Chasing the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse with NASA WB-57 High-altitude Jets
The April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse will produce stunning views across North America. While anyone along the eclipse path with a clear sky will see the spectacular event, the best view might be 50,000 feet in the air, aboard NASA’s WB-57 jet planes. This is where a trio of NASA-funded teams are sending their scientific instruments to take measurements of the eclipse.
Two teams will image the Sun’s outer atmosphere—the corona—and a third will measure the ionosphere, the upper electrically charged layer of Earth’s atmosphere. This information will help scientists better understand the structure and temperature of the corona, the effects of the Sun on Earth’s atmosphere, and even aid in the search of asteroids that may orbit near the Sun.
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View and download the eclipse map here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5073
Video Credit: NASA
Producer: Joy Ng (NIA)
Scientist: Amir Caspi (Southwest Research Institute)
Scientist: Shadia Habbal (Uni. of Hawaii)
Scientist: Bharat Kunduri (Virginia Tech)
Cinematographer: Josh Valcarcel (eMITS), Joy Ng (NIA)
Support: Lacey Young (MORI Associates)
Support: Peter Layshock (JSC)
Duration: 4 minutes, 19 seconds
Release Date: April 3, 2024
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