Citizen Scientists to Capture Rare Footage of Sun's Corona During 2024 Eclipse
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Eclipse 2024: Citizen scientists will help document footage of sun's corona Introduction: The upcoming April 8 solar eclipse is not just a celestial spectacle but a significant scientific endeavor for citizen scientists like Rachael Weir. Weir is part of the Citizen Continental-America Telescope Eclipse project (Citizen CATE), a community science initiative aiming to photograph the sun's corona during totality at 35 sites across the United States. This effort, sponsored by the National Science Foundation and NASA, holds the promise of unveiling new insights into the sun's mysterious outer atmosphere. Background: Solar eclipses offer a rare opportunity to study the sun's corona, which is typically obscured by the sun's bright core. However, during a total solar eclipse, when the moon completely blocks the sun, the corona becomes visible. This phenomenon has long intrigued scientists due to the corona's enigmatic properties, such as its temperature and magnetic f