{"id":51523,"date":"2017-06-06T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-06T19:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-403183"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:55:54","slug":"scientist-to-discuss-2017-total-solar-eclipse-through-the-eyes-of-nasa-at-library-of-congress-lecture","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/scientist-to-discuss-2017-total-solar-eclipse-through-the-eyes-of-nasa-at-library-of-congress-lecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist to Discuss  ‘2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA’ at Library of Congress Lecture"},"content":{"rendered":"<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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"The total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, stretches across the U.S. from coast to coast.\" 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\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg 5400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=2048,1024 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=400,200 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=600,300 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=900,450 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=1200,600 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/usa_eclipse_map.tif_.jpg?resize=2000,1000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017, stretches across the U.S. from coast to coast, providing scientists with a unique opportunity to study the eclipse from different vantage points.    NASA\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio <strong>Credits: NASA\u2019s Scientific Visualization Studio<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The public is invited to a free talk called \u201cThe 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA\u201d with Dr. C. Alex Young in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/visit\/maps-and-floor-plans\/pickford-theater\/?loclr=blogadm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pickford Theater<\/a>, third floor, Madison Building, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., on Thursday, June 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT.<\/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-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Photo of Dr. C. Alex Young\" 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\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=2048,2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=200,200 200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=400,400 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=600,600 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=900,900 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=1200,1200 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/alex-photo_0.jpg?resize=2000,2000 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Dr. C. Alex Young, associate director for science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. <strong>Credits: NASA\u2019s Goddard MODIS Rapid Response<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Aug. 21, 2017, eclipse will be the first total solar eclipse visible in the contiguous United States since 1979 \u2014 and the first that has traversed the entire continent coast-to-coast since June 8, 1918. The moon\u2019s shadow will cut an approximately 70-mile-wide path diagonally across the country from Oregon to South Carolina. Weather permitting, those in the path will experience an ethereal twilight with a naked-eye view of the sun\u2019s million-degree atmosphere called the corona. Anticipation and energy for this eclipse is off the charts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More than 500 million people in North America alone will be able to catch the eclipse in either its partial or total phase. Parts of South America, Africa and Europe will see a partial eclipse as well. NASA is planning to take full advantage of this unique celestial event as an education and public engagement opportunity by leveraging its extensive networks of partners, numerous social media platforms, broadcast media and its significant unique space assets and experts to bring the eclipse to America and the world. This talk outlines the science and the wonder of total solar eclipses along with where and when you can experience the Aug. 21 spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young will be speaking about the celestial mechanics of the eclipse, viewing opportunities and how NASA will be studying the sun and Earth during this rare event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Young is the associate director for science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. In this role he is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the education and public outreach, or EPO, team for the division. He works with the EPO teams as a liaison with  NASA\u2019s offices of Education and Communications. In addition, he works with the division scientists to promote and support their research. In graduate school at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, Young studied the high energy astrophysics of cosmic gamma-ray bursts and gamma-ray solar flares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/rr\/scitech\" rel=\"noopener\">The Library of Congress<\/a> maintains one of the largest and most diverse collections of scientific and technical information in the world. The Science, Technology and Business Division provides reference and bibliographic services and develops the general collections of the library in all areas of science, technology, business and economics.<br>\nThe Library of Congress is the nation\u2019s oldest federal cultural institution and the largest library in the world and holds nearly 151.8 million items in various languages, disciplines and formats. The library serves Congress and the nation both on-site in its reading rooms on Capitol Hill and through its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">award-winning website.<\/a><br>\nFor inquiries about this or upcoming talks at the Library of Congress, the public can contact the library\u2019s Science, Technology and Business Division at 202-707-5664. ADA accommodations should be requested five business days in advance at 202-707-6382 (voice\/tty) or <a href=\"mailto:ada@loc.gov\">ada@loc.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The lecture will be later broadcast on the library\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/today\/cyberlc\/results.php?cat=8&loclr=blogadm\" rel=\"noopener\">webcast page<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL7D437230CAAB6B9C\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube channel<\/a> \u201cTopics in Science\u201d playlist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information contact Stephanie Marcus at 202-707-1212 or <a href=\"mailto:smar@loc.gov\">smar@loc.gov<\/a> or visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/inside_adams\/\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/blogs.loc.gov\/inside_adams\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For directions, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/visit\/maps-and-floor-plans\/\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.loc.gov\/visit\/maps-and-floor-plans\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For information about how NASA will be viewing the eclipse, visit:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2017\/eclipse-2017-nasa-supports-a-unique-opportunity-for-science-in-the-shadow\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/feature\/goddard\/2017\/eclipse-2017-nasa-supports-a-unique-opportunity-for-science-in-the-shadow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For NASA\u2019s Total Solar Eclipse website, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/eclipse2017.nasa.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/eclipse2017.nasa.gov\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For NASA\u2019s Eclipses and transits website, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/solarsystem\/features\/eclipse\/index.html\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/topics\/solarsystem\/features\/eclipse\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Rob Gutro \/ Lora Bleacher<br \/>\nNASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.<br \/>\n301-286-0697 \/ 2009<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov\">Robert.j.gutro@nasa.gov<\/a> \/ <a href=\"mailto:Lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov\">Lora.v.bleacher@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<em><strong> <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The public is invited to a free talk called \u201cThe 2017 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA\u201d with Dr. C. 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