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How Scientists Used NASA Data to Predict 2019 Eclipse Article

Composite image of a total solar eclipse with left half streamers coming out in blue on a black background and the right half streamers coming out in white on a grey background.
Still image of a GIF comparing a prediction to the observation during the July 2, 2019 total solar eclipse.
NASA
Levels
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Advanced (9-12+)
Material Type
  • Article/Informative Text
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar Eclipse
Heliophysics Missions
  • Parker Solar Probe
  • Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO)
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

NASA article explains how data gathered by NASA scientists aided in the prediction of a total solar eclipse on July 2, 2019, and how these predictions compared to the actual observations during the eclipse. Includes images of the eclipse and links to videos showing how scientists use modeling to make predictions.

Read the article here.