Solar Disco: Using a Disco Ball for Eclipse Projection and Public Outreach
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2024

Solar projection using mirrors on a disco ball is a fun and unique way to safely observe the Sun, especially during a solar eclipse. We share our methods of using a disco ball to project a solar eclipse during outreach events and discuss results and best practices from trial runs conducted during the October 25, 2022, and October 14, 2023, partial and annular solar eclipses from various locations across Europe and North America. We encourage any location hosting an event during the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse to display a disco ball and collect feedback from visitors about their understanding of, and engagement with, the projected images of the solar eclipse.

Författare

Valerie Rapson

SUNY Oneonta

Alexander Pietrow

Leibniz-Institut Für Astrophysik Potsdam

Robert Cumming

Chalmers, Rymd-, geo- och miljövetenskap, Onsala rymdobservatorium

Andrea Warkentin

Round Rock Public Library

Hayley Yasui

Carden School of Fresno

Scott Kardel

Palomar College

Ilane Schroetter

Université de Toulouse

Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society

0002-7537 (ISSN)

Vol. 56 3

Ämneskategorier

Astronomi, astrofysik och kosmologi

Infrastruktur

Onsala rymdobservatorium

Lärande och undervisning

Pedagogiskt arbete

DOI

10.3847/25c2cfeb.a4a322f9

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2024-03-11