[NAEP] Total Solar Eclipse: Live from Turkey, March 29, 2006

[Dawn Wiseman]

Eclipses are a great help when you're teaching planetary movement. 
Unfortunately, you can't always count on an eclipse to coincide with 
your content schedule. So, the good people at San Francisco's 
Exploratorium are here to help.

On March 29, 2006, a total solar eclipse will occur when the new moon 
moves directly between the sun and the earth. The moon's shadow will 
fall on the eastern tip of Brazil, speed eastward across the 
Atlantic, through northern Africa, across the Mediterranean, and into 
Turkey. Those of us in the north would normally have no access to 
this event,  however the Exploratorium is sending a team to Side, 
Turkey for a  live eclipse Webcast, as well as a telescope-only feed.

Weather permitting, they will allow you and your class to witness the 
spectacular moment of totality, when the moon completely blocks the 
sun, and the sun's corona  is revealed.

The web cast will take place March 2, 2006 at 10:00-11:15 UT; time 
and date help is available on the event site 
at http://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/2006/index.html.
       
Exploratorium Senior Scientist Dr. Paul Doherty and NASA's Dr. Isabel 
Hawkins, will help you figure out what to look for before, during, 
and after totality. They'll also talk with Side Mayor Osman 
Delikkulak, and watch
Turkish children exploring the eclipse's strange play of light and shadow.

Enjoy,
Dawn