Our solar eclipse lesson finally had its day in the...sun (Patreon)

Published:

2017-08-21 22:02:13

Imported:

2023-10

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Four years ago we worked with educator Andy Cohen and animator Bevan Lynch to create a lesson on total solar eclipses. A rare spectacular total eclipse of the sun finally achieved peak relevance in the United States today! That is... until 2024. Thanks to everyone who watched and shared this lesson in the lead-up to the big event!

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What creates a total solar eclipse? - Andy Cohen

View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-creates-a-total-solar-eclipse-andy-cohen How can the shadow of the tiny moon eclipse the sight of the gargantuan sun? By sheer coincidence, the disc of the sun is 400x larger than the disc of the moon, but it's 390x farther from Earth -- which means that when they align just right, the moon blocks all but the sun's glowing corona. Andy Cohen details this extraordinary celestial phenomenon (and when it will next occur). Lesson by Andy Cohen, animation by Bevan Lynch.