{"id":643698,"date":"2024-04-10T15:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T19:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?p=643698"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T16:38:14","slug":"a-langley-intern-traveled-1340-miles-to-view-a-total-solar-eclipse-heres-what-she-saw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/a-langley-intern-traveled-1340-miles-to-view-a-total-solar-eclipse-heres-what-she-saw\/","title":{"rendered":"A Langley Intern Traveled 1,340 Miles to View a Total Solar Eclipse. Here\u2019s What She Saw."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-article-hero-header nasa-gb-align-full bg-carbon-90 width-full maxw-full color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-hero-header\">\t\t<div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full minh-tablet grid-container minh-tablet flex-column padding-0\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-foreground-wrapper display-flex flex-direction-column\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block margin-top-auto width-full maxw-desktop-lg padding-y-9 padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-0 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"z-400 grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-7 z-400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label color-spacesuit-white margin-bottom-2\">3 Min Read<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"heading-41 line-height-md color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tA Langley Intern Traveled 1,340 Miles to View a Total Solar Eclipse. Here\u2019s What She Saw.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-5\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-left mobile-skrim-top z-200\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"Emma Friedman, a NASA intern, is pictured here observing the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Emma is standing on a grassy field wearing a black shirt and special eclipse sunglasses. A blue sky can be seen behind her.\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 0% 40%; object-position: 0% 40%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg 3744w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=300,273 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=768,699 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=1024,932 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=1536,1398 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=2048,1864 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=400,364 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=600,546 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=900,819 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=1200,1092 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-eclipse-1.jpg?resize=2000,1820 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"hds-caption maxw-mobile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0 color-carbon-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><figcaption>Emma Friedman, an intern with the Office of Communications at NASA's Langley Research Center, traveled to Dallas, Texas, to observe the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-credits color-spacesuit-white-important\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Credits: <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>NASA\/Emma Friedman<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>Emma Friedman, an Office of Communications intern at NASA\u2019s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, understood that the total solar eclipse on April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 2024, was an out-of-this-world opportunity she couldn\u2019t miss.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Equipped with the proper eye protection, I traveled over one thousand miles to Dallas, Texas, to be in the eclipse\u2019s path of totality. As I got situated in a park near the city, I was excited\u2014I\u2019d read books and seen photos of what an eclipse looked like and knew what to expect, but I also knew that seeing it in person would be something greater than fiction. Slowly but surely, the Moon took more and more \u201cbites\u201d out of the sun, until I saw the last little peek of light before the darkness; this is known as the \u201cdiamond ring effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1941\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?w=1941\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This is a photo of a sidewalk during an eclipse. As the Moon begins to eclipse the Sun, you can observe a pinhole camera effect\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 24%; object-position: 50% 24%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg 4264w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=284,300 284w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=768,810 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=971,1024 971w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=1456,1536 1456w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=1941,2048 1941w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=379,400 379w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=569,600 569w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=853,900 853w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=1138,1200 1138w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/img-1112.jpg?resize=1896,2000 1896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1941px) 100vw, 1941px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">As she waited for 100% totality during the 2024 total solar eclipse, Emma captured this image of crescent-shaped shadows cast by tree leaves. During an eclipse, light from the Sun passes through small gaps between tree leaves, creating a natural pinhole camera effect; images of the eclipse are then projected onto the surface below.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA \/ Emma Friedman<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Before I had time to process any of it, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up. A silence fell across the park\u2014even the birds stopped chirping\u2014and I held my breath. All you could hear was the rustling of branches. What was a warm spring day was now a cold, dark dusk. It felt like the world had flipped on its head\u2014first slowly, and then all at once. What the Sun had just seconds before lit was now a black void. The glow I saw around the Sun was its outer atmosphere, known as the corona. It was a moving sight, but why did I travel so far to experience it? Surely a viewing of a total eclipse was not in need of a plane ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s actually more complicated than simply waiting for the Moon to drift in front of the Sun. You have to be in the right place at the right time in a region called the \u201cpath of totality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?w=1920\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"This is a map of the United States. A thick, shaded, grey line that represents the path of totality of the 2024 total eclipse cuts across the map. States in the path of totality include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=400,200 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=900,450 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-map-2024-1920-1.jpeg?resize=1200,600 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow track stretching from Texas to Maine on April 8, 2024. A partial eclipse will be visible throughout all 48 contiguous U.S. states.\nWant to download this map and view other versions? Visit NASA\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio.<\/div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As a Maryland local, seeing a total solar eclipse from my home would be impossible during this eclipse. Despite eclipses being relatively common, it is a bit more challenging to see the Moon totally block out our Sun.<br>I spoke to Atmospheric Scientist and expert, Maril\u00e9 Col\u00f3n Robles, about the so-called \u201ceclipse chasing\u201d people like me took part in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSolar eclipses happen every eighteen months or so, so they are pretty common. To see a total solar eclipse is more challenging because a limited amount of the Earth\u2019s surface is in the path of totality at any given time. Because the world is mostly made up of oceans, your chances of seeing a total eclipse from where you live is small. If, by chance, a total eclipse is happening near you, it\u2019s best to travel to it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One team from NASA Langley did something similar by traveling to Houlton, Maine, to broadcast the eclipse in the path of totality. The broadcast showcases the moments before, during, and after the total solar eclipse. Another team of researchers from NASA Langley traveled to Fort Drum, N.Y., also located in the path of totality, to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/centers-and-facilities\/langley\/nasa-langley-team-to-study-weather-during-eclipse-using-uncrewed-vehicles\/\">study changes in the weather<\/a> during the total solar eclipse using a specially modified drone flying at 10,000 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see my time lapse of the total solar eclipse below. Needless to say, the plane ride was worth it, and I was fortunate to enjoy one of the most cinematic and humbling phenomena that an Earthling can experience.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"width-full maxw-full margin-left-auto margin-right-auto hds-media-align-inline hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-video\"><div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper width-full maxw-full flex-column\"><div class=\"hds-video-container width-full embed-container\"><video title=\"Emma Friedman Observes 2024 Total Solar Eclipse\" id=\"nasa-plus-QjbwL\" class=\"video-js video-player vjs-fluid width-full\" data-setup='{\"controls\":true,\"preload\":\"auto\",\"plugins\":{\"mux\":{\"debug\":false,\"data\":{\"env_key\":\"91nns8oppqdfqc44lgo4b1gni\",\"player_name\":\"www.nasa.gov Player\",\"video_name\":\"Emma Friedman Observes 2024 Total Solar Eclipse\"}}}}'  ><source src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/emma-friedman-2024-eclipse-video-timelapse.mov\" type=\"video\/mp4\"><p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p><\/video><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hds-media-caption hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"><div>Emma captured a time lapse as she observed the 2024 total solar eclipse in Dallas, Texas.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>April 8<sup>th<\/sup> was the last total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. for another 20 years. 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