Get Ready for the 2017 Solar Eclipse

Released Wednesday, June 21st, 2017
Updated Wednesday, November 15th, 2023 at 12:22AM

ID: 12551

- Visualizations by:
- Krystofer Kim
- Produced by:
- Genna Duberstein
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Music credit: Ascending Lanterns by Philip Hochstrate

Watch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.

On Monday, August 21, 2017, our nation will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun.

The eclipse will be visible -- weather permitting -- across all of North America. The whole continent will experience a partial eclipse lasting two to three hours. Halfway through the event, anyone within a 60 to 70 mile-wide path from Oregon to South Carolina will experience a total eclipse. During those brief moments when the moon completely blocks the sun’s bright face for 2 + minutes, day will turn into night, making visible the otherwise hidden solar corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere. Bright stars and planets will become visible as well. This is truly one of nature’s most awesome sights.

The eclipse provides a unique opportunity to study the sun, Earth, moon and their interaction because of the eclipse’s long path over land coast to coast. Scientists will be able to take ground-based and airborne observations over a period of an hour and a half to complement the wealth of data provided by NASA assets.

Learn more at https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov

Find more videos about the solar ecilpse on the Sun Eclipse 2017 gallery page.

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Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Animator
- Krystofer Kim (KBR Wyle Services, LLC) [Lead]
Writer
- Sarah Frazier (SGT)
Producer
- Genna Duberstein (ADNET Systems, Inc.) [Lead]
Narrator
- Aaluk Edwardson (InuTeq, LLC)

Series

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ID: 12678 B-Roll

Eclipse Watching B-Roll At NASA Goddard

Aug. 21st, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

B-roll for August 21st Eclipse, filmed at NASA'S Goddard Space Flight Center's mall and visitor center. || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.06600_print.jpg (1024x576) [177.8 KB] || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.06600_searchweb.png (320x180) [115.7 KB] || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.06600_thm.png (80x40) [7.9 KB] || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.mov (1280x720) [3.2 GB] || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.mp4 (1280x720) [266.8 MB] || GSFC_ECLIPSE2017BROLL_TW@N_Handleman.webm (1280x720) [30.1 MB] ||

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ID: 12565 Produced Video

Are You Ready for the Eclipse? (Live Interviews on Aug. 16, 2017)

Aug. 6th, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Canned interviews and b-roll will be available here starting Tuesday, August 15, at 6:00 p.m. ET. || safety-ls.png (1211x676) [641.9 KB] || safety-ls_print.jpg (1024x571) [82.6 KB] || safety-ls_searchweb.png (320x180) [69.5 KB] || safety-ls_thm.png (80x40) [5.8 KB] ||

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ID: 12648 Produced Video

The Moon's Role in a Solar Eclipse

July 21st, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

This video explains how our moon creates a solar eclipse, why it's such a rare event to see, and how data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has enhanced our ability to map an eclipse's path of totality.Music Provided by Universal Production Music: “Bring Me Up” – Anders Gunnar Kampe & Henrik Lars Wikstrom.Watch this video on the NASA.gov Video YouTube channel. || MoonsRoleEclipseThumnail_print.jpg (1024x576) [40.9 KB] || LROSolarEclipse_Thumbnail.jpg (1920x1080) [491.4 KB] || MoonsRoleEclipseThumnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [34.1 KB] || MoonsRoleEclipseThumnail_thm.png (80x40) [4.4 KB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_Facebook.webm (1280x720) [21.0 MB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_YOUTUBE_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [296.7 MB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_Facebook.mp4 (1280x720) [219.1 MB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_MASTER.mov (1920x1080) [4.1 GB] || MoonsRoleEclipseThumnail.tif (1920x1080) [7.9 MB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_Captions.en_US.srt [3.7 KB] || 12648_MoonsRoleInASolarEclipse_Captions.en_US.vtt [3.7 KB] ||

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ID: 12664 Produced Video

One Month & Counting: Solar Eclipse Liveshots (July 21, 2017)

July 11th, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Canned interviews will be available by 6:00 p.m. ET on July 20, 2017. || july21-liveshots.png (2544x1426) [2.8 MB] || july21-liveshots_print.jpg (1024x573) [59.0 KB] || july21-liveshots_searchweb.png (320x180) [62.0 KB] || july21-liveshots_thm.png (80x40) [5.3 KB] ||

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ID: 12517 Produced Video

Watching the Friendly Skies - Eclipse Safety Tutorial

June 21st, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Music Credit: Chic to Chic by Piero PiccioniWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || safetyThumbnail.jpg (1920x1080) [115.2 KB] || safetyThumbnail_searchweb.png (320x180) [92.4 KB] || safetyThumbnail_thm.png (80x40) [7.7 KB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost.mp4 (1920x1080) [211.6 MB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost.mov (1920x1080) [5.1 GB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost.webm (1920x1080) [24.0 MB] || FACEBOOK_720-12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_facebook_720.mp4 (1280x720) [259.9 MB] || TWITTER_720-12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_twitter_720.mp4 (1280x720) [45.5 MB] || YOUTUBE_1080-12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_youtube_1080.mp4 (1920x1080) [346.3 MB] || YOUTUBE_720-12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_youtube_720.mp4 (1280x720) [347.9 MB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost.en_US.srt [3.8 KB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost.en_US.vtt [3.8 KB] || 12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_lowres.mp4 (480x272) [28.3 MB] || NASA_PODCAST-12517_eclipse_safety_wpost_VX-691382_ipod_sm.mp4 (320x240) [40.1 MB] ||

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ID: 12638 Produced Video

How to View the Solar Eclipse with a Pinhole Projector

June 21st, 2017
(updated May 3rd, 2023)

Music credit: Apple of My Eye by Frederik WiedmannWatch this video on the NASA Goddard YouTube channel.Complete transcript available. || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_QT.H264.2997.00039_print.jpg (1024x576) [65.1 KB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_QT.H264.2997.00039_searchweb.png (320x180) [45.1 KB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_QT.H264.2997.00039_thm.png (80x40) [5.3 KB] || 12638_How_to_Make_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_APR5994.mov (1920x1080) [2.1 GB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_QT.H264.2997.mov (1920x1080) [40.8 MB] || 12638_How_to_Make_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_AppleTV540.mp4 (960x540) [10.9 MB] || 12638_How_to_Make_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_YouTube1080p.mp4 (1920x1080) [116.4 MB] || 12638_How_to_Make_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_H264.2997.mp4 (1920x1080) [77.4 MB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_ProjectorV3_QT.H264.2997.webm (1920x1080) [8.9 MB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_Projector.en_US.srt [1.0 KB] || 12638_How_to_Make_a_Pinhole_Projector.en_US.vtt [1.0 KB] ||

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ID: 14325 Produced Video

What Is an Annular Eclipse?

April 14th, 2023
(updated Nov. 1st, 2023)

On Oct. 14, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. Visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America, millions of people in the Western Hemisphere can experience this eclipse. But what is an annular eclipse? Why does it happen? And why does it create a “ring of fire” in the sky? ||

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