Eclipse viewing resources:

• How to safely view - https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/how-to-view-eclipse

• Shrewsbury eclipse simulator - https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-simulator/2024/41190?elevation=539

• Eclipse path animation, Mexico to Canada - https://eclipse2024.org/eclipse-simulator/2024/41190?elevation=539

Things to look for -

Some sights are only visible during a total solar eclipse. They appear in this order as totality sets in (and in reverse order as totality ends):

1. Shadow bands: About a minute before totality, moving, wavy lines of alternating light and dark can be seen on the ground and along walls. These shadow bands are the result of Earth’s turbulent atmosphere refracting the last rays of sunlight.

2. Diamond ring: Seen about 10 to 15 seconds before and after totality, the solar corona (the outer atmosphere of the Sun) becomes visible. Together with the single jewel of light from the Sun, it creates the well-known diamond ring effect.

3. The Sun's corona: As the diamond ring fades, the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere becomes more prominent. It is visible as a faint ring of rays surrounding the silhouetted Moon and is around 200–300 times hotter than the Sun’s surface—its temperature can reach over 1 million °C (1.8 million °F).

4. Baily's beads: About five seconds before totality, Baily's beads appear. They are little bead-like blobs of light at the edge of the Moon created by the sunlight passing through gaps in the mountains and valleys on the Moon's surface.

5. The Sun's chromosphere: The second most outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere gives out a reddish glow. It is only visible for a few seconds right after totality.

Solar Snap Eclipse App - Eclipse Photography Kit, Glasses, and App for iPhone and Android, Safe for Viewing Celestial Phenomenon - https://www.amazon.com/Solar-Snap-Eclipse-App-Photography/dp/B0CBQH1LDQ

Detailed instrructions on building many types of viewers - https://richardsont.people.cofc.edu/safe_solar_folder/index.html

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