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Sun-Earth Day Presents: Eclipse, In a Different Light

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.

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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Eclipse Fact

From the Earth's surface, the Sun's corona ("crown") can ONLY be seen during a total eclipse.

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