow throughout the state: https://www.greatamericaneclipse.com/nebraska/

VIEWING SAFETY INFORMATION:

• Tips for viewing the eclipse safely with solar filters/viewers from American Astronomical Society: https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety
• information about reputable vendors and “certified safe” solar filters from the American Astronomical Society (in response to reports that some unsafe solar viewers are on the market);
  (** THIS LINK CONTAINS A LIST OF NATIONAL RETAIL CHAINS THAT MAY BE SELLING ECLIPSE GLASSES) https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filters
• How to tell if your solar viewers are safe (American Astronomical Society): https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification

PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO TIPS:

• Detailed Suggestions from AAS: https://eclipse.aas.org/imaging-video/images-videos
• Photographing the Eclipse with your smartphone (tips from NASA): https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/

HISTORICAL ECLIPSES AND SCIENCE OF ECLIPSES:

• Science of all things related to eclipses and beyond, from NASA: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/science

For those looking to dig deeper into the science and history of eclipses:

• Maps and details of all eclipses throughout the 21^st century: https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
• The “Saros cycle” of eclipses: https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros.html
• First Confirmation of Einstein’s theory of gravity, the 1919 Eclipse: https://www.wired.com/2009/05/dayintech_0529/

For reference, here is a link to the slides from Dr. Jack Gabel's Public Lecture on the Solar Eclipse. There is also a video of a portion of Dr. Gabel's lecture at Bellevue Public Library.