What is Multimedia? It is everything from print materials and presentations to Flash animations and webcasts. These tools are an excellent learning resource and bring with them an engaging way to learn about the history of Sun Watching.
FEATURED MULTIMEDIA
- Professional Storyteller
- Join us and Jordan Hill for a fascinating series of stories from different cultures along the path of totality.
- Image Gallery
- Within this image gallery you will find spectacular images of eclipses from a variety of locations on Earth as well as artificially created eclipses taken by satellites studying the Sun!
- Traditions of the Sun
- This new experiential Web site lets you explore Chaco Canyon and the Yucatan to learn about NASA research on the Sun and solar practices within a larger historical and cultural context.
- Sun-Earth Viewer
- This Flash-based viewer allows you to view real-time NASA satellite images of the Sun and the Earth. Near real-time images from a variety of NASA satellites and ground-based observatories are presented. Enjoy zooming and panning the images! A scale tool with the size of the Earth is also presented with the solar images.
- Auroras! Mysterious Lights In The Sky
- Find out how scientists are able to learn about these beautiful mysterious lights in the sky! This book is available in PDF and FLASH. Museums can also download an interactive kiosk version as well.
HOT SPOTS
Eclipse Fact
From the Earth's surface, the Sun's corona ("crown") can ONLY be seen during a total eclipse.