WEBVTT 00:02.396 --> 00:03.729 - [Dwayne] Okay, so. 00:03.729 --> 00:06.729 (people chattering) 00:07.127 --> 00:09.752 - [Alex] As the moon has now moved, 00:09.752 --> 00:11.335 the sun is appearing again, 00:11.335 --> 00:13.009 and we can see the diamond ring. 00:13.009 --> 00:13.938 It's amazing. 00:13.938 --> 00:15.188 It's fantastic. 00:15.555 --> 00:16.698 You see the outer edge. 00:16.698 --> 00:20.794 I see prominences, little red pieces of chromosphere 00:20.794 --> 00:22.212 from the lower atmosphere. 00:22.212 --> 00:23.545 This is amazing. 00:23.774 --> 00:25.065 This is absolutely amazing. 00:25.065 --> 00:26.433 - [Dwayne] Yari, what'd we got? 00:26.433 --> 00:27.266 That looks pretty cool. 00:27.266 --> 00:28.313 - [Yari] I mean, it's breathtaking. 00:28.313 --> 00:30.980 I just, even seeing it right now 00:31.336 --> 00:33.710 through the TV, it's just an amazing thing to see. 00:33.710 --> 00:36.096 I cannot imagine what we're gonna feel here 00:36.096 --> 00:38.372 in South Carolina when we have our chance. 00:38.372 --> 00:40.281 - [Dwayne] Well, I hope we have our chance. 00:40.281 --> 00:42.173 Sean, get that weather up here, 00:42.173 --> 00:44.840 looking good here in Charleston. 00:51.679 --> 00:52.599 Now what do-- 00:52.599 --> 00:53.480 - [John] So Alex. 00:53.480 --> 00:55.455 - [Dwayne] Alex, what are we seeing here? 00:55.455 --> 00:57.280 - [Alex] Is that from the G-III? 00:57.280 --> 01:00.533 That looks like from the G3-III, 'cause I see spectra there. 01:00.533 --> 01:01.527 - [Dwayne] No, it's still from Salem. 01:01.527 --> 01:02.436 - [Alex] That's still from Salem? 01:02.436 --> 01:04.525 Okay, so you're seeing the bright, 01:04.525 --> 01:07.497 actually the camera is causing a little prism effect there, 01:07.497 --> 01:10.407 and you're seeing the bright light from the edge of the sun. 01:10.407 --> 01:11.736 So that is really beautiful. 01:11.736 --> 01:14.661 That's sort of the edge of the diamond ring effect. 01:14.661 --> 01:15.828 - [Yari] Yeah. 01:16.277 --> 01:17.110 - [John] A reminder, Alex, though, 01:17.110 --> 01:18.058 when that diamond ring pops up, 01:18.058 --> 01:19.251 that's when people should put the-- 01:19.251 --> 01:20.084 - [Alex] That's when you people 01:20.084 --> 01:21.212 should put your glasses back on. 01:21.212 --> 01:22.716 So when you see that diamond ring 01:22.716 --> 01:25.092 ^after totality, that's the signal to you 01:25.092 --> 01:27.842 ^that it's time to put it back on. 01:28.916 --> 01:31.451 ^So look now, we see the corona in Madras. 01:31.451 --> 01:32.337 ^That's gorgeous. 01:32.337 --> 01:33.216 ^- [Yari] That's amazing. 01:33.216 --> 01:34.049 ^- [Alex] Yeah. 01:34.049 --> 01:35.648 ^- [Yari] Being able to look at that with your own eyes, 01:35.648 --> 01:37.174 ^it's an amazing experience. 01:37.174 --> 01:38.471 ^And that only can be seen 01:38.471 --> 01:40.587 ^when you have this kind of totality. 01:40.587 --> 01:43.652 ^- [Dwayne] So the corona, that's the-- 01:43.652 --> 01:44.645 ^- [Yari] The solar atmosphere. 01:44.645 --> 01:46.258 ^- [Dwayne] That's what solar scientists 01:46.258 --> 01:47.467 ^really live for, right? 01:47.467 --> 01:48.300 ^- Right. - Yeah. 01:48.300 --> 01:50.837 ^- [Alex] Right, that is the where the origin 01:50.837 --> 01:53.861 ^of space weather, that's where it comes from. 01:53.861 --> 01:55.711 ^- [Yari] That's where most of the solar flares 01:55.711 --> 01:57.576 ^and the coronal mass ejections, big explosions 01:57.576 --> 01:59.909 ^of particles originate from. 02:00.037 --> 02:00.870 ^- [John] If there was solar activity, 02:00.870 --> 02:02.089 ^would we see it right now? 02:02.089 --> 02:04.634 ^Would you be able to see that popping up on the side? 02:04.634 --> 02:06.304 ^- [Alex] If there was a coronal mass ejection 02:06.304 --> 02:07.341 ^leaving the sun, 02:07.341 --> 02:09.537 ^we could see it there. - We could see it. 02:09.537 --> 02:11.966 ^- [Alex] Because in fact, we have seen it in the past, 02:11.966 --> 02:15.019 ^and I'll even show some history later with images 02:15.019 --> 02:18.033 ^that people drew of these coronal mass ejections 02:18.033 --> 02:20.422 ^leaving the sun during a total solar eclipse. 02:20.422 --> 02:22.694 ^- [Dwayne] Now why is it so critical and so important 02:22.694 --> 02:25.277 ^to really get this type of view 02:25.283 --> 02:28.676 ^from the sun's atmosphere from the corona, Yari? 02:28.676 --> 02:29.953 ^- [Yari] You mean, like, in a total solar eclipse? 02:29.953 --> 02:31.482 ^- [Dwayne] Yes, oh there's the diamond. 02:31.482 --> 02:32.315 ^- There it goes. - That's the diamond 02:32.315 --> 02:33.148 ^ring again. - Diamond ring. 02:33.148 --> 02:33.981 ^- [Yari] That's amazing. 02:33.981 --> 02:35.323 ^That's from Madras. 02:35.323 --> 02:36.201 ^- [Dwayne] Wow. 02:36.201 --> 02:37.450 ^- [Yari] It is important to do this, 02:37.450 --> 02:40.772 ^because we do these kind of eclipses artificially, 02:40.772 --> 02:44.231 ^but we do not do it as perfect as nature does. 02:44.231 --> 02:46.142 ^The moon covers the sun in such a perfect way 02:46.142 --> 02:49.974 ^that we see parts of the corona that we don't usually see. 02:49.974 --> 02:53.078 ^- [Dwayne] So Alex, explain that and safety, too, right? 02:53.078 --> 02:54.647 ^- [Alex] So right now, this was the moment 02:54.647 --> 02:56.365 ^when you see that flash of light, 02:56.365 --> 02:57.564 ^that's the moment when it's time 02:57.564 --> 02:59.285 ^to put your glasses back on, 02:59.285 --> 03:00.698 ^or start using your indirect methods, 03:00.698 --> 03:04.433 ^because now, it's too bright, and it could damage your eyes. 03:04.433 --> 03:07.405 ^- [Yari] Yes, safety first, people, always. 03:07.405 --> 03:09.188 ^- [Dwayne] Wow, so the folks in Salem, Oregon, 03:09.188 --> 03:11.270 ^I mean, they're like juiced. 03:11.270 --> 03:12.631 ^I mean, they got it. 03:12.631 --> 03:13.464 They got the goods. 03:13.464 --> 03:17.205 - [Alex] They've got a perfect view, and they are seeing one 03:17.205 --> 03:20.205 of nature's most amazing spectacles. 03:21.380 --> 03:24.116 - [Dwayne] I can only imagine the reaction on the ground 03:24.116 --> 03:25.073 from the folks there. 03:25.073 --> 03:26.968 - [Alex] Oh they are probably-- 03:26.968 --> 03:27.801 - [Yari] Gasping. 03:27.801 --> 03:29.418 - [Alex] Completely overwhelmed right now, 03:29.418 --> 03:31.335 completely overwhelmed. 03:31.446 --> 03:33.052 - [Dwayne] Well, I certainly hope we get 03:33.052 --> 03:35.668 something like that (laughs). 03:35.668 --> 03:37.824 We've got it here on NASA Television, 03:37.824 --> 03:39.197 Through the Eyes of NASA. 03:39.197 --> 03:41.913 And we got the International Space Station coming up 03:41.913 --> 03:44.830 and other images only we can bring. 03:45.170 --> 03:48.670 - That's right. - Only NASA can bring, yes. 03:59.255 --> 04:01.999 - [Dwayne] Now is it completely dark, or is it coming out? 04:01.999 --> 04:04.742 - [Alex] No, what's happening now is the filters 04:04.742 --> 04:07.100 are back on, the safe solar filters 04:07.100 --> 04:11.100 for the telescope, and now you see the crescent, 04:11.681 --> 04:15.431 which is the sun basically now being revealed 04:16.275 --> 04:17.612 after the eclipse. 04:17.612 --> 04:20.761 So we're now back to the partial phase 04:20.761 --> 04:21.887 in the other direction. 04:21.887 --> 04:22.732 - [Yari] Exactly. 04:22.732 --> 04:24.801 - [Dwayne] Now how fast is this going? 04:24.801 --> 04:27.064 - [Alex] Well, this shadow is passing 04:27.064 --> 04:29.948 across the country, depending on where you are, 04:29.948 --> 04:33.152 anywhere from 1,200 to 1,800 miles-an-hour. 04:33.152 --> 04:35.113 So this is moving incredibly fast, 04:35.113 --> 04:38.359 because the moon itself, in its orbit, is moving 04:38.359 --> 04:40.859 at almost 3,400 miles-an-hour, 04:41.674 --> 04:44.095 and that in combination with the rotation 04:44.095 --> 04:48.183 of the Earth is what gives us a shadow moving that fast. 04:48.183 --> 04:51.863 - [Dwayne] Okay, so, Yari, let's talk about space weather. 04:51.863 --> 04:54.076 Seeing this in space weather is so important. 04:54.076 --> 04:56.743 So just let us really understand 04:56.803 --> 04:58.681 why it's important in space weather. 04:58.681 --> 05:00.821 - [Yari] So space weather is pretty much the conditions 05:00.821 --> 05:03.603 created outside in space due to the sun. 05:03.603 --> 05:05.756 We look at space weather, because we want 05:05.756 --> 05:07.434 to understand these conditions. 05:07.434 --> 05:10.441 If you look at the image that you have now, 05:10.441 --> 05:14.608 you're gonna see SDO image, the Solar Dynamics Observatory. 05:16.792 --> 05:19.401 That's where we actually look for the source 05:19.401 --> 05:21.453 of space weather, where the solar flares 05:21.453 --> 05:25.620 and the coronal mass ejections actually originate from. 05:26.198 --> 05:29.615 Well, when we look at SDO, at the images, 05:31.498 --> 05:34.954 we also have to look at artificial eclipses, 05:34.954 --> 05:37.606 like the one that you're looking at online now. 05:37.606 --> 05:39.855 These are actually from the SOHO spacecraft. 05:39.855 --> 05:41.269 These are the artificial eclipses 05:41.269 --> 05:43.683 that I was talking about, Dwayne. 05:43.683 --> 05:46.191 You have to block the solar surface to be able 05:46.191 --> 05:50.161 to see the solar atmosphere, the outside corona. 05:50.161 --> 05:53.041 But you're gonna see something like this today. 05:53.041 --> 05:55.439 And you saw it, but you're gonna see it better, 05:55.439 --> 05:57.041 because nature does it better 05:57.041 --> 05:59.407 than we can actually do it artificially. 05:59.407 --> 06:01.841 Right now, the activity is not, 06:01.841 --> 06:04.075 there's not too much going on in the sun. 06:04.075 --> 06:08.242 However, if I do a historic event, which actually was 06:08.499 --> 06:12.011 from this past July, you can see a coronal mass ejection, 06:12.011 --> 06:15.663 this big explosion of particles that come from the sun. 06:15.663 --> 06:17.107 - [Dwayne] Well, those look pretty intense. 06:17.107 --> 06:18.438 Do we have to worry about that? 06:18.438 --> 06:20.227 That doesn't look good. 06:20.227 --> 06:21.264 (Dwayne and Yari laugh) 06:21.264 --> 06:22.706 - [Yari] Well, you know, space weather, 06:22.706 --> 06:25.394 what can actually do is affect communications. 06:25.394 --> 06:27.306 We have the magnetic field, the Earth, 06:27.306 --> 06:28.340 to actually protect us. 06:28.340 --> 06:29.390 It's our shield. 06:29.390 --> 06:31.423 And what we do is we actually can analyze 06:31.423 --> 06:34.613 that using real-time models like the one that you're seeing 06:34.613 --> 06:37.530 on the screen, that we actually understand 06:37.530 --> 06:39.874 how the magnetic field, the Earth changes 06:39.874 --> 06:41.531 with those coronal mass ejections. 06:41.531 --> 06:44.025 But space weather can effect communications, 06:44.025 --> 06:45.651 satellite instruments and power grids. 06:45.651 --> 06:48.984 ^- Okay, so we're going to toss to Idaho. 06:51.091 --> 06:55.258 ^And I think we've really got some good stuff here. 06:55.795 --> 06:58.962 ^Gay Hill, are you there in Idaho Falls? 07:00.898 --> 07:02.234 ^There in Idaho Falls? 07:02.234 --> 07:05.142 - I am absolutely here, Dwayne Brown. 07:05.142 --> 07:07.793 In fact, looking through the glasses right now, 07:07.793 --> 07:08.631 ^it's so weird. 07:08.631 --> 07:12.798 ^We have a crescent sun, instead of a crescent moon. 07:12.897 --> 07:14.064 This is the... 07:15.787 --> 07:19.370 I think we haven't had a total eclipse here 07:19.627 --> 07:23.044 in Idaho Falls since 1889, 128 years ago. 07:25.306 --> 07:28.724 And things have certainly changed in Idaho Falls since then. 07:28.724 --> 07:30.473 There's a whole lot more people, 07:30.473 --> 07:32.927 especially with all the visitors in town. 07:32.927 --> 07:36.177 ^We're just outside the Museum of Idaho, 07:36.676 --> 07:39.062 ^and we have partnered with the museum 07:39.062 --> 07:43.062 ^to make this an official viewing site for Idaho. 07:43.346 --> 07:47.179 ^And they, right now, have an exhibit on space, 07:47.372 --> 07:50.455 ^but we also sent in a team of experts 07:50.922 --> 07:54.504 ^and for the past three days, we've had talks. 07:54.504 --> 07:56.152 ^We've had demonstrations. 07:56.152 --> 07:58.572 ^We've shown them visualizations 07:58.572 --> 08:00.901 ^such as Eyes on the Solar System, 08:00.901 --> 08:03.295 ^and we've shown them artwork. 08:03.295 --> 08:06.823 ^But really, the order of the day is the eclipse, 08:06.823 --> 08:08.588 ^and NASA has that covered, too. 08:08.588 --> 08:11.503 ^They have sent an army of volunteers. 08:11.503 --> 08:14.308 ^We call them Solar System Ambassadors. 08:14.308 --> 08:17.353 ^They are all along the path of totality, 08:17.353 --> 08:18.555 ^and they're volunteers. 08:18.555 --> 08:22.097 ^These are people just telling people what they're seeing 08:22.097 --> 08:23.994 ^and helping them understand. 08:23.994 --> 08:26.012 ^We have one here, right here. 08:26.012 --> 08:28.228 ^His name is Richard Stember. 08:28.228 --> 08:29.305 ^Hey, Richard. - Hi, Gay. 08:29.305 --> 08:33.191 ^- He has been manning in the mobile observatory, 08:33.191 --> 08:35.010 ^and that is what is providing 08:35.010 --> 08:37.927 ^our solar telescope shot right now. 08:38.400 --> 08:40.049 ^Now we asked him what's it like 08:40.049 --> 08:42.716 ^being a Solar System Ambassador? 08:42.747 --> 08:45.000 ^And he said, "Follow along." 08:45.000 --> 08:48.611 ^We did, and we went with him to a place, a school, 08:48.611 --> 08:51.611 ^in Southern California, take a look. 09:09.457 --> 09:10.290 - [Man] There's no audio. 09:10.290 --> 09:13.707 I think we're gonna cut back to you, Gay. 09:18.175 --> 09:20.092 ^Apologize for no audio. 09:20.898 --> 09:22.257 ^- All right, we apologize. 09:22.257 --> 09:24.678 ^There is no audio on that video, 09:24.678 --> 09:27.513 ^but it talks about the Solar System Ambassadors. 09:27.513 --> 09:30.652 ^There are about 720 in the United States. 09:30.652 --> 09:33.637 ^They get special training from NASA. 09:33.637 --> 09:36.881 ^They learn all about the missions and about the science, 09:36.881 --> 09:38.480 ^and they basically go out 09:38.480 --> 09:40.848 ^to public events all over the country, 09:40.848 --> 09:43.169 ^teaching them about NASA missions. 09:43.169 --> 09:44.732 ^If you would be interested 09:44.732 --> 09:48.899 ^in becoming a Solar System Ambassador yourself, you can. 09:49.512 --> 09:53.271 ^We have a website, look it up, Solar System Ambassadors. 09:53.271 --> 09:57.102 ^It is a NASA website, and starting September 1, 09:57.102 --> 09:59.904 ^September 1 through the end of the month, 09:59.904 --> 10:03.575 ^you can sign up to be a Solar System Ambassador. 10:03.575 --> 10:07.477 ^So check it out on the web, Solar System Ambassador. 10:07.477 --> 10:09.466 ^With me now is Jim Green. 10:09.466 --> 10:13.633 ^Jim Green is the Head of Planetary Science for NASA. 10:15.514 --> 10:19.068 ^He's in charge of all planetary missions and asteroids. 10:19.068 --> 10:21.151 ^This guy knows his stuff. 10:21.234 --> 10:22.412 ^Let's talk about this. 10:22.412 --> 10:25.925 ^Now you see this eclipse that doesn't happen. 10:25.925 --> 10:27.943 ^It happens once in a lifetime. 10:27.943 --> 10:31.301 ^But as a scientist, you see it as an opportunity. 10:31.301 --> 10:35.468 ^- Oh absolutely, we're getting the eerie feeling right now, 10:36.033 --> 10:37.762 ^but when we launch balloons, 10:37.762 --> 10:41.181 ^and there'll be 57 balloons along the path, 10:41.181 --> 10:45.348 ^30 of which are gonna have a planetary experiment on them. 10:45.645 --> 10:47.247 ^- And we have video of this. 10:47.247 --> 10:50.264 ^Now just a few days ago, we had a crew here. 10:50.264 --> 10:52.155 ^They did a test launch for us. 10:52.155 --> 10:55.905 ^And they sent up an imaginary payload for us, 10:55.905 --> 10:58.288 ^just to see how it all works. 10:58.288 --> 11:02.062 ^You have actual scientific experiments going up. 11:02.062 --> 11:02.895 ^- We do. 11:02.985 --> 11:04.818 ^We have Paenibacillus. 11:06.638 --> 11:08.721 ^It's a harmless bacteria. 11:08.978 --> 11:11.898 ^We have, on 30 balloons, two coupons, 11:11.898 --> 11:13.937 ^where the bacteria will be sprayed. 11:13.937 --> 11:15.673 ^One will stay on the ground. 11:15.673 --> 11:17.837 ^One will be affixed to the balloon. 11:17.837 --> 11:22.004 ^It then will go up to 100,000 feet above the ozone. 11:22.798 --> 11:26.314 ^So the ultraviolet light, also blocked a little bit 11:26.314 --> 11:28.897 ^by the moon, is just like Mars. 11:29.145 --> 11:30.821 ^In addition to that, the temperature 11:30.821 --> 11:33.696 ^and pressure will be just like Mars. 11:33.696 --> 11:36.335 ^So when the balloon goes up higher and bursts, 11:36.335 --> 11:40.502 ^comes down, we'll retrieve that coupon off the balloon, 11:40.740 --> 11:43.710 ^match it with the one on the ground, 11:43.710 --> 11:46.163 ^and then we'll see how many survive. 11:46.163 --> 11:50.330 ^- Now why is that information so critical for Mars research? 11:50.439 --> 11:52.834 ^- Well, this bacteria is pretty much everywhere. 11:52.834 --> 11:57.001 ^It's very hardy, and it probably has made its way to Mars, 11:57.098 --> 11:58.719 ^perhaps even on our Rover. 11:58.719 --> 12:02.252 ^So now I would like to know if that environment is so harsh 12:02.252 --> 12:06.002 ^that it would eliminate that bacteria or not. 12:06.326 --> 12:08.384 ^- All right, I'm being selfish. 12:08.384 --> 12:12.427 ^I have never seen a total eclipse, and I'm sorry. 12:12.427 --> 12:14.956 ^I would love to talk to all of you people, 12:14.956 --> 12:17.628 ^but I want to put on my glasses, too, and take a look. 12:17.628 --> 12:18.461 ^Can we continue 12:18.461 --> 12:19.531 ^this conversation? - Yeah, I have 12:19.531 --> 12:20.364 ^to do this, too. 12:20.364 --> 12:23.099 ^- All right, and watch, and we can talk. 12:23.099 --> 12:25.363 ^All right, so we still-- - Oh what a little sliver. 12:25.363 --> 12:28.143 ^- [Gay] Just a little sliver of the sun right now, 12:28.143 --> 12:29.880 ^and let's talk about this. 12:29.880 --> 12:31.547 ^Why is this so rare? 12:32.612 --> 12:35.770 ^- [Jim] Well, you know, the plane of the moon relative 12:35.770 --> 12:38.075 ^to the Earth's sun line is tilted 12:38.075 --> 12:41.210 by 5 degrees, and so there's only two places 12:41.210 --> 12:45.377 where the moon and the Earth and sun are on that same line. 12:45.600 --> 12:49.767 And that's why every 18 months or so, we get an eclipse. 12:49.936 --> 12:52.978 - [Announcer] The shadow is one minute out of Idaho Falls. 12:52.978 --> 12:54.265 - [Jim] One minute away. 12:54.265 --> 12:56.604 (crowd cheers) 12:56.604 --> 12:57.437 Wow. 12:57.696 --> 12:59.275 - [Gay] The crowd is getting excited. 12:59.275 --> 13:00.574 - [Jim] It's already so eerie. 13:00.574 --> 13:03.324 - [Gay] Oh wow, it just got dark, 13:04.296 --> 13:05.463 all around us. 13:07.539 --> 13:10.202 And you can feel the temperature getting colder here. 13:10.202 --> 13:11.233 - [Jim] Oh yeah. 13:11.233 --> 13:12.618 The winds are really picking up. 13:12.618 --> 13:16.785 You know, this dark area, the winds are just flowing in. 13:17.010 --> 13:19.727 - [Gay] It's just a tiny, tiny sliver right now. 13:19.727 --> 13:22.579 - [Announcer] It's at 360 degrees inset. 13:22.579 --> 13:25.882 As you can see, on the snapshot, all sweeping in from the-- 13:25.882 --> 13:27.384 - [Gay] It's all closing up. 13:27.384 --> 13:29.758 (crowd cheers) 13:29.758 --> 13:30.591 - [Jim] There it goes. 13:30.591 --> 13:32.924 It's going, getting smaller. 13:33.184 --> 13:35.767 (crowd cheers) 13:42.726 --> 13:43.782 (Jim laughs) 13:43.782 --> 13:45.449 - [Gay And Jim] Wow! 13:46.011 --> 13:47.594 - [Gay] Oh my gosh. 13:47.736 --> 13:51.279 - [Jim] (laughs) Look at the ray structure. 13:51.279 --> 13:53.529 You can't get that on film. 13:55.244 --> 13:56.140 - [Gay] That is-- 13:56.140 --> 13:57.694 - [Jim] There's Venus! 13:57.694 --> 13:58.803 - [Gay] Oh wow! 13:58.803 --> 14:00.636 - [Jim] There's Venus. 14:03.077 --> 14:04.811 (Jim laughs) 14:04.811 --> 14:05.894 - [Gay] Yeah. 14:06.376 --> 14:07.376 - [Jim] Wow. 14:09.614 --> 14:12.114 Oh look at that ray structure. 14:12.854 --> 14:14.591 - [Gay] You were saying this is the only way 14:14.591 --> 14:16.208 you could see the atmosphere? 14:16.208 --> 14:17.402 - [Jim] Yeah, that lower part 14:17.402 --> 14:21.569 of the corona is really even hard from space to see. 14:22.414 --> 14:23.247 Wow. 14:23.773 --> 14:25.921 (crowd chatters) 14:25.921 --> 14:26.754 Wow. 14:31.835 --> 14:33.443 I got to spend a second looking around 14:33.443 --> 14:36.693 at the crowd, oh my goodness, wow, wow. 14:38.249 --> 14:40.420 - [Gay] They should turn off the lights. 14:40.420 --> 14:42.140 - [Man] The white things are prominences. 14:42.140 --> 14:43.663 Those are solar flares coming out 14:43.663 --> 14:45.505 from the sun through the sides. 14:45.505 --> 14:48.088 (crowd cheers) 14:55.058 --> 14:55.995 - [Jim] Right. 14:55.995 --> 14:58.370 We should get ready to put it back on here soon. 14:58.370 --> 14:59.453 - [Gay] Okay. 15:03.070 --> 15:04.820 - [Jim] Pretty quick. 15:06.824 --> 15:10.222 - [Gay] Have you noticed, Jim, the streetlights are all on 15:10.222 --> 15:11.694 around us? - The streetlights turned on, 15:11.694 --> 15:12.845 of course. - We confused 15:12.845 --> 15:13.678 the streetlights. 15:13.678 --> 15:14.852 (Jim laughs) 15:14.852 --> 15:15.944 - [Jim] Of course. 15:15.944 --> 15:17.722 (Jim and Gay laugh) 15:17.722 --> 15:18.555 Who would've thought? 15:18.555 --> 15:20.555 We didn't plan that one. 15:21.777 --> 15:22.807 - [Gay] All right, we should get ready 15:22.807 --> 15:24.640 for our glasses again. 15:25.456 --> 15:27.236 Get ready with your glasses. 15:27.236 --> 15:29.569 - [Jim] Okay, there it goes. 15:30.979 --> 15:32.399 (crowd cheers) 15:32.399 --> 15:33.803 There's the diamond ring. 15:33.803 --> 15:36.013 (crowd cheers) 15:36.013 --> 15:39.180 There's the diamond ring. - Oh my gosh. 15:39.436 --> 15:41.019 - [Jim] Yeah, well. 15:41.772 --> 15:43.629 - That is so-- - Is that all right? 15:43.629 --> 15:45.712 - [Gay] Oh my gosh, whoa! 15:47.579 --> 15:50.162 (crowd cheers) 15:52.143 --> 15:53.810 Oh that's brilliant. 15:57.759 --> 15:59.676 - [Jim] All right, wow. 16:01.725 --> 16:04.225 - [Gay] Okay, glasses back on. 16:04.704 --> 16:05.704 - [Jim] Wow. 16:07.133 --> 16:08.783 Too brief, too brief. 16:08.783 --> 16:11.311 - [Announcer] Make sure you have your glasses on. 16:11.311 --> 16:12.811 - [Jim] Too brief. 16:14.799 --> 16:16.575 (crowd cheers) 16:16.575 --> 16:20.742 - [Gay] Okay, we're gonna have to wrap this up pretty soon. 16:21.490 --> 16:23.573 Jim, that was incredible. 16:23.936 --> 16:25.069 - [Jim] Way too brief. 16:25.069 --> 16:26.463 - Yeah. - Way too brief. 16:26.463 --> 16:28.333 - [Gay] We got a minute, 50 seconds. 16:28.333 --> 16:30.000 That was all we had. 16:30.058 --> 16:31.132 Why is that some parts 16:31.132 --> 16:33.015 of the country get a little more than we do? 16:33.015 --> 16:35.826 - Well, it has to do with the curvature of the Earth also, 16:35.826 --> 16:39.409 and so, the shadow is at various altitudes. 16:40.430 --> 16:42.371 You could go up at a higher altitude 16:42.371 --> 16:44.954 and get also a great view, too. 16:45.217 --> 16:46.776 - Well, this was a real treat. 16:46.776 --> 16:48.359 This was fantastic. 16:48.463 --> 16:51.876 So Idaho Falls has had its total eclipse. 16:51.876 --> 16:54.459 The next one is coming in 2252. 16:55.734 --> 16:58.941 We won't be here, but we hope NASA will. 16:58.941 --> 16:59.941 Back to you. 17:01.523 --> 17:02.828 - Well, Gay Hill, that's Gay Hill 17:02.828 --> 17:05.450 from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 17:05.450 --> 17:06.564 Gay, I'm jealous. 17:06.564 --> 17:08.283 I'm telling you, I'm jealous. 17:08.283 --> 17:11.283 So Alex, explain again that diamond. 17:12.061 --> 17:16.228 - Well, so the last bit of sunlight when you see it 17:16.457 --> 17:18.847 at the very beginning is when the last bit of the sun, 17:18.847 --> 17:21.951 the crescent, shrinks down to a little tiny bit, 17:21.951 --> 17:22.886 and at the same time, 17:22.886 --> 17:25.124 ^you can see a ring of the corona around it, 17:25.124 --> 17:26.273 ^so that makes the ring 17:26.273 --> 17:29.023 ^and that right bit of crescent gives you the diamond. 17:29.023 --> 17:31.312 So when it reappears, you get the same thing. 17:31.312 --> 17:33.711 The last bit of corona is a ring. 17:33.711 --> 17:36.182 The flash of the sun is the diamond, 17:36.182 --> 17:37.676 giving you the diamond ring. 17:37.676 --> 17:39.348 It's a beautiful, beautiful sight. 17:39.348 --> 17:40.926 - And real quick, and then I'm gonna ask you a question, 17:40.926 --> 17:43.333 'cause there was something going on here in Charleston. 17:43.333 --> 17:46.446 The planetary, Jim Green said something about Venus. 17:46.446 --> 17:48.687 This is really cool for planetary science, 17:48.687 --> 17:50.199 because you could see other planets, right. 17:50.199 --> 17:54.267 - Absolutely, and as a matter of fact, one of our missions, 17:54.267 --> 17:58.350 through the WB-57 Aircraft, are studying Mercury, 17:58.409 --> 18:01.111 which is very, very close to the sun. 18:01.111 --> 18:03.614 ^- Okay, so we're gonna come back to you, 18:03.614 --> 18:05.753 ^and we're gonna talk about what's happening here. 18:05.753 --> 18:08.950 ^So next up, NASA's ready to take a bite out 18:08.950 --> 18:11.033 ^of the Big Apple, one of my favorite cities, Yari, 18:11.033 --> 18:12.866 ^New York City. - It is. 18:13.231 --> 18:15.577 ^- New York City, New York City. 18:15.577 --> 18:17.958 ^Today's broadcast is being shown, I believe, 18:17.958 --> 18:20.550 in Times Square on the Toshiba Vision Screen, 18:20.550 --> 18:22.934 so the city can also enjoy the spectacular views 18:22.934 --> 18:24.553 of today's total eclipse. 18:24.553 --> 18:27.090 And we've had a great relationship with Toshiba, 18:27.090 --> 18:28.756 so a shoutout to you guys. 18:28.756 --> 18:31.834 This Midtown Manhattan tourist location 18:31.834 --> 18:33.806 is always bustling with crowds. 18:33.806 --> 18:36.927 On the average day, over 300,000 people pass 18:36.927 --> 18:38.140 through Times Square. 18:38.140 --> 18:39.196 Alex, so I'm gonna turn to you. 18:39.196 --> 18:40.460 You're in New York. 18:40.460 --> 18:41.355 They might get a partial, 18:41.355 --> 18:43.116 but they have a rich history in solar eclipses. 18:43.116 --> 18:43.963 - They really do. 18:43.963 --> 18:48.130 So actually 92 years ago, on a cold January morning, 18:48.952 --> 18:50.952 New York City, Manhattan 18:50.989 --> 18:54.102 and Queens experienced a total solar eclipse. 18:54.102 --> 18:56.272 The edge of the path of totality went 18:56.272 --> 18:58.939 from 95th Street to 97th Street. 18:59.045 --> 19:00.681 ^This was an amazing opportunity. 19:00.681 --> 19:03.926 ^This was the first time we sent up two dirigibles 19:03.926 --> 19:08.084 ^with the US Naval Service for scientists to study this. 19:08.084 --> 19:10.359 ^At the time, we actually thought 19:10.359 --> 19:13.597 ^eclipses could be creating radio waves, 19:13.597 --> 19:15.467 ^which messed with communication. 19:15.467 --> 19:18.643 ^But what in fact is happening is the sun itself 19:18.643 --> 19:20.425 ^is creating this disturbance. 19:20.425 --> 19:24.150 ^Studying the eclipse is actually telling us about the sun, 19:24.150 --> 19:26.877 ^which is creating these disturbances here on Earth. 19:26.877 --> 19:27.960 ^- [Yari] Yes. 19:28.861 --> 19:30.861 ^- Okay, so this just in. 19:31.939 --> 19:32.772 ^I believe we have results 19:32.772 --> 19:34.073 from an experiment that occurred 19:34.073 --> 19:35.780 on NASA's Gulfstream-III Aircraft 19:35.780 --> 19:38.077 ^from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center. 19:38.077 --> 19:39.399 ^Kevin Rohrer is standing by 19:39.399 --> 19:41.836 ^with Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator 19:41.836 --> 19:43.447 ^for the NASA Science Mission Director. 19:43.447 --> 19:45.928 ^Let's go now to see what the instrument observed 19:45.928 --> 19:47.253 ^during the total solar eclipse. 19:47.253 --> 19:48.086 ^Kevin. 19:50.921 --> 19:54.838 - [Man] I'm as ready as I'll ever be with this. 19:58.606 --> 20:00.240 - [Woman] We're live. 20:00.240 --> 20:01.727 - And we're back here at the G-III, 20:01.727 --> 20:04.604 up over the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Oregon, 20:04.604 --> 20:05.990 and it was amazing, wasn't it? 20:05.990 --> 20:06.823 - It was outstanding. 20:06.823 --> 20:08.863 - And for me, I have 25 years. 20:08.863 --> 20:10.152 I did research on the corona. 20:10.152 --> 20:11.476 I saw it for the first time. 20:11.476 --> 20:12.475 It was my first eclipse. 20:12.475 --> 20:13.352 Was it your first eclipse? 20:13.352 --> 20:14.319 - My first eclipse as well. 20:14.319 --> 20:17.512 - Just absolutely amazing, and I want talk about two things, 20:17.512 --> 20:20.637 first of all, the shape of the corona. 20:20.637 --> 20:21.749 I saw the models. 20:21.749 --> 20:24.281 I showed the model, and it was remarkably similar. 20:24.281 --> 20:27.755 I saw these streamers, these magnetic structures coming out, 20:27.755 --> 20:29.629 like glows in specific direction, 20:29.629 --> 20:32.305 just like we expected, so I look for the analysis 20:32.305 --> 20:34.770 before we claim victory, of course, but the other one is 20:34.770 --> 20:38.270 that spectrograph you, Mike, ran on board, 20:38.576 --> 20:42.743 and just before the sun disappeared behind the moon 20:43.856 --> 20:46.507 that spectrograph, of course, is spreading out the light 20:46.507 --> 20:49.671 in all its colors, just before it disappeared. 20:49.671 --> 20:52.225 There is that one shot that, Laurie, I want to ask you 20:52.225 --> 20:53.175 if you can turn it on. 20:53.175 --> 20:57.175 You see those specific kind of lines that pop up 20:57.698 --> 21:00.545 between the green and the red, it's just like we said. 21:00.545 --> 21:01.545 It's helium. 21:01.598 --> 21:04.030 Remember that's how it was discovered, helium. 21:04.030 --> 21:05.459 We didn't know we had helium here. 21:05.459 --> 21:06.681 It was a new element. 21:06.681 --> 21:07.967 It was discovered that way. 21:07.967 --> 21:11.532 And then over there in the red, between green and the red, 21:11.532 --> 21:14.922 is iron, iron, a really hot iron, telling us that hey, 21:14.922 --> 21:16.830 this atmosphere is really hot. 21:16.830 --> 21:19.753 And then a little bit over is another line, red. 21:19.753 --> 21:20.586 Well, what is that? 21:20.586 --> 21:22.253 Well, it's hydrogen. 21:22.821 --> 21:25.906 So even though it's really hot up there and only one 21:25.906 --> 21:29.527 in a million or ten of million particles are neutral. 21:29.527 --> 21:33.004 It's still visible in that one shot that you saw. 21:33.004 --> 21:36.587 ^So Robert, back to you here, back on Earth, 21:36.985 --> 21:38.115 ^what did you feel like? 21:38.115 --> 21:40.225 ^How did you see this occur. 21:40.225 --> 21:41.639 ^- I thought it was fascinating to watch. 21:41.639 --> 21:45.617 ^Actually the shadow or the path of totality underneath us, 21:45.617 --> 21:49.784 ^we're at 35,000 feet, and you could see at totality, 21:49.893 --> 21:52.433 ^you could actually see the darkness down on the ground. 21:52.433 --> 21:53.720 ^And you could look north and south 21:53.720 --> 21:55.785 ^and see where it wasn't completely dark. 21:55.785 --> 21:57.684 ^And as we kept going, you could just watch 21:57.684 --> 21:58.986 ^that darkness move. 21:58.986 --> 22:01.842 ^It's almost like a thunderstorm moving across the plains. 22:01.842 --> 22:02.780 ^But it was all the darkness, 22:02.780 --> 22:04.539 ^and it was just stunning to me to see that. 22:04.539 --> 22:08.482 ^So really, really good stuff, and I wasn't expecting that. 22:08.482 --> 22:10.388 ^And of course, the eclipse itself was beautiful, 22:10.388 --> 22:13.265 ^but seeing what happened down on the ground level of Earth 22:13.265 --> 22:15.397 ^from 35,000 feet was amazing. 22:15.397 --> 22:16.230 ^I just got to tell you, 22:16.230 --> 22:17.943 ^the team on this plane, and the team all the way 22:17.943 --> 22:19.753 ^around this country is just doing a fantastic job. 22:19.753 --> 22:21.634 ^I wish you could've seen the folks here, 22:21.634 --> 22:25.333 ^working to make sure we got the data that Thomas showed, 22:25.333 --> 22:27.304 ^some fantastic images we've already looked at 22:27.304 --> 22:30.721 ^that I can't wait to share with everybody 22:31.191 --> 22:33.459 ^and for everybody to see, but really exciting 22:33.459 --> 22:36.092 ^to watch this team work, and the pilots did a great job. 22:36.092 --> 22:39.206 ^We had a little bit of a challenge right 22:39.206 --> 22:41.604 ^at this time where we needed to be best, 22:41.604 --> 22:44.148 ^but they did a great job recovering from that 22:44.148 --> 22:46.767 ^and then kept us on path all the way through. 22:46.767 --> 22:48.081 ^Anyway, so thank you guys. 22:48.081 --> 22:49.161 ^Remember to put your glasses on 22:49.161 --> 22:50.483 ^for those of you who hasn't seen it yet, 22:50.483 --> 22:52.733 ^and we'll talk to you soon. 22:54.198 --> 22:56.279 - Fantastic stuff, and if you just tuned in here, 22:56.279 --> 22:59.387 you're watching Through the Eyes of NASA, NASA Television. 22:59.387 --> 23:03.554 We have the best views of the solar eclipse today, 23:03.661 --> 23:06.846 and coming later in the show, you don't want to miss this, 23:06.846 --> 23:09.160 the International Space Station live. 23:09.160 --> 23:11.391 Now next up, let's visit a working farm 23:11.391 --> 23:15.033 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, 23:15.033 --> 23:17.116 ^agricultural observations 23:17.286 --> 23:20.048 ^and solar eclipse viewing activities are underway, 23:20.048 --> 23:24.215 ^including high-altitude balloon launches and painting cows. 23:25.493 --> 23:27.811 ^- [Yari] Painting cows, what? 23:27.811 --> 23:28.644 ^- Okay, all right. 23:28.644 --> 23:29.625 ^(Alex laughs) 23:29.625 --> 23:32.953 ^So now let's go to the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, 23:32.953 --> 23:34.312 ^Chris Blair standing by, Chris. 23:34.312 --> 23:36.365 - Humans are naturally excited about the solar eclipse, 23:36.365 --> 23:37.269 but one thing we've learned 23:37.269 --> 23:39.241 ^on this working agricultural farm is 23:39.241 --> 23:42.154 ^that animals can as well, but more on that in a moment. 23:42.154 --> 23:42.987 ^So right now we're getting ready 23:42.987 --> 23:45.398 ^to do a live, scientific balloon launch. 23:45.398 --> 23:47.360 And joining us to tell us more is Dominic Critchlow 23:47.360 --> 23:49.420 from Austin Peay State University. 23:49.420 --> 23:50.253 Thanks for joining us. 23:50.253 --> 23:51.086 We appreciate it. 23:51.086 --> 23:52.490 So tell the crowd and our audience a little bit 23:52.490 --> 23:54.666 about the scientific payload you have on board. 23:54.666 --> 23:55.709 - Yeah, thank you for having me. 23:55.709 --> 23:58.309 Today we're flying some still image equipment, 23:58.309 --> 24:00.118 and we're gonna be taking images of the ground 24:00.118 --> 24:01.739 in different wavelengths. 24:01.739 --> 24:03.477 And we're also flying live streaming equipment, 24:03.477 --> 24:06.499 so we can live stream the eclipse, looking downwards 24:06.499 --> 24:09.326 and looking around and at 100,000 feet, 24:09.326 --> 24:12.034 which is higher than any plane has ever gone. 24:12.034 --> 24:15.369 We're also flying some biological samples with NASA Ames 24:15.369 --> 24:18.128 and then our trackers, so we can have a successful recovery. 24:18.128 --> 24:19.895 - Okay, and they just released your balloons, 24:19.895 --> 24:21.369 so let's talk about the NASA science 24:21.369 --> 24:23.754 and the biological samples, explain more. 24:23.754 --> 24:26.719 - So NASA Ames has contacted us and all of the other teams 24:26.719 --> 24:29.537 that are gonna be doing launches today 24:29.537 --> 24:31.807 across the whole path of the eclipse. 24:31.807 --> 24:34.746 We're gonna all have a little chip of biological samples 24:34.746 --> 24:37.569 on there and that are gonna go up in the stratosphere, 24:37.569 --> 24:39.840 which is a similar atmosphere as we would see 24:39.840 --> 24:41.298 on the Martian surface. 24:41.298 --> 24:42.617 So we're doing some Martian studies, 24:42.617 --> 24:44.045 which is really interesting and cool. 24:44.045 --> 24:45.853 - We are very excited about that. 24:45.853 --> 24:47.608 Also, how many balloon releases are you planning 24:47.608 --> 24:49.385 on doing today or this weekend? 24:49.385 --> 24:51.996 - And so all across the US, we have about 50 teams 24:51.996 --> 24:54.097 that are launching in the path of the eclipse 24:54.097 --> 24:56.857 so that we could have a full coverage of the stream. 24:56.857 --> 24:59.993 And on the site today, we have three launches 24:59.993 --> 25:01.941 from three different universities, 25:01.941 --> 25:04.221 and we're just really excited to be here 25:04.221 --> 25:07.069 and hopefully all successful launches. 25:07.069 --> 25:08.627 - All right, so finally these balloons, they'll go up, 25:08.627 --> 25:11.190 and they come back down, and so what's some advice 25:11.190 --> 25:12.809 if anyone finds one of these payloads out 25:12.809 --> 25:14.129 and about across the country? 25:14.129 --> 25:15.841 What's a tip you would tell them? 25:15.841 --> 25:18.097 - If you find it, leave it there, 25:18.097 --> 25:19.546 maybe take a picture, 'cause it's kind of cool 25:19.546 --> 25:22.993 to see something land in your backyard from research. 25:22.993 --> 25:24.286 And please don't touch it. 25:24.286 --> 25:26.267 We'll be there soon to pick it up. 25:26.267 --> 25:28.190 If you have to move it, let us know, 25:28.190 --> 25:29.612 and we'll just be there to recover it. 25:29.612 --> 25:30.735 - Awesome, thanks, we appreciate your time. 25:30.735 --> 25:31.568 - Thank you. 25:31.568 --> 25:32.401 - I appreciate it, okay. 25:32.401 --> 25:33.834 So yesterday, we had a chance to catch up 25:33.834 --> 25:36.551 with some serious students, albeit a little younger, 25:36.551 --> 25:39.258 but serious about doing real-world science nonetheless. 25:39.258 --> 25:40.986 And here to tell us more is my good friend 25:40.986 --> 25:42.671 and colleague, Mitzi Adams, 25:42.671 --> 25:44.608 from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center 25:44.608 --> 25:45.818 in Huntsville, Alabama. 25:45.818 --> 25:46.721 Mitzi, thanks for joining us. 25:46.721 --> 25:47.649 We appreciate it. 25:47.649 --> 25:48.866 So tell us about this science 25:48.866 --> 25:51.119 that these high schools students are working on. 25:51.119 --> 25:52.435 ^- Well, the students are actually working 25:52.435 --> 25:54.953 ^on some atmospheric science experiments. 25:54.953 --> 25:57.673 ^They're doing animal study experiments. 25:57.673 --> 26:00.037 ^And they're helping us observe the sun 26:00.037 --> 26:02.513 ^and various wavelengths of light. 26:02.513 --> 26:03.555 ^- [Chris] And these students aren't just 26:03.555 --> 26:04.564 ^from the Clarksville area. 26:04.564 --> 26:05.722 ^I understand they're all around the country, 26:05.722 --> 26:07.424 ^if not perhaps the globe. 26:07.424 --> 26:10.410 ^- The students are from the US Space and Rocket Center, 26:10.410 --> 26:12.868 ^and yes, they are from all around the globe. 26:12.868 --> 26:17.035 ^And they're actually from the INSPIRE Project as well. 26:17.619 --> 26:21.786 ^They're participating in VLF radio noise experiments, 26:22.396 --> 26:24.935 ^and those folks are from Washington, DC. 26:24.935 --> 26:25.768 ^- All right, excellent. 26:25.768 --> 26:28.468 ^So you mentioned the Space and Rocket Center, Space Camp. 26:28.468 --> 26:29.592 ^That's the official business center 26:29.592 --> 26:31.346 ^for NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center. 26:31.346 --> 26:33.668 ^Feel free, if you're in Northern Alabama to come and see us. 26:33.668 --> 26:36.246 ^They do a great job of representing a past, future 26:36.246 --> 26:39.297 ^and present history of NASA, so any parting words? 26:39.297 --> 26:42.655 ^- Well, you know, in the words of Frank Reynolds, 26:42.655 --> 26:46.444 ^I'd like for us to remember for the next American eclipse 26:46.444 --> 26:49.777 ^in 2024, let the shadow of the moon fall 26:50.071 --> 26:51.821 ^on an Earth at peace. 26:52.033 --> 26:54.580 ^- Very poetically done, we appreciate it. 26:54.580 --> 26:55.413 ^- You're welcome. 26:55.413 --> 26:57.308 ^- All right, so up next is, as promised, 26:57.308 --> 26:59.233 ^our animal lover's segment. 26:59.233 --> 27:02.175 ^And so here on the agricultural farm, 27:02.175 --> 27:04.042 ^students are studying really cool STEM fields. 27:04.042 --> 27:05.647 ^So it's conservation management. 27:05.647 --> 27:07.906 ^It's veterinary medicine, animal biology. 27:07.906 --> 27:10.653 ^And so they're interested in animal behavior. 27:10.653 --> 27:12.859 ^And so joining us is Dr. Donald Sudbrink, head 27:12.859 --> 27:15.893 ^of the ag department, here at Austin Peay State University. 27:15.893 --> 27:17.932 ^And so it's not cow tipping. 27:17.932 --> 27:19.389 ^It's cow painting, correct? 27:19.389 --> 27:22.404 ^- Yes, we had to paint the cows in this study 27:22.404 --> 27:24.058 ^to see what sort of things that they would do, 27:24.058 --> 27:25.895 ^so we could record the individual animals, 27:25.895 --> 27:28.296 ^so we could see what behaviors that they were exhibiting. 27:28.296 --> 27:30.543 ^- [Chris] So we saw the cows, and the students were involved 27:30.543 --> 27:32.246 ^with that, that Mitzi just spoke about, 27:32.246 --> 27:34.612 ^and we're also talking about cricket behavior 27:34.612 --> 27:36.695 ^and cricket observations. 27:36.974 --> 27:39.803 ^- [Donald] Yes, we're also talking about crickets. 27:39.803 --> 27:41.066 ^I'm an etymologist by training, 27:41.066 --> 27:43.350 ^and crickets generally chirp at night. 27:43.350 --> 27:44.947 ^So we're gonna get a chance to see a series 27:44.947 --> 27:46.716 ^of isolated males and see what they do 27:46.716 --> 27:48.546 ^when the sun goes out. 27:48.546 --> 27:50.102 ^- [Chris] Okay, excellent, glad you all are doing this kind 27:50.102 --> 27:52.469 ^of observational research, really appreciate your time. 27:52.469 --> 27:53.552 ^- Thank you much. - Thanks a lot. 27:53.552 --> 27:55.700 ^And speaking of time, it's almost time for us, 27:55.700 --> 27:57.321 ^everyone here at Austin Peay State University, 27:57.321 --> 27:59.353 ^to actually watch the solar eclipse. 27:59.353 --> 28:01.558 ^So let's go back live for continuing coverage 28:01.558 --> 28:05.641 ^of NASA's Eclipse Across America from Charleston. 28:06.489 --> 28:09.998 - Okay, so Yari, I wonder if the milk tastes better 28:09.998 --> 28:11.025 when you paint the cows. 28:11.025 --> 28:14.447 - Um, I don't think so, I don't think so (laughs). 28:14.447 --> 28:16.189 - All right, let's go to social media. 28:16.189 --> 28:19.181 We've been in the show here, and I know it's abuzz, 28:19.181 --> 28:22.054 so over to John Yembrick for a social media update. 28:22.054 --> 28:24.539 - Yeah, last time I looked, Dwayne, there were, 28:24.539 --> 28:26.946 last time I looked, there were 2.1 million people 28:26.946 --> 28:31.113 looking online on our website and 1.2 on our live stream. 28:31.842 --> 28:33.821 So it was a huge conversation. 28:33.821 --> 28:36.925 ^Solar eclipse 2017 is still trending number one on Twitter. 28:36.925 --> 28:37.758 ^So it's been huge. 28:37.758 --> 28:41.925 ^Can we go to the first slide here that I've got up? 28:44.718 --> 28:46.193 ^This right here is an amazing photo. 28:46.193 --> 28:47.026 ^Sometimes, they say you have to be 28:47.026 --> 28:47.977 ^at the right place at the right time. 28:47.977 --> 28:49.381 ^This is taken by one 28:49.381 --> 28:51.796 ^of our NASA photographers, Bill Ingalls. 28:51.796 --> 28:54.713 ^out in Washington, and he captured, 28:54.755 --> 28:56.504 ^it's hard to see here on this pic, but he captured 28:56.504 --> 28:59.541 ^the International Space Station transiting the sun 28:59.541 --> 29:01.178 ^during the partial eclipse there 29:01.178 --> 29:03.290 ^in Washington, pretty amazing. 29:03.290 --> 29:04.559 ^You kind of have to look closely. 29:04.559 --> 29:06.056 We'll also be putting these images up online 29:06.056 --> 29:06.889 if you want to see them. 29:06.889 --> 29:08.047 But one of those little dots there is 29:08.047 --> 29:10.084 the International Space Station traveling 29:10.084 --> 29:12.167 at 17,500 miles-per-hour. 29:12.547 --> 29:15.419 Here's another one from our photographer in Wyoming, 29:15.419 --> 29:17.391 same concept, capture the Space Station. 29:17.391 --> 29:19.796 We knew exactly when the Space Station was gonna be flying, 29:19.796 --> 29:21.586 what its orbit was and when it was gonna cross the sun. 29:21.586 --> 29:23.991 And look here, it's just an amazing sight. 29:23.991 --> 29:25.885 I'm really proud of our photographer for getting these shots 29:25.885 --> 29:27.124 and proactively trying to get something 29:27.124 --> 29:29.497 that no one else probably has and thinking through 29:29.497 --> 29:31.914 and getting this great image. 29:31.936 --> 29:33.492 Let's take a few questions from social media. 29:33.492 --> 29:35.986 I want to remind our viewers at home 29:35.986 --> 29:37.746 that you can ask questions to us here on the set 29:37.746 --> 29:40.583 and on social media with the #Eclipse2017. 29:40.583 --> 29:42.941 So why don't we bring it back here to the stage? 29:42.941 --> 29:45.524 First question is from Twitter. 29:46.893 --> 29:49.854 "What if we wear sunglasses instead of eclipse glasses? 29:49.854 --> 29:52.720 "Will we actually be able to see the eclipse?" 29:52.720 --> 29:53.553 Does sunglasses help? 29:53.553 --> 29:54.964 Does it give you any sort of protection? 29:54.964 --> 29:56.675 - No, no, that's definitely a no-no. 29:56.675 --> 29:59.696 You should not wear sunglasses, normal sunglasses. 29:59.696 --> 30:01.849 Always wear the actual sunglasses 30:01.849 --> 30:03.664 that are made for solar viewing, 30:03.664 --> 30:06.849 like the ones that I'm having here, right now, in my hand, 30:06.849 --> 30:08.772 and if you don't have the sunglasses, 30:08.772 --> 30:10.277 you never look directly at the sun. 30:10.277 --> 30:13.671 You do an indirect projection of that eclipse. 30:13.671 --> 30:17.505 Never look at the sun without the proper safety. 30:17.505 --> 30:19.961 - So another question here comes from Deborah from Facebook. 30:19.961 --> 30:23.239 "So the sun rise in the east and sets in the west, 30:23.239 --> 30:25.099 "and the Earth rotates in clockwise motion. 30:25.099 --> 30:26.702 "Please explain how it starts in the west 30:26.702 --> 30:28.619 "and ends in the east." 30:28.634 --> 30:32.801 - Well, so the Earth is rotating from west to east, 30:32.825 --> 30:36.075 but actually the moon is moving faster, 30:36.624 --> 30:40.444 about 3,400 miles-an-hour, casting its shadow down 30:40.444 --> 30:43.691 on the Earth, which is rotating about 1,700 miles-an-hour, 30:43.691 --> 30:46.059 and that actually means that the shadow is moving 30:46.059 --> 30:48.406 from west to east across the earth 30:48.406 --> 30:52.573 at about somewhere between 1,200 to 1,800 miles-per-hour, 30:52.728 --> 30:55.839 depending on where you are on the Earth. 30:55.839 --> 30:56.827 - [John] Great, we have another one. 30:56.827 --> 30:57.780 I think we have time for another one. 30:57.780 --> 31:00.103 Tina from Facebook asks, "If I place a lens 31:00.103 --> 31:02.262 "from the eclipse viewing glasses over a viewfinder 31:02.262 --> 31:05.183 "on my iPad, could I successfully video the eclipse, 31:05.183 --> 31:06.910 "or would it fry my camera?" 31:06.910 --> 31:08.964 - [Yari] Yeah, you could actually look with the iPad 31:08.964 --> 31:10.118 or your phone to the eclipse. 31:10.118 --> 31:13.089 The only thing is you have to be very careful not 31:13.089 --> 31:14.866 to look at it with your own eyes 31:14.866 --> 31:16.711 without the actual safety glasses. 31:16.711 --> 31:19.544 Never look at it through any lens. 31:19.763 --> 31:21.960 - [John] Okay, this is Mickey from Facebook. 31:21.960 --> 31:23.954 "Hey, NASA, can the International Space Station 31:23.954 --> 31:27.637 "see the shadow of the moon crossing America from space?" 31:27.637 --> 31:29.505 Do they have that view when they're looking from space? 31:29.505 --> 31:31.332 - [Alex] They do, and that's what we're hoping 31:31.332 --> 31:32.923 to see from them, yes. 31:32.923 --> 31:35.596 - Excellent, so John, we're gonna come back to you. 31:35.596 --> 31:38.430 So I think we're gonna go back to Sean, our meteorologist. 31:38.430 --> 31:40.830 Let's learn more about how NASA is studying the Earth 31:40.830 --> 31:43.270 and sun relationship during this eclipse. 31:43.270 --> 31:45.454 Sean, can you tell us more about that? 31:45.454 --> 31:46.485 - Right, thanks, Dwayne. 31:46.485 --> 31:48.868 So during the eclipse, the moon acts like a giant cloud 31:48.868 --> 31:52.125 ^as it passes over areas in the path of totality, 31:52.125 --> 31:54.713 ^casting a large shadow on Earth's surface. 31:54.713 --> 31:56.135 ^Now the footage you're seeing right now 31:56.135 --> 31:58.097 ^shows a solar eclipse that occurred 31:58.097 --> 32:00.764 in March of 2016 over Indonesia. 32:01.147 --> 32:03.919 That experience helped us determine how best 32:03.919 --> 32:05.657 to study today's eclipse. 32:05.657 --> 32:08.340 These images were taken by NASA's epic instrument 32:08.340 --> 32:12.108 aboard NOAA's Deep Space Climate Observatory or DSCOVR. 32:12.108 --> 32:14.386 It's just one of the instruments we'll be using today 32:14.386 --> 32:16.843 to study the eclipse as we monitor changes 32:16.843 --> 32:19.010 in Earth's energy balance. 32:19.092 --> 32:21.440 Scientists have made extensive atmospheric measurements 32:21.440 --> 32:24.391 during eclipses before, but this is the first opportunity 32:24.391 --> 32:26.073 to collect coordinated data 32:26.073 --> 32:28.821 from both the ground and from a spacecraft 32:28.821 --> 32:32.386 that observes the entire sunlit Earth during an eclipse. 32:32.386 --> 32:34.053 Dwayne, back to you. 32:34.423 --> 32:35.512 - Thank you, Sean. 32:35.512 --> 32:38.216 Okay, so now we have a special guest 32:38.216 --> 32:40.102 with us today, the associate administrator 32:40.102 --> 32:44.185 for NASA's Office of Communication, Jen Rae Wang. 32:44.286 --> 32:45.703 Jen Rae, welcome. 32:45.877 --> 32:47.804 - Dwayne, thank you, so happy to be here. 32:47.804 --> 32:49.313 - Oh it's an exciting day. 32:49.313 --> 32:50.263 - It's a wonderful day. - I'm glad you could join 32:50.263 --> 32:52.746 the team here, and our next location, 32:52.746 --> 32:55.985 you are pretty familiar with, I'm sure. 32:55.985 --> 32:57.804 - I'm very blessed that I do know something 32:57.804 --> 32:59.696 about the great State of Nebraska. 32:59.696 --> 33:01.885 I've actually lived there for the last decade. 33:01.885 --> 33:04.123 And I have friends and family who are watching. 33:04.123 --> 33:06.284 They're from the path of totality. 33:06.284 --> 33:07.788 I have to tell you. 33:07.788 --> 33:10.551 This is by far the biggest thing that's happened 33:10.551 --> 33:12.634 in Nebraska as of recent. 33:12.666 --> 33:14.254 It's absolutely fabulous. 33:14.254 --> 33:16.418 I have had friends from high school 33:16.418 --> 33:20.076 and college calling me up, Facebook messaging me, 33:20.076 --> 33:21.994 asking where they can get their glasses, 33:21.994 --> 33:23.758 where they should be viewing from. 33:23.758 --> 33:26.049 So it's just a really exciting day for everyone 33:26.049 --> 33:28.456 who's watching along the path of totality. 33:28.456 --> 33:31.179 It's also a really exciting day for NASA, 33:31.179 --> 33:33.410 and in fact, this gives us an opportunity 33:33.410 --> 33:34.948 to look forward as well. 33:34.948 --> 33:37.300 And we have a future study that we are going 33:37.300 --> 33:39.717 to be doing to study the sun. 33:40.063 --> 33:43.591 NASA's going to launch a new spacecraft next year, 33:43.591 --> 33:46.281 the Parker Solar Probe, and it will fly directly 33:46.281 --> 33:48.347 ^into the solar atmosphere. 33:48.347 --> 33:51.233 ^The mission will provide first-of-its-kind data 33:51.233 --> 33:54.058 ^and for more information on this future mission, 33:54.058 --> 33:57.945 let's go to Beatrice, Nebraska, where Vince Whitfield 33:57.945 --> 34:01.241 from NASA's Langley Research Center is standing by. 34:01.241 --> 34:03.489 He's at Homestead National Monument 34:03.489 --> 34:06.151 where the National Park Service has coordinated 34:06.151 --> 34:07.726 an eclipse viewing. 34:07.726 --> 34:08.559 Vince. 34:09.058 --> 34:12.475 - And this just in, I think we're having, 34:12.539 --> 34:15.014 Vince is gonna come up shortly, Jen Rae. 34:15.014 --> 34:16.696 So we're gonna go back with an image, 34:16.696 --> 34:19.813 but we will be doing Nebraska as soon as we can. 34:19.813 --> 34:22.240 So a shoutout to the great state. 34:22.240 --> 34:23.740 - [Jen] Thank you. 34:27.068 --> 34:28.735 It was worth a shot. 34:31.103 --> 34:33.380 (man laughs) 34:33.380 --> 34:36.380 (people chattering) 34:42.513 --> 34:45.096 (people laugh) 34:45.657 --> 34:48.824 - [Dwayne] Okay, folks, Yari and Alex, 34:49.284 --> 34:51.034 this is a different view here. 34:51.034 --> 34:52.733 What are we seeing, Alex? 34:52.733 --> 34:53.731 - [Alex] Well, so we're looking 34:53.731 --> 34:57.205 at a different wavelength of visible light. 34:57.205 --> 34:58.633 It's called Calcium K. 34:58.633 --> 35:02.800 So this is light that's produced by excited calcium. 35:02.838 --> 35:06.817 This is showing us the sun as the moon is moving over it. 35:06.817 --> 35:09.662 And in fact, if you look over to the left, 35:09.662 --> 35:12.659 on the edge of the sun, you actually see sunspots. 35:12.659 --> 35:13.595 - [Yari] A sunspot, yeah. 35:13.595 --> 35:16.550 - [Alex] And these are regions that heliophysicists, 35:16.550 --> 35:19.867 like myself and Yari, are most interested in, 35:19.867 --> 35:24.034 because that's where solar explosions originate from. 35:24.433 --> 35:28.177 In fact, the magnetic fields that come up into the corona, 35:28.177 --> 35:32.271 that we see during the total solar eclipse originate 35:32.271 --> 35:33.501 from those sunspots. 35:33.501 --> 35:37.445 - [Yari] Actually this sunspot had a solar flare yesterday. 35:37.445 --> 35:41.612 - [Dwayne] And I believe this is coming from Carbondale. 35:41.955 --> 35:43.284 Why is it purple? 35:43.284 --> 35:44.742 What's the color mean? 35:44.742 --> 35:47.369 - [Alex] That's actually the light, 35:47.369 --> 35:48.736 the color of the light in the filter. 35:48.736 --> 35:51.813 The color is a bluish light, and so it comes out 35:51.813 --> 35:53.313 as a purple color. 35:53.625 --> 35:55.580 But it is a type of visible light. 35:55.580 --> 35:59.111 It's one we look at quite often from both space 35:59.111 --> 36:00.943 and the ground and look in the side. 36:00.943 --> 36:03.950 - [Dwayne] Now I see some black thingies, 36:03.950 --> 36:04.967 look like little river. 36:04.967 --> 36:06.865 You see it over there in the corner on the left? 36:06.865 --> 36:08.266 - [Yari] Yeah, that's the sunspots. 36:08.266 --> 36:09.778 - [Dwayne] Ah, now what's a sunspot, 36:09.778 --> 36:10.934 just for our audience here? 36:10.934 --> 36:12.591 - [Yari] Those are the regions where most 36:12.591 --> 36:14.121 of the space weather actually originates, 36:14.121 --> 36:16.489 the solar flares, the coronal mass ejections, 36:16.489 --> 36:17.589 are regions of the sun 36:17.589 --> 36:21.172 that have very complicated magnetic fields. 36:21.799 --> 36:22.933 And these are where most 36:22.933 --> 36:25.765 of the magnetic energies actually release. 36:25.765 --> 36:27.061 - [Alex] Right, so those are regions 36:27.061 --> 36:31.221 of super intense magnetic field, a thousand times stronger 36:31.221 --> 36:33.271 than the Earth's magnetic field. 36:33.271 --> 36:37.438 And those have lots of energy, and they drive space weather. 36:37.448 --> 36:38.841 - [Dwayne] Okay, I think that's why we didn't get 36:38.841 --> 36:40.093 the Nebraska feed right now. 36:40.093 --> 36:41.701 Those things caused that, I think, right? 36:41.701 --> 36:42.534 - [Alex] That's right. 36:42.534 --> 36:43.367 We're getting a little glitch. 36:43.367 --> 36:44.200 - [Dwayne] Hopefully, we get to Nebraska. 36:44.200 --> 36:45.785 Okay, Sean, we're going back over to you 36:45.785 --> 36:48.089 to talk about moon shadowing. 36:48.089 --> 36:48.922 - [Sean] Right, Dwayne, 36:48.922 --> 36:50.948 we've got some really incredible imagery for you. 36:50.948 --> 36:54.043 This is again from the GOES-16 weather satellite, 36:54.043 --> 36:57.925 just launched last year by NASA for our friends at NOAA. 36:57.925 --> 37:00.135 And what you're seeing in the western portion 37:00.135 --> 37:03.079 of this image is actually the moon's shadow 37:03.079 --> 37:06.525 being cast over parts of the path of totality. 37:06.525 --> 37:08.685 Of course, you see the cloud cover across the US as well. 37:08.685 --> 37:11.169 I was telling you earlier, it's actually looking pretty good 37:11.169 --> 37:13.456 for most of the western parts of the US 37:13.456 --> 37:15.506 that are in the path of totality, 37:15.506 --> 37:18.467 not so good for maybe parts of the Central US, 37:18.467 --> 37:21.389 where we've got some thunderstorm activity developing 37:21.389 --> 37:24.250 and expected to develop later today, this afternoon, 37:24.250 --> 37:27.118 for places like Nebraska, parts of Nebraska 37:27.118 --> 37:29.855 and Missouri and Northern Illinois, 37:29.855 --> 37:32.337 so maybe north of Carbondale and then gets better again 37:32.337 --> 37:34.813 as you see, in terms of cloud cover, 37:34.813 --> 37:37.661 as we move further east towards Charleston here. 37:37.661 --> 37:39.510 But here in Charleston, we still have some breaks 37:39.510 --> 37:41.095 in the cloud where the sun is. 37:41.095 --> 37:43.440 It's still obscured, but we are able to actually see some 37:43.440 --> 37:45.857 of the partial eclipse here in Charleston 37:45.857 --> 37:47.264 through some of the breaks in could. 37:47.264 --> 37:49.503 But again, really wanted to show you guys 37:49.503 --> 37:53.134 that imagery from GOES-16 satellite, from NOAA, 37:53.134 --> 37:57.033 showing you the moon's shadow actually being cast 37:57.033 --> 37:59.012 over parts of the Western United States right now. 37:59.012 --> 38:01.324 And with that, Dwayne, I'm gonna hand it back over to you. 38:01.324 --> 38:03.160 - Thanks, Sean, now as a reminder, 38:03.160 --> 38:05.723 our broadcast is tracking the total solar eclipse 38:05.723 --> 38:07.325 as it crosses the United States. 38:07.325 --> 38:09.970 It's moving along a path of totality. 38:09.970 --> 38:12.535 That's a 70 mile-wide path sweeping 38:12.535 --> 38:14.599 across the entire nation. 38:14.599 --> 38:17.311 Over 12 million people live inside the path of totality. 38:17.311 --> 38:18.834 Plus, it's estimated that close 38:18.834 --> 38:21.462 to seven million people have traveled to cities 38:21.462 --> 38:23.491 within the path of totality. 38:23.491 --> 38:25.718 I know that today is truly a day of celebration 38:25.718 --> 38:28.155 as people gather in cities and festivals 38:28.155 --> 38:30.618 to view today's celestial event. 38:30.618 --> 38:34.131 So let's get into the cultural impact here, guys. 38:34.131 --> 38:36.473 Alex, what's your take on the cultural impact 38:36.473 --> 38:37.973 of these eclipses? 38:38.075 --> 38:42.242 - Well, this is really such a fantastic opportunity 38:43.115 --> 38:46.684 to connect the nation, and in fact, the world 38:46.684 --> 38:50.851 with one of nature's most amazing celestial events. 38:51.588 --> 38:54.440 And this is something that we, working at NASA, 38:54.440 --> 38:56.286 are really excited to be able to share. 38:56.286 --> 38:58.577 And in fact, we've even worked with some of our colleagues 38:58.577 --> 39:01.081 in other parts like the US Postal Service. 39:01.081 --> 39:03.659 - Yes, the US Postal Service actually create 39:03.659 --> 39:06.242 a special stamp for this event. 39:06.595 --> 39:09.427 - Right, so what I want to do, let's talk about the stamp. 39:09.427 --> 39:10.260 - Sure. 39:10.260 --> 39:12.416 - But Jen Rae tossed it to Nebraska. 39:12.416 --> 39:14.194 ^The sunspots are gone. 39:14.194 --> 39:15.982 ^So let's go to Nebraska. 39:15.982 --> 39:18.565 ^Vince Whitfield, are you there? 39:20.445 --> 39:23.471 - Hi, we're at the Homestead National Monument of America. 39:23.471 --> 39:25.735 ^This is a great location to watch the eclipse, 39:25.735 --> 39:28.975 ^and we've staked out a good spot here on the prairie. 39:28.975 --> 39:30.675 Even if the weather isn't cooperating, 39:30.675 --> 39:32.538 this is still an excellent event. 39:32.538 --> 39:34.139 We're also very prepared. 39:34.139 --> 39:36.290 Please make sure to use your protective glasses 39:36.290 --> 39:38.454 when viewing the eclipse wherever you are. 39:38.454 --> 39:40.405 You can cause serious damage to your eyes 39:40.405 --> 39:42.850 if you don't take precautions while watching. 39:42.850 --> 39:45.260 And there are a lot of people watching. 39:45.260 --> 39:48.563 As you can tell, the festivities, just like the eclipse, 39:48.563 --> 39:50.063 are in full swing. 39:50.366 --> 39:52.979 I'm joined by Chief Park Ranger Susan Cook. 39:52.979 --> 39:54.276 - Hey, Vince, how are you? 39:54.276 --> 39:56.473 - Great, Susan, thanks for joining me today. 39:56.473 --> 39:58.224 Please tell us about this amazing place 39:58.224 --> 39:59.524 and what's going on behind us. 39:59.524 --> 40:01.527 - Well, we're at Homestead National Monument of America. 40:01.527 --> 40:03.287 We are a national park site dedicated 40:03.287 --> 40:05.647 ^to telling the story of homesteading. 40:05.647 --> 40:07.517 ^30 states, four million people, 40:07.517 --> 40:09.978 ^10% of the United States was homesteaded. 40:09.978 --> 40:11.964 The head of the household, anybody could own land, 40:11.964 --> 40:13.736 as long as you could be a US citizen. 40:13.736 --> 40:15.236 You got 160 acres. 40:15.519 --> 40:17.423 It's how we settled the West. 40:17.423 --> 40:18.646 We built our democracy. 40:18.646 --> 40:22.260 We built our economy selling the West through this law. 40:22.260 --> 40:23.781 - [Vince] That is just so interesting. 40:23.781 --> 40:26.007 Now I understand the Mayan calendar 40:26.007 --> 40:28.070 followed the solar eclipse calendar closely. 40:28.070 --> 40:29.330 Is that correct? 40:29.330 --> 40:30.163 - It did. 40:30.218 --> 40:32.926 The Ancient Mayan used several different calendars 40:32.926 --> 40:35.514 to organize their secular and spiritual lives. 40:35.514 --> 40:37.408 ^Many of these calendars has strong roots 40:37.408 --> 40:39.857 ^in the motions of celestial objects, 40:39.857 --> 40:41.831 ^especially the sun and the moon. 40:41.831 --> 40:45.998 ^And the Haab' calendar is a solar calendar of 365 days, 40:46.365 --> 40:49.365 ^subdivided into 18 months of 20 days 40:49.542 --> 40:51.625 ^plus one month of 5 days. 40:51.901 --> 40:55.172 ^Another calendar is the Tzolk'in, made up of 260 days, 40:55.172 --> 40:58.255 ^subdivided into 13 months of 20 days. 40:58.745 --> 41:02.062 This calendar also has a resonance with eclipses, 41:02.062 --> 41:04.812 which occur about every 173 days. 41:05.051 --> 41:07.859 Every three sequences of eclipses aligns 41:07.859 --> 41:10.368 every two cycles of the Tzolk'in. 41:10.368 --> 41:11.850 Who could keep track of that, frankly? 41:11.850 --> 41:13.787 - [Vince] (laughs) It's just amazing. 41:13.787 --> 41:16.195 Now as the chief park ranger, I have to congratulate you. 41:16.195 --> 41:17.742 This is a fantastic venue. 41:17.742 --> 41:20.014 ^Tell us about some of the activities you have planned. 41:20.014 --> 41:22.139 ^- Well, actually right now, you can feel it getting darker, 41:22.139 --> 41:24.192 ^but we have stage performances going on. 41:24.192 --> 41:25.573 ^We have many NASA scientists. 41:25.573 --> 41:27.396 ^You could learn about planetary defense. 41:27.396 --> 41:29.646 ^How do we defend our world? 41:30.490 --> 41:33.312 ^You have NASA scientists doing other things. 41:33.312 --> 41:35.145 ^We have Native Americans. 41:35.145 --> 41:38.056 ^We have a Mayan Calendar in the Sky program 41:38.056 --> 41:39.639 ^We have folk music. 41:40.145 --> 41:42.978 ^We have all sorts, biblical music. 41:43.109 --> 41:43.942 ^- [Vince] Lots going on. 41:43.942 --> 41:45.252 ^- [Susan] Lots of things, balloon launches, 41:45.252 --> 41:47.400 ^so there's things all around us. 41:47.400 --> 41:49.884 ^It's really exciting and a lot of fun. 41:49.884 --> 41:50.806 ^- [Vince] Got to say the amount going 41:50.806 --> 41:52.167 ^on here, Susan, is incredible. 41:52.167 --> 41:53.000 ^Thank you so much. 41:53.000 --> 41:53.833 ^- Oh thank you very much. 41:53.833 --> 41:54.939 ^Thanks for being here. 41:54.939 --> 41:57.538 ^- Absolutely, and we're lucky enough to be joined 41:57.538 --> 41:59.284 ^by a real NASA scientist. 41:59.284 --> 42:01.649 ^Let me introduce you to Dr. Nicky Fox. 42:01.649 --> 42:02.856 ^- Hi, Vince, how are you today? 42:02.856 --> 42:04.657 ^- [Vince] Great, Nicky, thanks for joining us. 42:04.657 --> 42:07.240 ^Nicky is a space weather expert 42:07.409 --> 42:08.904 ^and a mission project scientist 42:08.904 --> 42:11.556 ^on NASA's Parker Solar Probe program. 42:11.556 --> 42:13.092 ^Thanks so much for joining us, Nicky. 42:13.092 --> 42:14.391 ^Today is a great day for you. 42:14.391 --> 42:15.298 ^Tell us why. 42:15.298 --> 42:16.505 ^- Well, today, I'm really excited. 42:16.505 --> 42:18.595 ^This is my first ever solar eclipse. 42:18.595 --> 42:21.997 ^And it's the only chance that we can see the corona 42:21.997 --> 42:24.264 ^with our naked eye, and I'm particularly excited, 42:24.264 --> 42:27.681 ^'cause I'm working on NASA's Parker Solar Probe mission. 42:27.681 --> 42:29.717 ^And we are gonna fly into the corona. 42:29.717 --> 42:31.917 ^So if the clouds part here, 42:31.917 --> 42:34.394 ^you'll be able to see where our mission is flying. 42:34.394 --> 42:35.358 ^- [Vince] That's just incredible. 42:35.358 --> 42:37.344 ^Now how close will you get to the sun? 42:37.344 --> 42:39.344 ^- We will get to within four million miles, 42:39.344 --> 42:41.295 ^and I know that doesn't sound terribly close, 42:41.295 --> 42:43.709 ^but if I put the Earth and the sun apart 42:43.709 --> 42:47.876 ^on a football field, then we would be at the four-yard line. 42:48.376 --> 42:49.782 ^- [Vince] That's just amazing. 42:49.782 --> 42:51.835 ^Now for those of you watching at home, 42:51.835 --> 42:53.842 ^that's kind of like traveling from Washington, DC 42:53.842 --> 42:57.467 ^to Philadelphia in about one second, just incredible speeds. 42:57.467 --> 43:00.680 ^Now how could you be so close to the sun and not burn up? 43:00.680 --> 43:02.957 ^- So we have a wonderful heat shield, 43:02.957 --> 43:05.793 ^but the technology, it's been 60 years 43:05.793 --> 43:08.737 ^since this mission was first thought of, and it's only now 43:08.737 --> 43:11.394 ^that technology has caught up with our dreams. 43:11.394 --> 43:12.585 ^- [Vince] That's just amazing. 43:12.585 --> 43:13.736 ^Now it looks like we're coming up 43:13.736 --> 43:16.187 ^to the moment of totality here on the prairie. 43:16.187 --> 43:17.918 What are some of the things we should be looking for? 43:17.918 --> 43:21.210 - So if it clears, you should see a beautiful corona 43:21.210 --> 43:25.029 and that it looks like a pearly, hazy crown around the sun. 43:25.029 --> 43:26.441 And in fact, it's called a corona, 43:26.441 --> 43:28.521 'cause that's Latin for crown. 43:28.521 --> 43:30.941 And then as it's going beautifully dark here, 43:30.941 --> 43:32.468 it's becoming twilight. (crowd cheers) 43:32.468 --> 43:34.730 You hear everyone going crazy here. 43:34.730 --> 43:37.074 You should be able to start seeing stars, 43:37.074 --> 43:39.513 and you can actually see four planets. 43:39.513 --> 43:41.907 This time, you should see Jupiter, Mercury, Mars 43:41.907 --> 43:45.161 and Venus, all in this night sky during the day. 43:45.161 --> 43:47.673 So it's just an amazing, amazing experience. 43:47.673 --> 43:50.443 And if you can't see the corona, I do have a map of it here. 43:50.443 --> 43:52.772 This is a 3-D print that was done for me, 43:52.772 --> 43:54.756 and it looks exactly, it's a predict 43:54.756 --> 43:56.368 of what the corona looks like today. 43:56.368 --> 43:59.535 So if it's cloudy, here's your corona. 43:59.704 --> 44:00.621 - [Vince] Now it looks like the moment 44:00.621 --> 44:02.150 of totality is upon us. 44:02.150 --> 44:04.528 Let's just let the guys at home have a few moments 44:04.528 --> 44:06.799 to take in the sights and sounds of the crowd 44:06.799 --> 44:08.619 as totality happens on the prairie. 44:08.619 --> 44:10.904 - [Nicky] Oh wow, and you can see the corona, 44:10.904 --> 44:14.404 and I may cry, but you can see the corona. 44:14.720 --> 44:17.553 So now you're seeing this wonderful, hazy atmosphere. 44:17.553 --> 44:19.411 I don't need my glasses now, Vince, 44:19.411 --> 44:21.159 'cause we are in totality. 44:21.159 --> 44:22.763 - Wow. - And so this is the only time 44:22.763 --> 44:25.034 that it's safe to look, but right now, 44:25.034 --> 44:27.284 you can see that hazy ring. 44:27.365 --> 44:28.973 That is the chromosphere. 44:28.973 --> 44:31.779 It is looking a little bit sort of reddish. 44:31.779 --> 44:34.273 And you just see all those red wisps, 44:34.273 --> 44:37.109 are little prominences that are coming away from the sun. 44:37.109 --> 44:37.991 - [Vince] Wow. 44:37.991 --> 44:41.528 - [Nicky] Unfortunately, we can't quite see the stars yet 44:41.528 --> 44:43.415 because of the clouds, but my goodness, 44:43.415 --> 44:44.426 you can see the corona, 44:44.426 --> 44:48.007 and that is an absolutely incredible, incredible sight. 44:48.007 --> 44:49.513 - [Vince] Yeah, this is just magnificent. 44:49.513 --> 44:50.346 - [Nicky] It really is. 44:50.346 --> 44:52.202 Everything's kind of, well, other than the people hooting 44:52.202 --> 44:55.071 and hollering here, everything else has gone quiet. 44:55.071 --> 44:57.363 The animals think it's nighttime. 44:57.363 --> 45:01.488 There's this amazing sort of twilight view all around us 45:01.488 --> 45:03.199 and just look at that corona. 45:03.199 --> 45:06.448 That is incredible, absolutely incredible. 45:06.448 --> 45:07.595 - [Vince] Yeah, that's amazing. 45:07.595 --> 45:10.360 - [Nicky] Yeah, and the moon is gonna continue. 45:10.360 --> 45:12.342 We've got about two minutes, 35 seconds 45:12.342 --> 45:15.501 of this amazing view, and then here we come. 45:15.501 --> 45:17.362 Here it comes, the diamond ring. 45:17.362 --> 45:20.945 So it is glasses-on-again time, glasses on. 45:21.910 --> 45:23.004 And here it comes. 45:23.004 --> 45:24.302 There's the diamond ring. 45:24.302 --> 45:25.135 (crowd cheers) 45:25.135 --> 45:27.961 And that is the most spectacular sight. 45:27.961 --> 45:28.794 - [Vince] That's amazing. 45:28.794 --> 45:30.690 - [Nicky] That is just incredible. 45:30.690 --> 45:32.538 And of course, the diamond ring you see, 45:32.538 --> 45:36.356 because the moon is not a totally smooth sphere. 45:36.356 --> 45:38.829 And so you're seeing little spots of light peeping out 45:38.829 --> 45:40.434 between the craters on the moon. 45:40.434 --> 45:42.898 And my goodness, I'm sorry, I'm so excited. 45:42.898 --> 45:44.409 It's incredible (laughs). 45:44.409 --> 45:45.242 - [Vince] Yeah, it's hard 45:45.242 --> 45:46.777 to convey the excitement of the energy. 45:46.777 --> 45:49.079 There are 10,000 people on the prairie here 45:49.079 --> 45:50.996 at the Homestead National Monument of America, 45:50.996 --> 45:53.013 and the energy is just amazing. 45:53.013 --> 45:53.929 - [Nicky] And they've been here, 45:53.929 --> 45:56.259 a lot of them have been here since 6 o'clock this morning, 45:56.259 --> 45:57.737 and the atmosphere has been incredible. 45:57.737 --> 46:01.820 Everybody is happy, and it has just been amazing. 46:04.368 --> 46:06.086 - [Vince] That's just amazing. 46:06.086 --> 46:07.253 - [Nicky] Wow. 46:08.027 --> 46:10.286 - Okay, Nicky, let's bring you over to this side. 46:10.286 --> 46:12.887 It looks like the moment of totality has passed us here. 46:12.887 --> 46:14.124 Now what should we be watching for 46:14.124 --> 46:15.353 in the moments after totality? 46:15.353 --> 46:16.596 - In the moments after totality, 46:16.596 --> 46:18.407 you will start to see again the Baily's beads. 46:18.407 --> 46:21.784 So we did see that diamond ring, and I got super excited. 46:21.784 --> 46:24.938 But as the moon continues now to pass away, 46:24.938 --> 46:27.638 you'll start to see the solar surface come back. 46:27.638 --> 46:29.805 It's becoming light again. 46:29.944 --> 46:33.182 If we had any roosters here, they would actually be crowing. 46:33.182 --> 46:35.677 So it's amazing, and you'll start 46:35.677 --> 46:37.915 to see the sun coming back, and I don't know. 46:37.915 --> 46:39.376 I always think what it would've been like 46:39.376 --> 46:41.300 if you didn't know the sun was gonna come back. 46:41.300 --> 46:42.609 You just thought it was disappearing, 46:42.609 --> 46:44.381 but here comes the sun again. 46:44.381 --> 46:47.637 So it's a wonderful, wonderful day here on the prairie. 46:47.637 --> 46:48.470 - [Vince] That's wonderful. 46:48.470 --> 46:49.808 Nicky, what an amazing experience. 46:49.808 --> 46:50.641 - Yes. 46:50.641 --> 46:51.537 - Thanks so much for talking us through that. 46:51.537 --> 46:54.432 - Oh I wouldn't be anywhere else, Vince, thank you. 46:54.432 --> 46:56.009 - Thank you very much. 46:56.009 --> 46:57.375 What a great experience, everybody. 46:57.375 --> 46:58.708 That is amazing. 46:59.034 --> 47:00.968 Now it looks like things are starting to calm down here 47:00.968 --> 47:04.071 on the prairie, but that doesn't mean the show is over. 47:04.071 --> 47:06.771 Our coverage of the path of totality continues 47:06.771 --> 47:08.561 across the entire path. 47:08.561 --> 47:10.144 So let's go ahead and send it back 47:10.144 --> 47:12.311 to NASA's Eclipse Central. 47:14.047 --> 47:15.449 ^- Thank you, Vince. 47:15.449 --> 47:17.785 ^It was well worth the wait, my friend. 47:17.785 --> 47:20.744 ^We're a little delayed there, but my goodness, 47:20.744 --> 47:22.704 ^Yari, did you see that]? 47:22.704 --> 47:23.547 ^- That was amazing. 47:23.547 --> 47:25.739 ^Did you see that diamond ring? 47:25.739 --> 47:27.872 ^- [Vince] You know, it was even more prominent there. 47:27.872 --> 47:28.916 ^- It was very prominent. 47:28.916 --> 47:31.681 ^You could see the ray of light, very, very nice, 47:31.681 --> 47:33.966 ^and the whole diamond around the whole surface. 47:33.966 --> 47:35.216 ^It was amazing. 47:35.458 --> 47:38.014 ^- [Dwayne] And Alex, it got really dark, I mean. 47:38.014 --> 47:38.847 ^- It really did. 47:38.847 --> 47:41.182 ^That's actually enjoyed seeing them out on that prairie 47:41.182 --> 47:43.375 ^and seeing, it looked like she was in some sort 47:43.375 --> 47:46.734 ^of weird, strange light, and she was lit up, 47:46.734 --> 47:48.211 ^and everything behind her was dark. 47:48.211 --> 47:49.044 ^It was really cool. 47:49.044 --> 47:49.986 ^- Fantastic. 47:49.986 --> 47:51.434 ^Nebraska, you rockin' the house. 47:51.434 --> 47:53.371 ^We really, really appreciate that, 47:53.371 --> 47:55.691 ^but like Vince said, there's a lot more to come, 47:55.691 --> 47:58.392 ^and we got the International Space Station, don't forget. 47:58.392 --> 47:59.947 ^So Yari, I want to go back. 47:59.947 --> 48:01.565 ^We had to bring in those images 48:01.565 --> 48:05.202 ^that we were talking about, and you mentioned the stamp. 48:05.202 --> 48:08.531 ^Now the United States Postal Service, they do amazing work. 48:08.531 --> 48:09.364 ^- They do. 48:09.364 --> 48:11.181 ^- But they really outdid themselves this time. 48:11.181 --> 48:12.618 ^Go ahead and finish. 48:12.618 --> 48:13.451 ^- They did. 48:13.451 --> 48:15.129 ^They actually created a special stamp 48:15.129 --> 48:16.274 for this event. 48:16.274 --> 48:19.084 It's actually a thermochromic stamp, 48:19.084 --> 48:21.554 which means that it gets activated by heat. 48:21.554 --> 48:24.651 And you're actually looking at it now in your images. 48:24.651 --> 48:27.450 This stamp, if you put your thumb into the center, 48:27.450 --> 48:30.381 it will actually make the moon surface appear 48:30.381 --> 48:32.616 or any type of heat that you apply to it. 48:32.616 --> 48:33.938 It's an amazing stamp. 48:33.938 --> 48:37.783 And I got mine yesterday, thanks to Dwayne (laughs). 48:37.783 --> 48:39.652 - [Dwayne] And it's thermochromic? 48:39.652 --> 48:41.489 ^- [Yari] Thermochromic, yes. 48:41.489 --> 48:42.322 ^- Oh wow. 48:42.322 --> 48:44.702 ^- It means it gets heat-activated by the heat. 48:44.702 --> 48:46.304 ^- Yeah, heat of your thumb. 48:46.304 --> 48:49.187 ^And I bet you they sold a lot of those stamps. 48:49.187 --> 48:50.020 ^- Oh they did. 48:50.020 --> 48:53.419 ^They sold out online originally right away. 48:53.419 --> 48:55.500 ^So it was quite a popular one. 48:55.500 --> 48:58.444 ^It's the first time the US has ever used that type of ink. 48:58.444 --> 49:02.444 ^- Okay, so we have seen some pretty cool images. 49:03.144 --> 49:04.575 ^Still got some more to come. 49:04.575 --> 49:05.968 ^The diamond had been prominent. 49:05.968 --> 49:09.427 ^Let's go over to social and see how things are going, John. 49:09.427 --> 49:10.434 ^- Thanks, Dwayne, we're continuing 49:10.434 --> 49:12.640 ^to look up here in Charleston, South Carolina, 49:12.640 --> 49:14.490 ^'cause there are some clouds here, and we're excited. 49:14.490 --> 49:16.313 ^That excitement, we want to have here too as well. 49:16.313 --> 49:18.382 Just a couple of quick, interesting things. 49:18.382 --> 49:20.176 This is the biggest live stream event 49:20.176 --> 49:22.343 ever measured on NASA.gov. 49:23.123 --> 49:24.883 The web traffic is accounting for 87% 49:24.883 --> 49:26.819 of all federal web traffic, which is pretty amazing, 49:26.819 --> 49:28.683 showing that people are really, really tuning 49:28.683 --> 49:30.341 into our broadcast here. 49:30.341 --> 49:33.171 As of 1:40 p.m., 4.4 million people 49:33.171 --> 49:35.585 and climbing are watching this broadcast. 49:35.585 --> 49:38.468 So the interest across the country is obvious here, 49:38.468 --> 49:41.314 and we're gonna show you some amazing live views. 49:41.314 --> 49:43.081 ^This one right here is again another photo 49:43.081 --> 49:46.754 ^of the space station taken by Bill Ingalls in Washington, 49:46.754 --> 49:49.256 ^one of our photographers here at NASA. 49:49.256 --> 49:50.314 ^Next thing, I have a video 49:50.314 --> 49:53.231 ^from one of our other photographers 49:54.564 --> 49:57.064 ^as the space station transits. 49:58.819 --> 49:59.652 ^You could see it there. 49:59.652 --> 50:00.485 ^If you're looking closely, 50:00.485 --> 50:02.505 ^you could see the space station transiting the sun 50:02.505 --> 50:05.871 ^during the partial eclipse, pretty spectacular. 50:05.871 --> 50:09.383 ^Again, that's 250 miles-per-hour, that space station. 50:09.383 --> 50:11.638 ^You have to be, I mean, 250 miles above the Earth, 50:11.638 --> 50:14.356 ^17,500 miles-per-hour, you have to be taking a lot 50:14.356 --> 50:16.417 ^of different shots pretty fast to capture that. 50:16.417 --> 50:17.917 ^So nice job, Joel. 50:18.307 --> 50:19.272 - [Dwayne] Okay, so let's, 50:19.272 --> 50:20.618 ^let's go to Jefferson City. 50:20.618 --> 50:21.848 ^The moon's shadow is continuing 50:21.848 --> 50:23.723 ^to pass over the United States 50:23.723 --> 50:25.680 ^in this remarkable celestial event. 50:25.680 --> 50:27.425 ^Our next stop on the path, as I said, 50:27.425 --> 50:30.111 ^of totality is Jefferson City, Missouri. 50:30.111 --> 50:32.857 ^We're gonna hand off to meteorologist Eric Aldrich, 50:32.857 --> 50:34.851 ^who is a professor of atmospheric science 50:34.851 --> 50:36.686 ^at the University of Missouri. 50:36.686 --> 50:38.457 ^He has some special guests to help explain 50:38.457 --> 50:41.968 ^two important impacts solar activity can have on humans 50:41.968 --> 50:43.930 ^and the technologies we use. 50:43.930 --> 50:45.430 ^Over to you, Eric. 50:47.083 --> 50:47.988 - Okay, thanks a lot. 50:47.988 --> 50:50.073 Yeah, we are live in Jefferson City, Missouri. 50:50.073 --> 50:51.975 ^Jefferson City is actually the state capital, 50:51.975 --> 50:53.380 ^and as you can see behind me, 50:53.380 --> 50:55.377 ^there is a lot of people that are here. 50:55.377 --> 50:57.713 ^It's been a whole weekend type of thing, 50:57.713 --> 51:00.065 ^Saturday, Sunday and, of course, here on Monday, 51:00.065 --> 51:02.052 lots of family-friendly things. 51:02.052 --> 51:03.276 There's been corn mazes. 51:03.276 --> 51:04.718 There's been 5k runs. 51:04.718 --> 51:06.304 There's a lot of good food. 51:06.304 --> 51:07.837 Too bad, you can't smell the food, 51:07.837 --> 51:09.646 that there's a lot of good food that's here as well 51:09.646 --> 51:11.610 and just a very nice weekend. 51:11.610 --> 51:13.091 The weather has been perfect. 51:13.091 --> 51:14.699 We've had some showers and thunderstorms off 51:14.699 --> 51:16.136 to the west all morning. 51:16.136 --> 51:18.342 We've had a few high clouds, kind of stream on in. 51:18.342 --> 51:20.679 But certainly, things are looking really good. 51:20.679 --> 51:23.720 I am lucky to be joined here by two special people 51:23.720 --> 51:26.044 that are gonna be talking about space weather 51:26.044 --> 51:27.862 and just how things work in space. 51:27.862 --> 51:30.108 Dr. Janet Kavandi, thank you so much. 51:30.108 --> 51:31.983 - My pleasure. - You are the director 51:31.983 --> 51:33.066 of the NASA-- 51:33.597 --> 51:35.353 - Glenn. - Glenn Research Center 51:35.353 --> 51:36.722 in Cleveland. - Very good, great. 51:36.722 --> 51:39.267 - You're also a three-time shuttle astronaut. 51:39.267 --> 51:40.100 - That's right. 51:40.100 --> 51:41.586 - And you're actually from Springfield, Missouri. 51:41.586 --> 51:43.197 - I am. - So welcome home. 51:43.197 --> 51:44.256 - Thank you. - Yeah. 51:44.256 --> 51:45.089 - It's great to be back. 51:45.089 --> 51:46.922 - Well, great, so now, we've been talking a lot 51:46.922 --> 51:48.810 about safety, and obviously you don't want 51:48.810 --> 51:50.278 to look right up at the sun. 51:50.278 --> 51:51.183 - Not without these. 51:51.183 --> 51:54.197 - That's right, and so we all have some, so that's good. 51:54.197 --> 51:56.743 But what about the astronauts that are up in space? 51:56.743 --> 51:59.900 What is there to help keep the astronauts safe 51:59.900 --> 52:02.915 from the solar radiation and so on and so forth? 52:02.915 --> 52:04.390 - Right, well, for their eyes, we know 52:04.390 --> 52:06.101 ^that they know that certain windows, 52:06.101 --> 52:08.188 ^they should not look out of, because there's no protection. 52:08.188 --> 52:09.757 ^Other windows have protection 52:09.757 --> 52:11.694 on them that help shield their eyes, 52:11.694 --> 52:13.663 but also there's other kinds of radiation, 52:13.663 --> 52:16.444 like protons that come from the sun, heavier particles 52:16.444 --> 52:18.777 that can cause damage to our cells, 52:18.777 --> 52:21.320 and we try to shield the astronauts as best we can, 52:21.320 --> 52:22.447 because they're above the atmosphere. 52:22.447 --> 52:25.521 We're shielded here by the atmosphere quite a bit. 52:25.521 --> 52:27.943 But above that, you don't have that natural shielding. 52:27.943 --> 52:31.411 So we have to do it with metal in the vehicle 52:31.411 --> 52:33.934 and then some water bags around the sleep station 52:33.934 --> 52:35.492 so that they can sleep surrounded by water, 52:35.492 --> 52:37.800 and that also helps absorb some of that radiation. 52:37.800 --> 52:40.751 - Okay, now, you know, we also are kind 52:40.751 --> 52:42.983 of excited about space communications, 52:42.983 --> 52:45.806 and that's certainly another special research area. 52:45.806 --> 52:49.211 And so also with me here today is Dr. Tamitha Skov. 52:49.211 --> 52:52.288 Now you're from The Aerospace Corporation in Los Angeles. 52:52.288 --> 52:53.720 So welcome to Central Missouri. 52:53.720 --> 52:54.553 - Thank you. 52:54.553 --> 52:57.025 - Now you're also a space meteorologist. 52:57.025 --> 52:57.858 - Yes. 52:57.858 --> 52:59.717 - And you are also referred to as the space weather woman. 52:59.717 --> 53:00.550 - I am. 53:00.550 --> 53:02.555 - Right, so I've been intrigued by this. 53:02.555 --> 53:05.231 What exactly does a space weather woman do? 53:05.231 --> 53:06.578 ^- Well, most people don't realize 53:06.578 --> 53:09.246 ^that the sun actually has its own unique weather 53:09.246 --> 53:11.337 ^that comes from it, and those solar eruptions 53:11.337 --> 53:13.703 ^that come from the sun, they actually, 53:13.703 --> 53:15.189 ^(crowd cheers) 53:15.189 --> 53:17.148 ^hit Earth and cause issues for us. 53:17.148 --> 53:20.078 ^So I actually do a weekly broadcast, weather predictions, 53:20.078 --> 53:22.195 ^just like you do, like a meteorologist, 53:22.195 --> 53:24.179 ^that talks about when these events hit Earth 53:24.179 --> 53:25.933 ^and the types of issues that they cause for things 53:25.933 --> 53:28.506 ^like communications like GPS and other systems. 53:28.506 --> 53:31.188 ^- Okay, now we're just about 15 seconds away, 53:31.188 --> 53:32.129 ^actually, I believe, from totality. 53:32.129 --> 53:33.144 ^- So we got to put our glasses on. 53:33.144 --> 53:35.250 ^- So we're gonna put our glasses on. 53:35.250 --> 53:37.617 You can hear the crowd cheering in the background. 53:37.617 --> 53:38.450 - [Tamitha] Oh it's really dark. 53:38.450 --> 53:39.283 - [Eric] And it is getting dark. 53:39.283 --> 53:40.498 - [Tamitha] We're getting close to Baily beads. 53:40.498 --> 53:43.020 Here we go, we're almost at totality. 53:43.020 --> 53:44.054 You can see the Baily beads. - And here we go. 53:44.054 --> 53:46.767 - There's almost a diamond ring right there, 53:46.767 --> 53:47.725 and there we go. 53:47.725 --> 53:49.244 I think we're at totality. 53:49.244 --> 53:50.077 (crowd cheers) 53:50.077 --> 53:51.951 So now you can take, oops, 53:51.951 --> 53:54.101 you can take your glasses off. 53:54.101 --> 53:57.018 - [Janet And Eric] That is amazing. 53:58.224 --> 53:59.991 - [Tamitha] You can actually see the corona a little bit, 53:59.991 --> 54:01.322 even through the clouds. 54:01.322 --> 54:02.617 - [Eric] That is incredible. 54:02.617 --> 54:03.450 - [Janet] That is very cool. 54:03.450 --> 54:05.592 - [Eric] Now, Dr. Kavandi, you've been in space. 54:05.592 --> 54:07.634 You've seen numerous sunrises and sunsets 54:07.634 --> 54:08.911 from the space shuttle. 54:08.911 --> 54:10.229 How does this event compare? 54:10.229 --> 54:11.602 - [Janet] Oh this is completely different 54:11.602 --> 54:12.827 than anything I've seen before. 54:12.827 --> 54:14.425 I never saw an eclipse. 54:14.425 --> 54:16.233 And I've seen a partial, but nothing like this. 54:16.233 --> 54:19.481 This is really unique and nothing like I saw in space. 54:19.481 --> 54:21.072 Space has its really cool visuals, 54:21.072 --> 54:23.141 but this is really amazing. 54:23.141 --> 54:24.315 - [Eric] I'm starting to hear the crickets. 54:24.315 --> 54:27.321 They're starting to come on out, obviously the streetlamps. 54:27.321 --> 54:28.323 This is just amazing. 54:28.323 --> 54:30.998 Now I'm also looking up to try to find the Big Dipper 54:30.998 --> 54:32.249 and some of the other stars, 54:32.249 --> 54:33.082 some of the other planets. - Yeah, 54:33.082 --> 54:34.164 not through the clouds likely. 54:34.164 --> 54:34.997 - [Eric] Right. 54:34.997 --> 54:37.979 - And I'm like, almost, I'm really mesmerized by this. 54:37.979 --> 54:40.312 This is a spectacular event. 54:40.415 --> 54:42.720 We've had several solar storms that have been launched. 54:42.720 --> 54:44.892 And some of them have been launched from the left side 54:44.892 --> 54:47.052 of the sun, so we're actually seeing a difference 54:47.052 --> 54:49.664 from what the corona looked like in our predictions 54:49.664 --> 54:51.554 to what it looks like now. 54:51.554 --> 54:53.698 And then on top of that, we have ham radio operators, 54:53.698 --> 54:56.889 all over the state right now, who are making contacts 54:56.889 --> 54:58.106 that they haven't been able to make, 54:58.106 --> 54:59.355 because the upper atmosphere 54:59.355 --> 55:01.929 is just all turbulent right now. 55:01.929 --> 55:03.703 And it affects the communication signal. 55:03.703 --> 55:05.074 So we've got GPS operators 55:05.074 --> 55:07.797 and ham radio operators doing a ton of science. 55:07.797 --> 55:09.704 And it's just so, it's overwhelming. 55:09.704 --> 55:10.623 - This is amazing. 55:10.623 --> 55:13.250 Now my team of atmospheric science researchers 55:13.250 --> 55:14.734 from the University of Missouri, 55:14.734 --> 55:17.173 they are actually sending up weather balloons here, 55:17.173 --> 55:19.268 this afternoon, to try to figure out 55:19.268 --> 55:21.761 how the weather is changing at certain height levels. 55:21.761 --> 55:25.761 And actually here's a map of the solar radiation 55:26.688 --> 55:28.170 throughout the State of Missouri, and you can kind 55:28.170 --> 55:31.617 of see how much solar radiation is hitting the surface 55:31.617 --> 55:35.486 of the Earth, here in Missouri, just interesting. 55:35.486 --> 55:36.319 This is amazing. 55:36.319 --> 55:38.470 ^- It is, you can tell the crowd is just mesmerized. 55:38.470 --> 55:39.753 ^This is so cool. 55:39.753 --> 55:41.714 ^And you can even see the dips and the valleys 55:41.714 --> 55:43.599 ^where you can see little areas of the sun 55:43.599 --> 55:45.117 ^where it's shining through more. 55:45.117 --> 55:46.494 ^- Right, and those create the Baily beads. 55:46.494 --> 55:48.924 ^So we'll see, once we get out of totality, 55:48.924 --> 55:50.707 ^which is coming up here pretty soon, 55:50.707 --> 55:53.110 ^not quite yet, though. - Yeah, I think we come out 55:53.110 --> 55:56.027 ^of totality at 1:15:35, local time, 55:56.642 --> 55:59.156 ^so we just have a few more seconds of that. 55:59.156 --> 56:01.477 ^It's absolutely an amazing event. 56:01.477 --> 56:02.719 ^And again, we're so lucky that some 56:02.719 --> 56:05.511 ^of these high clouds were able to kind of-- 56:05.511 --> 56:06.376 ^- [Janet] Fall apart, yeah. 56:06.376 --> 56:07.537 ^- [Eric] Kind of fall apart a little bit, 56:07.537 --> 56:08.370 ^so we could experience this. 56:08.370 --> 56:09.230 ^- [Tamitha] Part for us, yes, 56:09.230 --> 56:11.155 ^and I can't believe we could actually see the corona 56:11.155 --> 56:12.308 ^through the clouds. (air horn bellows) 56:12.308 --> 56:13.867 ^Okay, that's the air horn. 56:13.867 --> 56:15.585 ^We're coming out of totality. 56:15.585 --> 56:17.601 ^We're gonna have to end up-- 56:17.601 --> 56:20.702 - [Eric] So we need to put our safety eyeglasses back on. 56:20.702 --> 56:21.985 - There we go, Baily beads. 56:21.985 --> 56:22.818 There we go. 56:22.818 --> 56:25.080 We got to put the glasses back on. 56:25.080 --> 56:26.414 Oh my goodness. - Okay. 56:26.414 --> 56:27.821 - It's so wonderful. - So as you can see, 56:27.821 --> 56:28.732 we're coming out of totality, 56:28.732 --> 56:30.073 here in Jefferson City, Missouri. 56:30.073 --> 56:31.104 Ladies, thank you so much 56:31.104 --> 56:32.907 for experiencing this with me. - You're welcome. 56:32.907 --> 56:33.740 - [Tamitha] You're very welcome. 56:33.740 --> 56:34.699 - Thank you. - It's quite an experience. 56:34.699 --> 56:35.554 Thank you very much. - Yes, it was. 56:35.554 --> 56:36.387 Thank you. 56:36.387 --> 56:38.995 So everyone's excited here in Jefferson City, Missouri. 56:38.995 --> 56:40.958 The sun's starting to come out a little bit. 56:40.958 --> 56:43.378 We're gonna go ahead and send it back to Charleston. 56:43.378 --> 56:44.211 - [Tamitha] We should've stayed. 56:44.211 --> 56:45.044 We should've just stayed. 56:45.044 --> 56:47.044 - [Dwayne] Thanks, Eric. 56:47.196 --> 56:48.029 Yari, wow. 56:50.152 --> 56:52.656 - [Yari] It's an amazing, like, I get goosebumps, 56:52.656 --> 56:54.263 every time I see this. 56:54.263 --> 56:56.604 So I cannot imagine how it's gonna be, you know, 56:56.604 --> 56:59.491 when we actually see it here on South Carolina. 56:59.491 --> 57:02.574 - [Dwayne] I mean, so Alex, you know, 57:02.832 --> 57:03.873 I'm speechless, man. 57:03.873 --> 57:05.978 I mean, as a scientist, you got to love this stuff, right? 57:05.978 --> 57:07.627 - [Alex] Oh my God, it's so great to hear them. 57:07.627 --> 57:10.859 I mean, I love hearing an experienced astronaut talk 57:10.859 --> 57:13.400 about how overwhelming it is, given the amazing things 57:13.400 --> 57:16.605 that she has seen, but also to hear my colleague, 57:16.605 --> 57:19.612 Tamitha Skov, who is also a heliophysicist 57:19.612 --> 57:21.606 and a space weather expert. 57:21.606 --> 57:24.773 I can ear the excitement in her voice. 57:25.061 --> 57:26.549 I mean, it's palpable. 57:26.549 --> 57:27.882 It's just great. 57:28.019 --> 57:29.411 ^- So check this out, guys 57:29.411 --> 57:32.208 ^I mean, I think things are going so smooth. 57:32.208 --> 57:36.375 ^We're gonna go to another image right now from Hopkinsville. 57:36.466 --> 57:39.573 ^Brian Massey, out there from Marshall Spaceflight Center, 57:39.573 --> 57:43.156 what's going on, you got some action there? 57:44.472 --> 57:45.555 Hopkinsville! 57:46.852 --> 57:47.852 There it is. 57:49.095 --> 57:49.928 - [Alex] Oh that's beautiful. 57:49.928 --> 57:50.761 They're getting close. 57:50.761 --> 57:53.397 - [Dwayne] Now, now, now, it's yellow. 57:53.397 --> 57:54.230 We had purple. 57:54.230 --> 57:55.214 Does that mean something there? 57:55.214 --> 57:56.298 - [Alex] Well, the previous one we saw 57:56.298 --> 57:57.983 that was purple was Calcium K. 57:57.983 --> 57:59.463 It was a blue kind of light. 57:59.463 --> 58:03.272 This is actually more of a white light, continuous. 58:03.272 --> 58:05.092 But the thing to remember is sometimes 58:05.092 --> 58:08.601 the different filters you use will change the color 58:08.601 --> 58:10.338 just a little bit, but what we're seeing here 58:10.338 --> 58:13.614 is really more visible, broader spectrum white light. 58:13.614 --> 58:14.447 - [Yari] Yeah, white light. 58:14.447 --> 58:16.718 - [Dwayne] Let me, John, you got to have some cool stuff 58:16.718 --> 58:17.551 on social media. 58:17.551 --> 58:19.857 - [John] This is a good question, guys. 58:19.857 --> 58:20.866 Mark from Facebook is asking, 58:20.866 --> 58:22.830 and this really applies right now, 58:22.830 --> 58:25.276 "When observing the moon at night, I see it proceed 58:25.276 --> 58:28.407 "from eastern to western horizon, much like the sun does. 58:28.407 --> 58:30.022 "How come the solar eclipse is traveling 58:30.022 --> 58:32.343 "from west to east across the US?" 58:32.343 --> 58:35.032 - Well, again, that's because, when we're looking 58:35.032 --> 58:38.120 at the moon rise, that's actually because of our location 58:38.120 --> 58:41.525 on the Earth and the fact that the Earth is rotating 58:41.525 --> 58:44.132 from west to east, the same reason that the sun rises 58:44.132 --> 58:46.050 in the east and sets in the west. 58:46.050 --> 58:48.361 But the moon itself is moving 58:48.361 --> 58:50.810 in the same direction the Earth is rotating, 58:50.810 --> 58:53.562 and it's casting that shadow down on the Earth, 58:53.562 --> 58:55.403 and that is moving in the direction 58:55.403 --> 58:59.570 that both the moon is orbiting and the Earth is rotating, 59:00.045 --> 59:01.795 so from west to east. 59:03.930 --> 59:07.450 - Okay, so the total eclipse has now passed 59:07.450 --> 59:09.197 over half he country. 59:09.197 --> 59:10.685 It's currently over Illinois. 59:10.685 --> 59:13.756 And I think we're gonna have some views coming up shortly, 59:13.756 --> 59:17.015 but what I really want to do here, guys, is, 59:17.015 --> 59:18.954 this has been really incredible. 59:18.954 --> 59:20.977 I want to give a shoutout to the College of Charleston, 59:20.977 --> 59:21.810 make some noise! 59:21.810 --> 59:24.393 (crowd cheers) 59:25.759 --> 59:27.352 - [Crowd Member] Yeah, yeah! 59:27.352 --> 59:30.019 (Dwayne laughs) 59:30.186 --> 59:32.769 (crowd cheers) 59:34.073 --> 59:36.073 - [Crowd] COC, COC, COC! 59:37.595 --> 59:40.030 - [Dwayne] Oh we're loving it here! 59:40.030 --> 59:42.036 So now we've got live video coming to us 59:42.036 --> 59:43.294 from Hopskinsville, Kentucky. 59:43.294 --> 59:46.124 It's a small town that's known for Southern hospitality, 59:46.124 --> 59:48.064 ^like Charleston, and it's also a prime spot 59:48.064 --> 59:50.408 ^for viewing this total solar eclipse. 59:50.408 --> 59:52.890 ^Hopkinsville is the city with the longest duration 59:52.890 --> 59:54.742 ^of the total solar eclipse for a total 59:54.742 --> 59:57.674 ^of two minutes and 40 seconds of totality. 59:57.674 --> 01:00:00.591 ^NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center, 01:00:01.123 --> 01:00:02.693 ^Brian Massey, I'm so excited. 01:00:02.693 --> 01:00:04.193 ^What you got, man? 01:00:05.688 --> 01:00:07.481 ^- Dwayne, we're just as excited as you are. 01:00:07.481 --> 01:00:08.669 ^We are here in Eclipseville! 01:00:08.669 --> 01:00:09.935 ^Say hello, everybody! 01:00:09.935 --> 01:00:10.982 ^(crowd cheers) 01:00:10.982 --> 01:00:12.440 ^Oh we're having a great time. 01:00:12.440 --> 01:00:14.576 I'm surrounded by 1,000 of my best friends. 01:00:14.576 --> 01:00:15.409 We're getting ready. 01:00:15.409 --> 01:00:16.948 It's starting to get a little darker already. 01:00:16.948 --> 01:00:18.090 We're also joined here 01:00:18.090 --> 01:00:20.959 by NASA Marshall planetary scientist, Renee Weber. 01:00:20.959 --> 01:00:22.203 Renee, thanks for joining us. 01:00:22.203 --> 01:00:23.812 - Thanks it's really great to be here. 01:00:23.812 --> 01:00:24.909 I just want to say thank you 01:00:24.909 --> 01:00:27.027 ^to the City of Hopkinsville for having us out 01:00:27.027 --> 01:00:29.224 ^on this beautiful farm in Kentucky. 01:00:29.224 --> 01:00:30.896 ^And we're all just really excited. 01:00:30.896 --> 01:00:32.731 - [Brian] Yeah, definitely, it's a lot of fun. 01:00:32.731 --> 01:00:33.974 The light's starting to fade, 01:00:33.974 --> 01:00:36.225 and the excitement's getting bigger. 01:00:36.225 --> 01:00:37.374 We are at the point 01:00:37.374 --> 01:00:39.540 of greatest eclipse here at Hopkinsville. 01:00:39.540 --> 01:00:40.461 Renee, tell us a little bit. 01:00:40.461 --> 01:00:42.076 What's the significance of that? 01:00:42.076 --> 01:00:43.519 - [Renee] Well, the point of greatest eclipse 01:00:43.519 --> 01:00:45.852 is actually a point in time, 01:00:45.859 --> 01:00:49.954 when the axis of the moon's shadow is pointed most directly 01:00:49.954 --> 01:00:51.756 towards the center of the Earth. 01:00:51.756 --> 01:00:53.462 So we are at the point on the surface 01:00:53.462 --> 01:00:56.045 of the Earth where that time occurs. 01:00:56.045 --> 01:00:56.878 - [Brian] Exactly. 01:00:56.878 --> 01:00:59.021 The shadow will actually be more circular here 01:00:59.021 --> 01:01:00.150 than anywhere else in the country. 01:01:00.150 --> 01:01:02.005 - [Renee] That's right, and it's just, 01:01:02.005 --> 01:01:02.838 it's getting really dim, 01:01:02.838 --> 01:01:05.350 and we are just so close, it's incredible. 01:01:05.350 --> 01:01:06.985 - Yeah, this is amazing. 01:01:06.985 --> 01:01:09.621 We can't wait to break out in the darkness. 01:01:09.621 --> 01:01:10.603 We've got our glasses out. 01:01:10.603 --> 01:01:11.609 We've been looking up at it. 01:01:11.609 --> 01:01:15.776 You can see now on the screen our live telescope view. 01:01:16.831 --> 01:01:18.449 And this is just amazing. 01:01:18.449 --> 01:01:20.610 Everybody is really enjoying it. 01:01:20.610 --> 01:01:22.489 We've got people from all over Kentucky. 01:01:22.489 --> 01:01:24.773 People from all over the world have joined us here 01:01:24.773 --> 01:01:27.082 as this is Eclipseville, USA, 01:01:27.082 --> 01:01:31.072 and we are just a few minutes away from total totality. 01:01:31.072 --> 01:01:33.510 But before we get to that point, Renee, tell us, 01:01:33.510 --> 01:01:36.409 your a planetary scientist, and you specialize 01:01:36.409 --> 01:01:38.229 in the moon, a lunar scientist. 01:01:38.229 --> 01:01:41.164 How does the eclipse really speak to what you do? 01:01:41.164 --> 01:01:43.399 - [Renee] Well, it is pretty cool to look up there, 01:01:43.399 --> 01:01:45.650 and when you're seeing that sun get dimmer and dimmer, 01:01:45.650 --> 01:01:47.414 it's because the moon is up there. 01:01:47.414 --> 01:01:49.196 And I like to tell everyone that you're really looking 01:01:49.196 --> 01:01:51.222 at the moon when you're watching a solar eclipse. 01:01:51.222 --> 01:01:53.541 And it's just getting dim, and it's starting 01:01:53.541 --> 01:01:55.242 to get a lot cooler, too. 01:01:55.242 --> 01:01:56.423 It's incredible. - Yeah, it's crazy. 01:01:56.423 --> 01:01:58.094 This is my first solar eclipse. 01:01:58.094 --> 01:01:59.481 Renee, have you ever experienced one? 01:01:59.481 --> 01:02:01.247 - [Renee] This is my first total eclipse, too. 01:02:01.247 --> 01:02:03.502 I've seen partial eclipses, but I've never had a chance 01:02:03.502 --> 01:02:06.130 to see totality before, and I'm just so excited. 01:02:06.130 --> 01:02:06.963 - It's amazing. 01:02:06.963 --> 01:02:08.101 The light is starting to fade 01:02:08.101 --> 01:02:09.947 as the moon steps in front of the sun here, 01:02:09.947 --> 01:02:12.459 and it's already just a really eerie feeling here, 01:02:12.459 --> 01:02:14.594 getting dark in the middle of the day. 01:02:14.594 --> 01:02:15.977 But we're really excited about it, 01:02:15.977 --> 01:02:18.545 and we're just a few seconds away. 01:02:18.545 --> 01:02:20.698 I've lost my counter, but I'm gonna look back at the sun 01:02:20.698 --> 01:02:23.340 while I still have the opportunity. 01:02:23.340 --> 01:02:24.676 Wow, that is absolutely amazing. 01:02:24.676 --> 01:02:26.973 We're down to just a thin sliver of the sun. 01:02:26.973 --> 01:02:28.187 Renee, what do you think about this? 01:02:28.187 --> 01:02:29.665 - [Renee] I can't believe it. 01:02:29.665 --> 01:02:32.753 It looks incredible, and it really is starting to get dim, 01:02:32.753 --> 01:02:35.168 and nobody even needs their sunglasses, 01:02:35.168 --> 01:02:36.393 just your eclipse glasses. 01:02:36.393 --> 01:02:39.097 And you can see that beautiful crescent sun. 01:02:39.097 --> 01:02:41.450 - [Brian] Wow, this is absolutely amazing. 01:02:41.450 --> 01:02:44.200 (crowd chatters) 01:02:45.899 --> 01:02:47.172 - [Renee] We're just really looking forward 01:02:47.172 --> 01:02:48.379 to that, for a chance. 01:02:48.379 --> 01:02:50.259 We got no clouds here in the sky. 01:02:50.259 --> 01:02:52.384 And you can see some airplanes up there, 01:02:52.384 --> 01:02:55.811 but that sun's just getting smaller and smaller. 01:02:55.811 --> 01:02:57.632 - [Brian] Yeah, it's definitely a Hopkinsville, Kentucky 01:02:57.632 --> 01:03:00.804 Chamber of Commerce sponsored day here in Eclipseville. 01:03:00.804 --> 01:03:02.867 There's not a cloud in the sky. 01:03:02.867 --> 01:03:05.737 And it's amazing how it's gotten so much cooler here 01:03:05.737 --> 01:03:08.737 since the sun started being covered. 01:03:09.984 --> 01:03:11.065 - [Renee] Yeah, it's nice to have a break 01:03:11.065 --> 01:03:12.533 from that hot Southern sun. 01:03:12.533 --> 01:03:13.771 - [Brian] (laughs) Yeah, definitely. 01:03:13.771 --> 01:03:15.751 We've been sweating it out a couple of days here 01:03:15.751 --> 01:03:18.019 in Hopkinsville, getting ready for this. 01:03:18.019 --> 01:03:20.414 - [Renee] We're getting really close now. 01:03:20.414 --> 01:03:22.539 - [Brian] So what exactly are we looking at here, Renee? 01:03:22.539 --> 01:03:26.706 - [Renee] Well, we are just about close to 100%. 01:03:26.757 --> 01:03:28.524 It's just getting smaller and smaller, 01:03:28.524 --> 01:03:30.052 and it's getting dimmer and dimmer, 01:03:30.052 --> 01:03:31.472 and hopefully soon, we'll have a chance 01:03:31.472 --> 01:03:34.884 to see those Baily's beads and that diamond ring. 01:03:34.884 --> 01:03:37.964 That's when you can actually see the light shining 01:03:37.964 --> 01:03:39.944 through the moon's valleys. 01:03:39.944 --> 01:03:41.693 And the moon's not a perfectly smooth sphere. 01:03:41.693 --> 01:03:43.277 It's got that rugged surface, 01:03:43.277 --> 01:03:45.226 and you can see those sun rays shining 01:03:45.226 --> 01:03:48.090 through those mountains and valleys and craters. 01:03:48.090 --> 01:03:48.923 - Wow. - It's looking like we're 01:03:48.923 --> 01:03:50.898 about one minute out now, 01:03:50.898 --> 01:03:54.398 and it's just getting smaller and smaller. 01:03:54.621 --> 01:03:56.248 - [Brian] Wow, this is amazing. 01:03:56.248 --> 01:03:59.388 - The crowd's getting really excited, too. 01:03:59.388 --> 01:04:02.098 (crowd chatters) 01:04:02.098 --> 01:04:03.366 - Hey, guys, who back there is excited 01:04:03.366 --> 01:04:04.519 for the solar eclipse? 01:04:04.519 --> 01:04:07.102 (crowd cheers) 01:04:09.765 --> 01:04:11.439 Wow, it's getting closer. 01:04:11.439 --> 01:04:15.266 - [Renee] Wow, it's just getting really close to nighttime. 01:04:15.266 --> 01:04:16.099 It's incredible. 01:04:16.099 --> 01:04:17.682 It's like very dim. 01:04:18.444 --> 01:04:20.326 - [Brian] Definitely, it feels like dawn or dusk here 01:04:20.326 --> 01:04:23.755 in Hopkinsville right now as it's getting closer. 01:04:23.755 --> 01:04:24.952 - [Crowd Member] Come on! 01:04:24.952 --> 01:04:27.535 (crowd cheers) 01:04:31.231 --> 01:04:32.583 - [Renee] And you can see on our feed, 01:04:32.583 --> 01:04:35.900 there's that tiny, tiny little sliver left to go, 01:04:35.900 --> 01:04:38.178 and it's really starting to get dark now. 01:04:38.178 --> 01:04:39.253 - [Renee And Brian] Wow. 01:04:39.253 --> 01:04:40.658 - Goodness gracious. - It's like dusk. 01:04:40.658 --> 01:04:43.970 And you can see the pink color around the horizon. 01:04:43.970 --> 01:04:45.198 Whoa, it's like a sunset. 01:04:45.198 --> 01:04:46.398 It's beautiful. 01:04:46.398 --> 01:04:47.427 - [Woman] Oh my God! 01:04:47.427 --> 01:04:49.143 - [Renee] It's going. 01:04:49.143 --> 01:04:52.713 It's going, just that tiny, tiny last sliver. 01:04:52.713 --> 01:04:53.858 Oh my goodness. 01:04:53.858 --> 01:04:56.441 (crowd cheers) 01:05:00.112 --> 01:05:01.279 - [Brian] Wow! 01:05:05.526 --> 01:05:08.121 And we are in total solar eclipse. 01:05:08.121 --> 01:05:08.954 - [Renee] Wow. 01:05:08.954 --> 01:05:10.865 - [Brian] And this is absolutely breathtaking. 01:05:10.865 --> 01:05:12.368 - [Renee] Yeah, you can see the corona, 01:05:12.368 --> 01:05:15.012 that beautiful white, wispy crown coming out 01:05:15.012 --> 01:05:18.560 from the sun in all directions, and we can see airplanes, 01:05:18.560 --> 01:05:21.662 and I think I see Jupiter in the sky over there. 01:05:21.662 --> 01:05:23.829 I think I can see Jupiter. 01:05:24.297 --> 01:05:25.130 - [Brian] Wow. 01:05:25.130 --> 01:05:27.240 - [Renee] And I see other planets, too, and stars. 01:05:27.240 --> 01:05:29.990 (crowd chatters) 01:05:30.655 --> 01:05:33.118 - [Brian] I can only imagine, in ancient times, 01:05:33.118 --> 01:05:34.848 what this must have been like. 01:05:34.848 --> 01:05:36.049 - I know. - Out of nowhere. 01:05:36.049 --> 01:05:38.298 I am covered in head-to-toe in goosebumps, 01:05:38.298 --> 01:05:40.233 a complete chill has come 01:05:40.233 --> 01:05:41.185 over my body. - I know, I am, too. 01:05:41.185 --> 01:05:43.377 I just can't believe we finally got a chance to see it. 01:05:43.377 --> 01:05:44.769 I mean, it's one thing to read about it. 01:05:44.769 --> 01:05:46.380 But it's another thing when you get 01:05:46.380 --> 01:05:49.411 to see it yourself with your own eyes. 01:05:49.411 --> 01:05:50.624 - [Brian] Guys, we're gonna take a break here, 01:05:50.624 --> 01:05:51.457 just a second. 01:05:51.457 --> 01:05:53.285 We're gonna step back and fully enjoy this 01:05:53.285 --> 01:05:57.035 and hope you enjoy our feed on the telescope. 01:06:01.644 --> 01:06:04.561 (crowd chattering) 01:06:11.740 --> 01:06:13.657 - [Man] More popsicles! 01:06:13.701 --> 01:06:16.284 (crowd cheers) 01:07:26.056 --> 01:07:29.139 - [Man] No (laughs). 01:07:29.232 --> 01:07:32.149 (crowd chattering) 01:07:36.637 --> 01:07:37.858 - [Brian] Wow, here in Eclipseville, 01:07:37.858 --> 01:07:39.227 it has definitely lived up 01:07:39.227 --> 01:07:40.060 to its name. - And now we're getting 01:07:40.060 --> 01:07:40.893 that diamond ring 01:07:40.893 --> 01:07:41.726 on the way out. - Here we go. 01:07:41.726 --> 01:07:42.559 We've got it coming back. 01:07:42.559 --> 01:07:43.861 The moon is stepping aside 01:07:43.861 --> 01:07:45.056 from the sun. - And now, 01:07:45.056 --> 01:07:46.650 totality's over. - It is getting brighter. 01:07:46.650 --> 01:07:50.233 Totality has finished here at Hopkinsville. 01:07:50.417 --> 01:07:53.278 Wow, that was absolutely amazing, Renee. 01:07:53.278 --> 01:07:54.756 Can you even try to put it in words? 01:07:54.756 --> 01:07:55.589 - [Renee] I can't. 01:07:55.589 --> 01:07:57.979 I mean, I just have goosebumps all over my body. 01:07:57.979 --> 01:07:59.811 (Renee and Brian laugh) 01:07:59.811 --> 01:08:00.777 - Wow, this is amazing. 01:08:00.777 --> 01:08:02.392 We can see the birds flying around in the distance. 01:08:02.392 --> 01:08:04.391 - Yeah, you can see the sun's starting to come out, 01:08:04.391 --> 01:08:05.975 and it's getting bright again. 01:08:05.975 --> 01:08:07.394 (both laugh) 01:08:07.394 --> 01:08:08.861 - This is amazing. 01:08:08.861 --> 01:08:11.498 - It's really a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity 01:08:11.498 --> 01:08:12.639 until the next eclipse 01:08:12.639 --> 01:08:14.263 that we'll have only six years away, 01:08:14.263 --> 01:08:15.980 and we get to see it again. 01:08:15.980 --> 01:08:17.126 - [Brian] Wow, we'll be there. 01:08:17.126 --> 01:08:17.959 - [Renee] Yeah. 01:08:17.959 --> 01:08:18.792 - [Brian] (laughs) We will be 01:08:18.792 --> 01:08:19.625 making our way. - We've got to go. 01:08:19.625 --> 01:08:20.458 I think I'm hooked. 01:08:20.458 --> 01:08:21.625 I'm an addict. 01:08:21.691 --> 01:08:23.471 - We have sat in meetings, preparing for this 01:08:23.471 --> 01:08:25.126 for the last two or three months, 01:08:25.126 --> 01:08:26.353 and now that it's actually here, 01:08:26.353 --> 01:08:29.620 it's completely, 100% lived up to its billing. 01:08:29.620 --> 01:08:32.136 And I can't imagine, I can't believe what just happened. 01:08:32.136 --> 01:08:33.003 - It was just amazing. 01:08:33.003 --> 01:08:36.019 We were so worried about the weather and the broadcast 01:08:36.019 --> 01:08:37.600 and making sure our telescope was set up, 01:08:37.600 --> 01:08:40.607 and everything went smooth, and we just had a blast. 01:08:40.607 --> 01:08:43.940 - Wow, this has been absolutely amazing. 01:08:44.083 --> 01:08:45.477 Folks, we have really enjoyed it. 01:08:45.477 --> 01:08:47.869 It's been a great time here at Hopkinsville, 01:08:47.869 --> 01:08:49.706 here at Eclipseville, USA. 01:08:49.706 --> 01:08:52.539 Now time for us to send it back to Clarksville, Tennessee, 01:08:52.539 --> 01:08:54.744 where our good friend Chris Blair is standing by 01:08:54.744 --> 01:08:57.467 for their reaction to the eclipse. 01:08:57.467 --> 01:08:58.300 Chris. 01:09:04.101 --> 01:09:07.905 - [Dwayne] Well (laughs), I think he meant Charleston, 01:09:07.905 --> 01:09:10.623 not Clarksville, so let's bring it back here 01:09:10.623 --> 01:09:11.685 at Eclipse Central. 01:09:11.685 --> 01:09:13.224 There's only one Eclipse Central, 01:09:13.224 --> 01:09:14.630 and it's here in Charleston. 01:09:14.630 --> 01:09:16.343 (crowd cheers) 01:09:16.343 --> 01:09:19.183 (Alex and Yari laugh) 01:09:19.183 --> 01:09:22.850 Yeah, okay, so the hits just keep on coming, 01:09:23.151 --> 01:09:24.584 Through the Eyes of NASA. 01:09:24.584 --> 01:09:26.167 Now let's continue. 01:09:26.211 --> 01:09:29.081 Now these are gonna be pre-recorded views 01:09:29.081 --> 01:09:32.248 from the high-altitude WB-57 Aircraft. 01:09:32.302 --> 01:09:34.183 They soar high above the clouds 01:09:34.183 --> 01:09:36.999 that could potentially block the views of today's eclipse, 01:09:36.999 --> 01:09:39.493 and they're chasing the total solar eclipse. 01:09:39.493 --> 01:09:42.061 They're a mid-wing, long-range aircraft used 01:09:42.061 --> 01:09:44.894 to conduct high-altitude research. 01:09:46.017 --> 01:09:49.350 So let's go to these pre-recorded views. 01:09:51.747 --> 01:09:54.664 (crowd chattering) 01:10:03.953 --> 01:10:07.203 - [Crowd Member] Oh look, I can see it. 01:10:11.763 --> 01:10:12.930 - [Alex] Yeah. 01:10:13.457 --> 01:10:14.707 - [Woman] Here? 01:10:15.095 --> 01:10:15.932 - [Alex] Yeah. 01:10:15.932 --> 01:10:19.477 - [Dwayne] Okay, what are we seeing here, Alex? 01:10:19.477 --> 01:10:20.599 - [Alex] So right now, we're looking 01:10:20.599 --> 01:10:23.432 at these specially fitted cameras. 01:10:24.205 --> 01:10:27.077 They're on the nosecone of the WB-57, 01:10:27.077 --> 01:10:30.650 and these are designed to look at the corona, 01:10:30.650 --> 01:10:33.069 and they're also designed to look at Mercury. 01:10:33.069 --> 01:10:36.986 They're taking thousands of images every minute 01:10:38.309 --> 01:10:41.855 and processing this data to give us an extended view, 01:10:41.855 --> 01:10:46.022 because up there, at 50,000 feet, it's 20 to 30 times darker 01:10:47.017 --> 01:10:48.583 than it is here on the Earth. 01:10:48.583 --> 01:10:49.416 Here on the Earth, 01:10:49.416 --> 01:10:50.798 'cause there's a lot less scattered light. 01:10:50.798 --> 01:10:53.055 So this is a really unique opportunity. 01:10:53.055 --> 01:10:55.413 As those two planes fly in tandem, 01:10:55.413 --> 01:10:58.359 they give us about eight or more minutes 01:10:58.359 --> 01:11:00.359 of a view of the corona. 01:11:06.154 --> 01:11:08.455 The other thing they're actually looking at is 01:11:08.455 --> 01:11:12.038 because they're so high up, it's very cold, 01:11:12.631 --> 01:11:16.060 and it allows them to take infrared observations, 01:11:16.060 --> 01:11:19.426 and in this case, Mercury is very close to the sun, 01:11:19.426 --> 01:11:22.286 and they can take infrared observations of Mercury 01:11:22.286 --> 01:11:25.657 to see the temperature change as Mercury is rotating. 01:11:25.657 --> 01:11:26.744 - [Dwayne] That's amazing. 01:11:26.744 --> 01:11:28.955 So we're gonna come back with that, but let's go, 01:11:28.955 --> 01:11:30.408 now let's go to Clarksville, 01:11:30.408 --> 01:11:32.908 ^and see what's going on there. 01:11:38.029 --> 01:11:39.381 - [Man] Standby, Chris, you're in the box. 01:11:39.381 --> 01:11:40.214 Go, Chris. 01:11:40.975 --> 01:11:42.088 - All right, thanks and welcome back. 01:11:42.088 --> 01:11:44.679 We're excited to highlight some of the student science 01:11:44.679 --> 01:11:46.857 in the STEM aspect of this solar eclipse. 01:11:46.857 --> 01:11:48.828 We have several students joining us right now. 01:11:48.828 --> 01:11:50.239 Would you please tell our audience your name 01:11:50.239 --> 01:11:51.417 and what school you go to? 01:11:51.417 --> 01:11:52.373 - My names Eliza Dellert. 01:11:52.373 --> 01:11:54.415 I'm from the University of Alabama, Huntsville. 01:11:54.415 --> 01:11:56.133 - And what club or group are you with? 01:11:56.133 --> 01:11:58.316 - I'm actually with the Space Hardware Club. 01:11:58.316 --> 01:11:59.149 - All right, and you guys have been 01:11:59.149 --> 01:12:00.281 launching balloons, all day today. 01:12:00.281 --> 01:12:01.694 Tell us about the scientific payloads 01:12:01.694 --> 01:12:02.847 and the instrumentation. 01:12:02.847 --> 01:12:03.680 - Well, on our first balloon, 01:12:03.680 --> 01:12:05.159 we had a Geiger counter counting alpha, 01:12:05.159 --> 01:12:06.455 beta and gamma particles. 01:12:06.455 --> 01:12:07.832 We also had a pointing payload 01:12:07.832 --> 01:12:11.255 to get stabilized camera footage along the way. 01:12:11.255 --> 01:12:14.086 We had some hops from one of our local breweries. 01:12:14.086 --> 01:12:16.669 And then on our second balloon, 01:12:16.932 --> 01:12:18.888 we had a live streaming payload. 01:12:18.888 --> 01:12:19.721 So that was cool. 01:12:19.721 --> 01:12:21.105 That was probably our biggest project, 01:12:21.105 --> 01:12:23.695 thanks to Alabama Space Grant and National Space Grant. 01:12:23.695 --> 01:12:26.197 And so we were really excited with all of our experiments. 01:12:26.197 --> 01:12:27.452 They went really well. 01:12:27.452 --> 01:12:28.767 - Excellent, well, we're glad you came here to do this. 01:12:28.767 --> 01:12:29.600 We appreciate it. 01:12:29.600 --> 01:12:30.433 - I appreciate it. 01:12:30.433 --> 01:12:31.266 - Thank you. 01:12:31.266 --> 01:12:32.855 And so that's University of Alabama in Huntsville, 01:12:32.855 --> 01:12:34.438 and so we also have another student joining us 01:12:34.438 --> 01:12:36.759 from Space Camp, US Space and Rocket Center 01:12:36.759 --> 01:12:37.768 in Huntsville, Alabama. 01:12:37.768 --> 01:12:39.118 Tell our audience, please, your name. 01:12:39.118 --> 01:12:40.058 And I just said who you're with. 01:12:40.058 --> 01:12:41.197 So tell us your name, please. 01:12:41.197 --> 01:12:42.668 - I'm Stephanie Bonifield. 01:12:42.668 --> 01:12:44.648 I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 01:12:44.648 --> 01:12:45.636 - And your with the Space Camp. 01:12:45.636 --> 01:12:47.359 What have they been doing all weekend long 01:12:47.359 --> 01:12:48.781 to get prepared for this eclipse? 01:12:48.781 --> 01:12:50.289 - Well, the day before we left, 01:12:50.289 --> 01:12:52.585 we did a whole bunch of eclipse stuff. 01:12:52.585 --> 01:12:55.148 We did classes about what the eclipse is 01:12:55.148 --> 01:12:57.525 and what we'll experience and a lot of safety stuff. 01:12:57.525 --> 01:12:59.934 They didn't want anybody, like, burning their retinas 01:12:59.934 --> 01:13:01.619 or anything, so we did a lot of that. 01:13:01.619 --> 01:13:03.876 We talked about what experiments we'll be doing. 01:13:03.876 --> 01:13:06.743 We set up the shadow band boxes that are over here, 01:13:06.743 --> 01:13:10.057 that are out of the shop, but we recorded, hopefully, 01:13:10.057 --> 01:13:11.713 some interesting data about 01:13:11.713 --> 01:13:13.352 what was happening during totality. 01:13:13.352 --> 01:13:14.382 So that's pretty cool. 01:13:14.382 --> 01:13:15.215 - So you guys will go back 01:13:15.215 --> 01:13:16.132 and go over that data a little bit. 01:13:16.132 --> 01:13:17.229 Tell us about the students. 01:13:17.229 --> 01:13:18.335 Where are they from? 01:13:18.335 --> 01:13:19.622 It's not just students from Alabama. 01:13:19.622 --> 01:13:22.708 - No, yeah, we have students from all over the country 01:13:22.708 --> 01:13:23.881 and even all over the world. 01:13:23.881 --> 01:13:25.401 We have students, just in my team, 01:13:25.401 --> 01:13:26.874 who are from, like, Spain. 01:13:26.874 --> 01:13:29.137 We've got someone from Norway, all over the world. 01:13:29.137 --> 01:13:29.970 It's crazy. 01:13:29.970 --> 01:13:31.890 There is a girl in another group who's from Mexico 01:13:31.890 --> 01:13:34.940 and a boy from Mexico, and they were talking to each other 01:13:34.940 --> 01:13:37.773 in Mexican, I'm sorry, in Spanish, 01:13:37.904 --> 01:13:39.255 the other day, and that was really neat, 01:13:39.255 --> 01:13:41.642 just meeting other people from other cultures, 01:13:41.642 --> 01:13:44.053 so you really get a neat experience at camp. 01:13:44.053 --> 01:13:45.458 - Absolutely, education is global, 01:13:45.458 --> 01:13:48.255 and so lastly, with you, give us your first reaction 01:13:48.255 --> 01:13:50.237 to viewing the solar eclipse. 01:13:50.237 --> 01:13:52.320 - It's just really crazy. 01:13:53.249 --> 01:13:55.203 It's daylight here, and it was daylight before. 01:13:55.203 --> 01:13:57.631 And then the eclipse kind of comes in slow. 01:13:57.631 --> 01:14:01.031 And it's just like a glowing ring in the sky. 01:14:01.031 --> 01:14:01.994 It's incredible. 01:14:01.994 --> 01:14:03.345 It's so hard to explain. 01:14:03.345 --> 01:14:05.894 And then the lighting, it's not like dark, like at night. 01:14:05.894 --> 01:14:08.258 It's like this kind of, almost eerie, 01:14:08.258 --> 01:14:12.425 sort of ambient lighting, and there's a sunset everywhere. 01:14:12.481 --> 01:14:15.036 And then after totality, right after, 01:14:15.036 --> 01:14:17.212 it was like somebody turned daylight back on. 01:14:17.212 --> 01:14:19.079 The moon just moves away, and it's light again. 01:14:19.079 --> 01:14:20.454 It's really awesome. 01:14:20.454 --> 01:14:22.613 - No, absolutely, that's exactly what happened. 01:14:22.613 --> 01:14:23.461 Thanks, we appreciate your time. 01:14:23.461 --> 01:14:24.294 Thanks a lot. - Yeah. 01:14:24.294 --> 01:14:25.620 - So we got one more student joining us. 01:14:25.620 --> 01:14:26.792 He's from the INSPIRE Project. 01:14:26.792 --> 01:14:29.150 Please tell us your name, and what school you attend. 01:14:29.150 --> 01:14:30.084 - Hi, I'm Robert Allsbrooks, 01:14:30.084 --> 01:14:33.136 and I attend Chesapeake Math and IT Academy in Maryland. 01:14:33.136 --> 01:14:34.928 - And tell us a little it about the science experiments 01:14:34.928 --> 01:14:37.028 and research you were working on while you were here. 01:14:37.028 --> 01:14:39.191 - I was working with the balloons, and I was also working 01:14:39.191 --> 01:14:41.796 with the shadow bands and the ham radio. 01:14:41.796 --> 01:14:43.632 - All right, and how about your first reaction 01:14:43.632 --> 01:14:44.958 to the solar eclipse. 01:14:44.958 --> 01:14:45.876 - It was just amazing. 01:14:45.876 --> 01:14:47.752 When I saw the sun go away, and it was, 01:14:47.752 --> 01:14:49.429 it almost went pitch black, and I just looked up, 01:14:49.429 --> 01:14:50.796 and there was just a ring around the sun, 01:14:50.796 --> 01:14:52.303 and it was amazing. 01:14:52.303 --> 01:14:53.237 That's all I have to say. 01:14:53.237 --> 01:14:54.070 - I appreciate it. 01:14:54.070 --> 01:14:54.903 Thanks a lot. 01:14:54.903 --> 01:14:55.736 - Thank you. 01:14:55.736 --> 01:14:56.569 - On behalf of everyone here 01:14:56.569 --> 01:14:57.860 at Austin Peay State University 01:14:57.860 --> 01:14:59.772 and NASA's Marshall Spaceflight Center, 01:14:59.772 --> 01:15:01.270 thanks for letting us be a small part 01:15:01.270 --> 01:15:02.896 of this wonderful event. 01:15:02.896 --> 01:15:05.014 Right now, let's go back live for continuing coverage 01:15:05.014 --> 01:15:07.681 of this eclipse from Charleston. 01:15:07.702 --> 01:15:08.535 - Thank you, thank you. 01:15:08.535 --> 01:15:09.920 We are having a great time here 01:15:09.920 --> 01:15:11.477 at the College of Charleston, 01:15:11.477 --> 01:15:13.448 but we've got more images coming here 01:15:13.448 --> 01:15:15.454 and the International Space Station later. 01:15:15.454 --> 01:15:16.907 Let's get some images coming in 01:15:16.907 --> 01:15:19.224 ^from the Great Smoky Mountains, 01:15:19.224 --> 01:15:23.391 ^one of the largest national parks east of Rocky Mountain. 01:15:28.386 --> 01:15:29.219 Wow. 01:15:32.135 --> 01:15:33.718 Alex, what is that? 01:15:33.806 --> 01:15:35.184 That looks awesome. 01:15:35.184 --> 01:15:37.928 - [Alex] We're looking at the sun that's still too bright. 01:15:37.928 --> 01:15:38.916 - [Yari] It's still too bright. 01:15:38.916 --> 01:15:41.626 - [Alex] But it's almost completely covered. 01:15:41.626 --> 01:15:43.894 It's getting dimmer and dimmer. 01:15:43.894 --> 01:15:47.508 And this is the unfiltered sun, so we're gonna go straight 01:15:47.508 --> 01:15:48.508 from this to 01:15:48.981 --> 01:15:50.618 seeing the corona directly. - Totality. 01:15:50.618 --> 01:15:52.444 - [Alex] This is gonna be a pretty cool shot, 01:15:52.444 --> 01:15:53.981 actually. - So here, still, 01:15:53.981 --> 01:15:54.965 glasses still on. - You can see 01:15:54.965 --> 01:15:56.188 it's getting dimmer and dimmer. 01:15:56.188 --> 01:15:57.928 Still got to have your glasses on. 01:15:57.928 --> 01:16:01.428 It's still too bright to look at directly. 01:16:01.545 --> 01:16:03.487 But it's just almost like a little, 01:16:03.487 --> 01:16:05.985 tiny Christmas star or something. 01:16:05.985 --> 01:16:08.995 It's crazy, and it's getting tiny and tinier. 01:16:08.995 --> 01:16:10.559 - [Dwayne] Now why was it in the shape of a star? 01:16:10.559 --> 01:16:12.657 That's the first one I've seen. 01:16:12.657 --> 01:16:13.490 - [Alex] Oh there it is. 01:16:13.490 --> 01:16:15.100 I can see the corona. - Oh okay. 01:16:15.100 --> 01:16:16.461 - [Alex] That's because the camera itself-- 01:16:16.461 --> 01:16:17.818 - Is far away, yeah. - Didn't have a filter on it. 01:16:17.818 --> 01:16:19.608 And it was too difficult to see. 01:16:19.608 --> 01:16:21.114 But we can see the corona. 01:16:21.114 --> 01:16:23.620 There's now a little black dot, 01:16:23.620 --> 01:16:24.971 and you can see the corona around it. 01:16:24.971 --> 01:16:28.182 And that's actually the closest to what we're gonna see 01:16:28.182 --> 01:16:30.325 when we look at it with our own eyes, 01:16:30.325 --> 01:16:31.944 when we view it here. 01:16:31.944 --> 01:16:32.777 - [Dwayne] John, you got it. 01:16:32.777 --> 01:16:33.645 Let's go to social, man. 01:16:33.645 --> 01:16:37.645 They got to be buzzing on the conversation here. 01:16:37.820 --> 01:16:39.197 - Yeah, there's a lot of questions coming in, 01:16:39.197 --> 01:16:42.724 and of course, it's trending all over social media. 01:16:42.724 --> 01:16:45.222 Let's pull up this image right here, 01:16:45.222 --> 01:16:47.429 ^on the sidebar if possible. 01:16:47.429 --> 01:16:51.164 ^This right here is just one of our users did of the eclipse 01:16:51.164 --> 01:16:54.276 ^from Arlington, Texas, pretty freaking cool, showing the, 01:16:54.276 --> 01:16:55.687 ^(Dwayne and Yari laugh) 01:16:55.687 --> 01:16:58.294 ^showing the partial eclipse on his hand, really interesting, 01:16:58.294 --> 01:17:00.019 ^and then we have the Toshiba screen 01:17:00.019 --> 01:17:02.264 ^in New York City where, of course, everyone there 01:17:02.264 --> 01:17:05.301 ^at Times Square is able to see the partial eclipse, 01:17:05.301 --> 01:17:08.671 ^so it's pretty spectacular views coming in. 01:17:08.671 --> 01:17:09.710 And we do have a few questions. 01:17:09.710 --> 01:17:11.344 I'd like to just try to get a couple in. 01:17:11.344 --> 01:17:14.005 Is it okay to see a solar eclipse in selfie mode? 01:17:14.005 --> 01:17:15.630 I see a lot of people, there are students out here, 01:17:15.630 --> 01:17:18.777 and students like to take selfies without glasses. 01:17:18.777 --> 01:17:20.167 Is that okay to do? 01:17:20.167 --> 01:17:22.436 - Actually it is if the sun's especially behind you, 01:17:22.436 --> 01:17:24.978 'cause if you're looking down, and the sun's behind you, 01:17:24.978 --> 01:17:26.459 and you've got it in selfie mode, 01:17:26.459 --> 01:17:28.304 ^that actually will protect your eyes. 01:17:28.304 --> 01:17:30.102 ^Again, the main thing is you do not want 01:17:30.102 --> 01:17:32.245 ^to have it pointed directly at the sun 01:17:32.245 --> 01:17:35.208 ^so that you might move away and see it 01:17:35.208 --> 01:17:37.222 ^with your unprotected eyes. 01:17:37.222 --> 01:17:38.305 ^- [Yari] Yes. 01:17:39.480 --> 01:17:42.147 ^- So let me use this opportunity 01:17:42.299 --> 01:17:44.761 ^to talk about safety reminders, too, 01:17:44.761 --> 01:17:46.880 ^about just making sure, like you just said, 01:17:46.880 --> 01:17:48.463 it's over our view. 01:17:48.708 --> 01:17:51.291 ^- If you're in the partial solar eclipse, 01:17:51.291 --> 01:17:53.550 ^make sure that you always have your glasses on 01:17:53.550 --> 01:17:55.033 ^to look at the sun. 01:17:55.033 --> 01:17:57.677 ^The only time that it's safe to take off the glasses 01:17:57.677 --> 01:17:59.451 ^when you're all completely, like, 01:17:59.451 --> 01:18:01.093 ^the moon completely blocks the surface 01:18:01.093 --> 01:18:03.010 ^of the sun in totality. 01:18:03.212 --> 01:18:05.692 ^As soon as you see that diamond ring effect, 01:18:05.692 --> 01:18:09.453 ^that's the timing to actually put back your glasses 01:18:09.453 --> 01:18:12.001 ^to look back at that amazing, amazing event. 01:18:12.001 --> 01:18:14.584 ^- And John, let's get one more social question 01:18:14.584 --> 01:18:16.737 ^before we go to the next phase here. 01:18:16.737 --> 01:18:18.563 ^We're just having too much fun here. 01:18:18.563 --> 01:18:19.396 ^- It's starting to get cold 01:18:19.396 --> 01:18:22.035 ^and dark here, too, in Charleston. 01:18:22.035 --> 01:18:22.897 ^I think this is pretty obvious, 01:18:22.897 --> 01:18:25.113 ^by all this outside right here, but is it safe 01:18:25.113 --> 01:18:26.272 ^to be outside during the eclipse 01:18:26.272 --> 01:18:27.927 ^as long as you don't look directly at the sun? 01:18:27.927 --> 01:18:30.079 ^- Absolutely, there's nothing different. 01:18:30.079 --> 01:18:34.010 ^We're just having less sunlight shining down on us. 01:18:34.010 --> 01:18:36.051 ^But there's no real difference, 01:18:36.051 --> 01:18:38.260 ^and it's absolutely safe to be outside. 01:18:38.260 --> 01:18:40.865 We, of course, as long as you're safe, encourage that. 01:18:40.865 --> 01:18:44.198 - Yeah, go outside and watch this event. 01:18:44.508 --> 01:18:46.862 - Okay, all right, here we go. 01:18:46.862 --> 01:18:49.128 So let's talk about exoplanets. 01:18:49.128 --> 01:18:51.584 A solar eclipse is a special kind of transit 01:18:51.584 --> 01:18:54.251 of movement of astronomical body 01:18:54.386 --> 01:18:56.648 that passes in front of another. 01:18:56.648 --> 01:18:58.395 And if you've been watching along with us, 01:18:58.395 --> 01:19:00.844 you know NASA is using today's transit 01:19:00.844 --> 01:19:02.741 to further study the sun. 01:19:02.741 --> 01:19:05.286 We use similar transits to study planets outside 01:19:05.286 --> 01:19:08.354 of our solar system, or as I said, exoplanets, 01:19:08.354 --> 01:19:11.687 as they pass in front of a distant star. 01:19:11.831 --> 01:19:14.414 (upbeat music) 01:19:15.956 --> 01:19:17.342 - [Narrator] While a total solar eclipse 01:19:17.342 --> 01:19:20.464 is a rare opportunity to learn more about our sun, 01:19:20.464 --> 01:19:23.651 NASA's Kepler mission has been studying distant stars 01:19:23.651 --> 01:19:27.771 for an eclipse-like event called a planetary transit. 01:19:27.771 --> 01:19:30.219 Using a space-based telescope, scientists 01:19:30.219 --> 01:19:33.099 from Ames Research Center have been measuring the changes 01:19:33.099 --> 01:19:35.962 in the brightness of stars as their planets orbit, 01:19:35.962 --> 01:19:38.220 or transit, in front of them. 01:19:38.220 --> 01:19:41.306 Kepler has confirmed more than 2,500 exoplanets, 01:19:41.306 --> 01:19:44.068 or planets beyond our solar system. 01:19:44.068 --> 01:19:46.588 Many of these are similar to Earth in size 01:19:46.588 --> 01:19:48.921 and distance from their sun. 01:19:49.132 --> 01:19:52.352 Studies using Kepler data have revealed a vast range 01:19:52.352 --> 01:19:54.370 of planet types and sizes 01:19:54.370 --> 01:19:57.162 and future discoveries could help enable the search 01:19:57.162 --> 01:19:59.079 for life in the galaxy. 01:19:59.509 --> 01:20:02.667 Another major effort at NASA Ames to use eclipses 01:20:02.667 --> 01:20:06.417 to study stars in deep space is called SOFIA, 01:20:06.493 --> 01:20:10.660 or the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. 01:20:11.424 --> 01:20:14.841 SOFIA is a modified Boeing 747SP aircraft 01:20:15.316 --> 01:20:18.651 that makes celestial observations in the infrared part 01:20:18.651 --> 01:20:21.318 of the electromagnetic spectrum. 01:20:21.359 --> 01:20:25.526 Flying up to 45,000 feet, SOFIA operates above 99% 01:20:26.065 --> 01:20:27.488 of the Earth's water vapor 01:20:27.488 --> 01:20:31.256 ^that absorbs most of the infrared light from space. 01:20:31.256 --> 01:20:33.475 ^One example of SOFIA's unique qualities 01:20:33.475 --> 01:20:35.696 ^as an airborne observatory occurred 01:20:35.696 --> 01:20:39.110 ^when researchers recorded infrared imagery of Pluto 01:20:39.110 --> 01:20:41.610 ^as it eclipsed a distant star. 01:20:42.288 --> 01:20:44.340 ^What we learn from missions like Kepler 01:20:44.340 --> 01:20:48.082 ^and SOFIA could help us to better understand the mysteries 01:20:48.082 --> 01:20:51.999 ^of our sun, our galaxy and our place within it. 01:20:52.613 --> 01:20:55.363 ^(dramatic music) 01:21:01.689 --> 01:21:02.595 - All right, thank you. 01:21:02.595 --> 01:21:04.942 We're here live at the College of Charleston 01:21:04.942 --> 01:21:06.227 in Charleston, South Carolina, 01:21:06.227 --> 01:21:10.106 ^where it is just about time for totality, and I'm here 01:21:10.106 --> 01:21:13.235 ^with my colleagues Dwayne Brown and John Yembrick, 01:21:13.235 --> 01:21:16.544 ^and Yari is somewhere, I believe, Collado-Vega, 01:21:16.544 --> 01:21:20.452 ^and Alex Young, and you could see the crowd behind us. 01:21:20.452 --> 01:21:23.265 ^And if you look up in the sky, which I was doing just 01:21:23.265 --> 01:21:25.843 ^before we came back here, live. 01:21:25.843 --> 01:21:28.873 ^We are probably at about 90% totality. 01:21:28.873 --> 01:21:31.054 ^And the good news, from the weather standpoint, 01:21:31.054 --> 01:21:35.019 ^is there are some clouds, but I see some breaks in them, 01:21:35.019 --> 01:21:37.578 ^just off to the south a little bit 01:21:37.578 --> 01:21:40.456 ^and fingers crossed really, really tight 01:21:40.456 --> 01:21:43.364 ^that those breaks are gonna move over as we get 01:21:43.364 --> 01:21:46.177 ^into totality in just a few minutes. 01:21:46.177 --> 01:21:47.266 ^Dwayne, what do you have to say about that? 01:21:47.266 --> 01:21:49.262 ^- [Dwayne] Well, first of all, I want to thank you for, 01:21:49.262 --> 01:21:51.179 ^hey, man, we got stuff. 01:21:51.190 --> 01:21:53.761 ^Hey, you are the man, you are the man. 01:21:53.761 --> 01:21:54.788 ^This is exciting. 01:21:54.788 --> 01:21:56.328 ^We've got our glasses. 01:21:56.328 --> 01:21:57.387 ^We've got our scientist. 01:21:57.387 --> 01:21:59.509 ^Yari, come on, get in here, and Alex, yeah. 01:21:59.509 --> 01:22:01.682 ^So we're excited here at the College, 01:22:01.682 --> 01:22:03.609 ^make some more noise, College of Charleston! 01:22:03.609 --> 01:22:06.192 ^(crowd cheers) 01:22:06.992 --> 01:22:09.159 ^We are having a ball here. 01:22:09.392 --> 01:22:12.192 ^There's still, still a lot more here, 01:22:12.192 --> 01:22:13.481 ^Through the Eyes of NASA. 01:22:13.481 --> 01:22:15.359 ^We got the International Space Station coming up. 01:22:15.359 --> 01:22:16.611 ^You don't want to miss it. 01:22:16.611 --> 01:22:17.793 ^Now here we go here. 01:22:17.793 --> 01:22:19.665 ^Safety glasses on, guys. 01:22:19.665 --> 01:22:22.248 ^(crowd cheers) 01:22:32.043 --> 01:22:32.876 - [Alex] It's getting there. 01:22:32.876 --> 01:22:34.543 Yeah, we'll show it. 01:22:35.588 --> 01:22:39.338 Maybe a few more minutes to go 'til totality. 01:22:40.338 --> 01:22:41.338 You can see. 01:22:44.074 --> 01:22:44.907 Look at that. 01:22:44.907 --> 01:22:46.990 You could see that, yeah. 01:22:48.817 --> 01:22:50.067 - [Dwayne] Wow. 01:22:51.749 --> 01:22:54.321 Yari, you know, even with the clouds, we can still see it. 01:22:54.321 --> 01:22:56.021 It's pretty good, right. - I know, it's amazing. 01:22:56.021 --> 01:22:56.854 It's amazing. 01:22:56.854 --> 01:22:58.086 You can still see it. 01:22:58.086 --> 01:23:01.003 (crowd chattering) 01:23:11.910 --> 01:23:14.493 (crowd cheers) 01:23:18.905 --> 01:23:20.448 - [Sean] You guys see it? 01:23:20.448 --> 01:23:22.781 - [Yari] Yeah, a little bit. 01:23:23.008 --> 01:23:24.454 - All right. - A little bit, 01:23:24.454 --> 01:23:25.317 little bit more. - I think we got some break 01:23:25.317 --> 01:23:26.150 in some clouds. 01:23:26.150 --> 01:23:26.983 I can see. 01:23:26.983 --> 01:23:28.152 - [John] We got a couple of minutes. 01:23:28.152 --> 01:23:32.319 We still got about four, three-and-a-half minutes left. 01:23:34.472 --> 01:23:35.856 - [Dwayne] Guys, this is amazing, right? 01:23:35.856 --> 01:23:37.494 - [Sean] This is amazing. 01:23:37.494 --> 01:23:39.350 - [Yari] It is amazing. 01:23:39.350 --> 01:23:42.267 (crowd chattering) 01:23:45.310 --> 01:23:47.204 - [Dwayne] Through the Eyes of NASA. 01:23:47.204 --> 01:23:50.121 (crowd chattering) 01:24:02.990 --> 01:24:04.922 ^- [Man] McConnell wants a selfie with everybody. 01:24:04.922 --> 01:24:06.522 ^Can we get everybody to stand up? 01:24:06.522 --> 01:24:08.033 ^(crowd cheers) 01:24:08.033 --> 01:24:10.403 ^(Sean laughs) 01:24:10.403 --> 01:24:13.070 ^(crowd chatter) 01:24:13.753 --> 01:24:17.136 ^(mumbles) is getting a large selfie with the students 01:24:17.136 --> 01:24:18.818 ^and faculty and everyone here. 01:24:18.818 --> 01:24:20.758 ^- Two-and-a-half minutes left. - Two-and-a-half minutes. 01:24:20.758 --> 01:24:23.341 ^(crowd cheers) 01:24:27.655 --> 01:24:28.942 ^- [Yari] You can't see it, but I'm here. 01:24:28.942 --> 01:24:30.359 ^This is so weird. 01:24:31.683 --> 01:24:32.516 ^- [Sean] Dwayne, you've actually seen 01:24:32.516 --> 01:24:33.912 ^a total eclipse before. 01:24:33.912 --> 01:24:37.043 ^- [Dwayne] I have, and it's amazing, and it's spiritual. 01:24:37.043 --> 01:24:40.126 ^And it really brings you in step with 01:24:40.572 --> 01:24:44.521 ^that we're just a small pebble on a highway of galactic 01:24:44.521 --> 01:24:46.327 ^- Exactly - Endlessness. 01:24:46.327 --> 01:24:48.251 ^- Does viewing this right now bring you back to 01:24:48.251 --> 01:24:50.751 ^that moment several years ago? 01:24:51.588 --> 01:24:55.755 ^- It's a little different, 'cause I'm here on American soil 01:24:56.383 --> 01:25:00.466 ^with you guys, here, but it's still breathtaking. 01:25:00.666 --> 01:25:02.083 ^- [Sean] Amazing. 01:25:04.769 --> 01:25:06.621 ^- [Yari] This is my first time. 01:25:06.621 --> 01:25:07.788 ^- [Sean] Yeah. 01:25:09.328 --> 01:25:11.911 ^(crowd cheers) 01:25:15.523 --> 01:25:16.618 - [Dwayne] You know, Sean, having seen it 01:25:16.618 --> 01:25:19.025 in Africa and here in the US, 01:25:19.025 --> 01:25:20.668 it doesn't get any better than that, my friend. 01:25:20.668 --> 01:25:21.668 - [Sean] No. 01:25:23.346 --> 01:25:25.159 - [Dwayne] There we go, almost. 01:25:25.159 --> 01:25:26.943 Here we go, it's coming! 01:25:26.943 --> 01:25:29.526 (crowd cheers) 01:25:37.203 --> 01:25:38.405 Yari, is it there? 01:25:38.405 --> 01:25:39.738 Is it there yet? 01:25:39.845 --> 01:25:40.678 - [Sean] It's hard to tell. 01:25:40.678 --> 01:25:43.928 I think that was just some cloud cover. 01:25:44.231 --> 01:25:46.981 (crowd chatters) 01:25:49.633 --> 01:25:52.216 (crowd cheers) 01:25:59.273 --> 01:26:01.468 - [Yari] It's getting dark. 01:26:01.468 --> 01:26:04.051 - [Woman] It's so dark outside. 01:26:04.565 --> 01:26:05.398 - [Sean] It's getting dark, 01:26:05.398 --> 01:26:08.409 and it's getting cooler, too, which is nice. 01:26:08.409 --> 01:26:09.823 - [Dwayne] The temperature has dropped. 01:26:09.823 --> 01:26:10.990 - [Sean] Yeah. 01:26:11.493 --> 01:26:13.522 - [Woman] The weather is nice. 01:26:13.522 --> 01:26:16.439 (crowd chattering) 01:26:35.155 --> 01:26:37.738 (crowd cheers) 01:26:44.848 --> 01:26:46.931 - [Yari] This is amazing. 01:26:51.517 --> 01:26:53.636 - [Sean] I don't think we're quite there yet. 01:26:53.636 --> 01:26:56.219 (crowd cheers) 01:27:02.338 --> 01:27:04.255 - [Man] There she goes. 01:27:04.532 --> 01:27:07.199 (crowd cheers) 01:27:13.642 --> 01:27:16.559 (crowd chattering) 01:27:21.921 --> 01:27:25.392 - [Alex] (laughs) We got some patches of blue, 01:27:25.392 --> 01:27:27.392 just a little ways away. 01:27:27.657 --> 01:27:30.574 (crowd chattering) 01:27:43.935 --> 01:27:45.398 - [Sean] Still, it's just an amazing experience. 01:27:45.398 --> 01:27:47.091 - [Yari] I have goosebumps. 01:27:47.091 --> 01:27:48.318 Like, this is-- 01:27:48.318 --> 01:27:50.901 (crowd cheers) 01:27:53.434 --> 01:27:55.491 ^- [Announcer] It is safe to remove your glasses 01:27:55.491 --> 01:27:57.369 ^and look at the total eclipse. 01:27:57.369 --> 01:27:59.337 ^You may remove your glasses. 01:27:59.337 --> 01:28:01.754 ^- [Crowd] COC, COC, COC, COC, 01:28:04.129 --> 01:28:05.712 ^COC, COC, COC, COC! 01:28:11.342 --> 01:28:12.774 ^- [Alex] We got a minute-and-a-half, right? 01:28:12.774 --> 01:28:13.629 ^- Yes. - Totality. 01:28:13.629 --> 01:28:15.149 ^- [Yari] A minute-and-a-half of totality, so we have-- 01:28:15.149 --> 01:28:17.599 ^- [Announcer] Once again, it is safe to remove your glasses 01:28:17.599 --> 01:28:20.039 ^and look at the total eclipse. 01:28:20.039 --> 01:28:22.956 ^(crowd chattering) 01:28:36.027 --> 01:28:38.610 ^(crowd cheers) 01:28:39.885 --> 01:28:41.377 ^- [Sean] Great, look at that. 01:28:41.377 --> 01:28:43.960 ^(crowd cheers) 01:28:49.787 --> 01:28:51.323 ^- [Alex] It's over, totality's over. 01:28:51.323 --> 01:28:54.323 ^- [Sean] Yeah, yeah, that's it, wow. 01:28:55.651 --> 01:28:57.421 ^Put the glasses back on now. 01:28:57.421 --> 01:29:00.421 ^- Glasses back on. - Glasses back on. 01:29:02.260 --> 01:29:03.218 ^- [Woman] That was the coolest thing 01:29:03.218 --> 01:29:05.385 ^I've ever seen in my life. 01:29:10.493 --> 01:29:14.518 - [Man] The cloud is so thick we don't actually (mumbles). 01:29:14.518 --> 01:29:17.101 (crowd cheers) 01:29:24.036 --> 01:29:25.453 - [Woman] I know. 01:29:26.393 --> 01:29:27.476 Look at that. 01:29:27.838 --> 01:29:30.588 (crowd chatters) 01:29:32.836 --> 01:29:34.503 - [Woman] Who knows? 01:29:34.815 --> 01:29:36.374 - [Announcer] Please replace your glasses. 01:29:36.374 --> 01:29:39.460 You need to put your glasses back on to view the sun now. 01:29:39.460 --> 01:29:41.793 Please replace your glasses. 01:29:42.075 --> 01:29:46.242 You must be wearing your glasses to look at the sun. 01:29:54.888 --> 01:29:56.885 - [Yari] I mean, we experienced the temperature drop. 01:29:56.885 --> 01:29:57.718 - [Sean] No. 01:29:57.718 --> 01:30:00.885 - [Yari] And it was dark, it was dark. 01:30:04.257 --> 01:30:06.345 2024 (laughs). 01:30:06.345 --> 01:30:08.910 - Yup. - Ready for the next one. 01:30:08.910 --> 01:30:09.792 (crowd chatters) 01:30:09.792 --> 01:30:10.713 - [Alex] I see it. 01:30:10.713 --> 01:30:12.380 I see it here, Sean. 01:30:12.696 --> 01:30:15.613 (crowd chattering) 01:31:32.038 --> 01:31:34.283 - [Dwayne] Wow, okay, Sean. 01:31:34.283 --> 01:31:35.301 This is your first, right? 01:31:35.301 --> 01:31:37.931 - [Sean] This is my first but certainly not my last. 01:31:37.931 --> 01:31:38.827 - [Dwayne] How'd it feel? 01:31:38.827 --> 01:31:40.434 - [Sean] Amazing, you said it yourself, Dwayne. 01:31:40.434 --> 01:31:41.267 This is amazing. 01:31:41.267 --> 01:31:43.494 That's the only word to really describe it. 01:31:43.494 --> 01:31:45.131 You know, even though we had the clouds, 01:31:45.131 --> 01:31:46.526 it was just an incredible experience. 01:31:46.526 --> 01:31:48.398 We got to experience the darkness. 01:31:48.398 --> 01:31:50.343 We got to experience the temperature drop. 01:31:50.343 --> 01:31:52.677 We got to see it kind of moving in and out 01:31:52.677 --> 01:31:54.568 between the clouds, but most importantly, 01:31:54.568 --> 01:31:57.864 we got to experience the energy and the enthusiasm 01:31:57.864 --> 01:32:00.195 that we feel all around us here today. 01:32:00.195 --> 01:32:02.283 - [Dwayne] Well, you know, this team 01:32:02.283 --> 01:32:03.661 and the City of Charleston are thanking you. 01:32:03.661 --> 01:32:06.823 We had som iffy weather, but you made it happen, man. 01:32:06.823 --> 01:32:07.984 - [Sean] Yeah, well, thank you. 01:32:07.984 --> 01:32:09.271 (Sean and Dwayne laugh) 01:32:09.271 --> 01:32:11.339 And you know, you don't know the half of it. 01:32:11.339 --> 01:32:14.309 I've been also monitoring for possible thunderstorms, 01:32:14.309 --> 01:32:16.790 which we are having, we've been having just up 01:32:16.790 --> 01:32:19.501 to the north, in places like North Charleston, Goose Creek. 01:32:19.501 --> 01:32:22.116 Luckily, because of a sea breeze pushing the moisture 01:32:22.116 --> 01:32:24.743 that's been allowing these clouds to develop, 01:32:24.743 --> 01:32:26.328 moisture coming in from the Atlantic, 01:32:26.328 --> 01:32:29.001 that sea breeze has been pushing those thunderstorms 01:32:29.001 --> 01:32:30.531 in shore, inland a little bit. 01:32:30.531 --> 01:32:32.388 So even though we still have some cloud cover here, 01:32:32.388 --> 01:32:35.469 we've been very lucky not to have any rain or thunderstorms 01:32:35.469 --> 01:32:36.847 like we had yesterday at this time. 01:32:36.847 --> 01:32:40.499 ^- [Dwayne] You are really a true meteorologist, my friend. 01:32:40.499 --> 01:32:41.832 ^Yari, hey, Yari. 01:32:41.966 --> 01:32:42.853 ^(Yari hoots) 01:32:42.853 --> 01:32:46.312 ^Okay, space weather expert extraordinaire, how was it? 01:32:46.312 --> 01:32:47.276 ^- It was amazing. 01:32:47.276 --> 01:32:50.890 ^Like Sean said, even though that we couldn't see it, 01:32:50.890 --> 01:32:51.858 ^consider the solar corona, 01:32:51.858 --> 01:32:54.753 ^which is what I really, really wanted to see, 01:32:54.753 --> 01:32:57.613 ^we experienced the darkness and the change in temperature 01:32:57.613 --> 01:33:00.457 ^and also, I mean, the energy of the students, you know. 01:33:00.457 --> 01:33:03.651 ^We even started hugging up, because we were so excited. 01:33:03.651 --> 01:33:05.865 ^I mean, it has been an amazing experience. 01:33:05.865 --> 01:33:08.532 ^So the next one, you know, 2024. 01:33:09.279 --> 01:33:10.279 ^- Hey, Alex. 01:33:10.651 --> 01:33:12.613 ^(all laugh) 01:33:12.613 --> 01:33:13.628 ^You got to feel good, man. 01:33:13.628 --> 01:33:17.278 ^- This was fantastic, and it was also a big tease 01:33:17.278 --> 01:33:21.272 ^for the next one, 'cause, man, I want to do this again. 01:33:21.272 --> 01:33:23.529 ^I could feel that shadow overhead. 01:33:23.529 --> 01:33:27.323 ^I could see the light and the horizon all the way around, 01:33:27.323 --> 01:33:29.009 ^feeling the change in the temperatures, 01:33:29.009 --> 01:33:31.773 ^even seeing the clouds themselves moving differently 01:33:31.773 --> 01:33:34.106 ^as that shadow hit overhead. 01:33:34.416 --> 01:33:35.833 ^It was fantastic. 01:33:36.071 --> 01:33:37.153 ^It was palpable, man. 01:33:37.153 --> 01:33:39.936 ^I could just feel the energy around here, 01:33:39.936 --> 01:33:41.936 ^and I want more of this. 01:33:42.096 --> 01:33:43.885 ^- Well, let's hear what the country 01:33:43.885 --> 01:33:46.323 ^and all of this in Charleston, let's go to social media, 01:33:46.323 --> 01:33:47.580 ^over to you, John. 01:33:47.580 --> 01:33:48.605 ^- Yeah, the reactions 01:33:48.605 --> 01:33:51.938 ^across the entire nation have been huge. 01:33:52.044 --> 01:33:53.496 ^Actually, if you're watching at home, 01:33:53.496 --> 01:33:55.831 ^some of our streams actually went down, 01:33:55.831 --> 01:33:56.789 ^only because the fact 01:33:56.789 --> 01:33:59.303 ^that there was just so much traffic on it. 01:33:59.303 --> 01:34:02.026 ^Of course, we were broadcasting this all over the country. 01:34:02.026 --> 01:34:04.784 ^I want to show up on our slides, some of our graphics here, 01:34:04.784 --> 01:34:06.743 ^some really cool things, photos that we have here, 01:34:06.743 --> 01:34:10.075 ^some crescent-shaped shadows in Seattle, Washington, 01:34:10.075 --> 01:34:11.992 ^taken by Logan Johnson. 01:34:12.673 --> 01:34:15.057 ^This is pretty interesting image 01:34:15.057 --> 01:34:17.632 ^that you haven't really seen anywhere else. 01:34:17.632 --> 01:34:21.321 ^The next one here is a totality view from Idaho Falls. 01:34:21.321 --> 01:34:25.023 ^This is David Cantillo, just some spectacular images coming 01:34:25.023 --> 01:34:26.440 ^in from all over. 01:34:26.905 --> 01:34:28.174 ^People are sending us stuff 01:34:28.174 --> 01:34:32.151 ^using the various hashtags out there, #clips2017, 01:34:32.151 --> 01:34:34.822 ^which is our hashtag, #SolarEclipse2017, which is trending 01:34:34.822 --> 01:34:37.155 ^on Twitter and other places. 01:34:37.410 --> 01:34:38.521 ^And of course, we're reading a lot 01:34:38.521 --> 01:34:39.434 ^of the stuff coming in, too. 01:34:39.434 --> 01:34:42.101 ^We're seeing and reading your reactions. 01:34:42.101 --> 01:34:44.934 ^Some of it just really shows about 01:34:45.358 --> 01:34:46.796 ^how it really impacts people. 01:34:46.796 --> 01:34:48.058 ^And us being here at Charleston, 01:34:48.058 --> 01:34:50.604 ^we also saw it get really dark here, 01:34:50.604 --> 01:34:52.062 ^get a cool breeze coming through. 01:34:52.062 --> 01:34:53.583 ^And even though there were some clouds, 01:34:53.583 --> 01:34:55.861 ^it was like nothing we really ever experienced before. 01:34:55.861 --> 01:34:58.135 ^And so for those of you who are in the path of totality, 01:34:58.135 --> 01:35:00.072 ^I hope the views we're showing you here today 01:35:00.072 --> 01:35:02.104 ^have really helped you kind of get the sensation 01:35:02.104 --> 01:35:04.428 ^of what we're trying to show. 01:35:04.428 --> 01:35:06.213 ^And here's, this last one here, 01:35:06.213 --> 01:35:10.380 ^is a 99.5 near totality, nerds here in Boise, Idaho, 01:35:11.918 --> 01:35:15.335 ^checking it out, one of our photos there. 01:35:16.584 --> 01:35:18.034 ^Everyone is wearing eclipse glasses, 01:35:18.034 --> 01:35:21.640 ^and we still have a partial eclipse on the East Coast. 01:35:21.640 --> 01:35:23.668 ^People are still seeing the sun transit, 01:35:23.668 --> 01:35:26.501 ^and so it's an exciting time here. 01:35:28.227 --> 01:35:32.323 ^I think we have another view here from Baily beads seen 01:35:32.323 --> 01:35:35.906 ^from Oregon, from one of our photographers. 01:35:36.196 --> 01:35:39.051 ^This is a NASA photographer, took this shot right here. 01:35:39.051 --> 01:35:43.014 ^I think that's just before the diamond ring pops up, 01:35:43.014 --> 01:35:45.639 ^and it's a pretty spectacular shot. 01:35:45.639 --> 01:35:47.781 ^So I think, if we're ready to get going again, 01:35:47.781 --> 01:35:51.047 I think we have a quick question I would like to take. 01:35:51.047 --> 01:35:52.419 Look at some of these here. 01:35:52.419 --> 01:35:54.912 A lot of these are questions coming in from eclipse viewing. 01:35:54.912 --> 01:35:57.829 Now the eclipse is officially over. 01:35:58.250 --> 01:36:01.597 I see that, what were you guys, what were your reactions 01:36:01.597 --> 01:36:03.167 as you were watching it? 01:36:03.167 --> 01:36:05.934 I know we were out there and stuff, but now that it's over, 01:36:05.934 --> 01:36:08.453 what's the sensation that having the totality behind you? 01:36:08.453 --> 01:36:09.286 - It was amazing. 01:36:09.286 --> 01:36:10.703 I got goosebumps. 01:36:10.951 --> 01:36:12.737 This is my first total solar eclipse. 01:36:12.737 --> 01:36:16.904 I actually remember watching a partial solar eclipse back 01:36:16.906 --> 01:36:21.073 at home in Puerto Rico, and I mean, this was amazing. 01:36:21.982 --> 01:36:25.148 Like I said, the darkness that was around us, 01:36:25.148 --> 01:36:28.815 it was amazing being, knowing that it's day. 01:36:29.154 --> 01:36:31.619 - I was just sort of amazed by the kind of rush 01:36:31.619 --> 01:36:33.750 of how quickly it all of a sudden happened, 01:36:33.750 --> 01:36:37.234 the darkness and then I could just feel it all around me. 01:36:37.234 --> 01:36:39.765 It was really, really powerful. 01:36:39.765 --> 01:36:42.406 - Well, I'm glad it's really cool (laughs). 01:36:42.406 --> 01:36:44.242 - Yeah, I'm definitely glad it's cool now. 01:36:44.242 --> 01:36:46.050 - Yeah, it's cool, 'cause it was hot, it was hot. 01:36:46.050 --> 01:36:47.274 - [Yari] It was very hot (laughs). 01:36:47.274 --> 01:36:50.588 - But the weather, I mean, it's amazing. 01:36:50.588 --> 01:36:53.316 As we said earlier in the show, and when we were watching, 01:36:53.316 --> 01:36:56.226 this is my second one, but sharing it with you guys, 01:36:56.226 --> 01:36:59.795 I mean, this is very, very cool and memorable. 01:36:59.795 --> 01:37:01.466 And seven years, there's another one. 01:37:01.466 --> 01:37:03.900 - Seven years, in the US, but we've got one 01:37:03.900 --> 01:37:05.983 in 2019 in South America. 01:37:06.557 --> 01:37:07.735 - In Argentina. 01:37:07.735 --> 01:37:10.240 - So we'll start making reservations already. 01:37:10.240 --> 01:37:14.407 So this is certainly, certainly one for the history books. 01:37:18.187 --> 01:37:20.104 But we're not done yet. 01:37:20.155 --> 01:37:24.322 The solar eclipse is traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. 01:37:24.466 --> 01:37:26.570 So Alex, let me turn to you. 01:37:26.570 --> 01:37:28.483 How far is it gonna go out to the ocean? 01:37:28.483 --> 01:37:32.650 - It's got another 3,700 miles, roughly, to travel. 01:37:34.410 --> 01:37:38.077 It's gonna end just off the coast of Africa, 01:37:38.205 --> 01:37:42.205 near Sierra Leone, in that area, but that's also 01:37:42.825 --> 01:37:46.658 where night begins, day ends and night begins. 01:37:47.374 --> 01:37:48.821 So we got a ways to go. 01:37:48.821 --> 01:37:51.271 There's still some more left, and maybe if you're out 01:37:51.271 --> 01:37:53.711 on a ship, you're gonna get to see some more of it, too. 01:37:53.711 --> 01:37:55.973 - [Yari] Yeah, we have the Coast Guard, 01:37:55.973 --> 01:37:58.223 five miles from Charleston. 01:37:58.251 --> 01:37:59.927 - Oh, that sounds pretty good. 01:37:59.927 --> 01:38:01.594 Well, you know what? 01:38:01.764 --> 01:38:03.580 I've been talking about this. 01:38:03.580 --> 01:38:06.552 If you just tuned in, this is NASA television, 01:38:06.552 --> 01:38:07.486 Through the Eyes of NASA. 01:38:07.486 --> 01:38:10.819 We have been bringing you unique images, 01:38:11.668 --> 01:38:13.578 reaction from all over the country. 01:38:13.578 --> 01:38:15.661 But now 30 minutes, we'll be bringing you a view 01:38:15.661 --> 01:38:18.490 from one place no one else can go, 01:38:18.490 --> 01:38:20.702 the International Space Station. 01:38:20.702 --> 01:38:22.272 We'll check in with the astronauts aboard 01:38:22.272 --> 01:38:25.975 to see how they experience an eclipse from space. 01:38:25.975 --> 01:38:27.236 Here, in Charleston, we will continue 01:38:27.236 --> 01:38:30.894 to see a partial solar eclipse for about 90 minutes or so, 01:38:30.894 --> 01:38:34.540 and remember to continue to use safe wearing, 01:38:34.540 --> 01:38:37.924 viewing glasses, methods and everything in between, 01:38:37.924 --> 01:38:39.546 safety, safety, safety. 01:38:39.546 --> 01:38:42.391 Now we're going to my colleague, Karen Fox. 01:38:42.391 --> 01:38:45.500 Hey, Karen, who's out in the field getting more reaction. 01:38:45.500 --> 01:38:46.583 There she is. 01:38:47.530 --> 01:38:49.573 ^- We have been having a ball out here on the quad 01:38:49.573 --> 01:38:50.406 ^(crowd cheers) 01:38:50.406 --> 01:38:52.823 ^at the College of Charleston! 01:38:53.051 --> 01:38:55.151 ^(crowd cheers) 01:38:55.151 --> 01:38:57.119 Everybody had a great time. 01:38:57.119 --> 01:38:58.782 Today, we're gonna ask a few questions 01:38:58.782 --> 01:39:00.524 from the people who were here. 01:39:00.524 --> 01:39:02.230 Why don't you step over here, young man? 01:39:02.230 --> 01:39:03.178 Tell me your name. 01:39:03.178 --> 01:39:04.592 - My name is Josh Petro. 01:39:04.592 --> 01:39:05.805 - And what year are you? 01:39:05.805 --> 01:39:07.327 - I'm actually a second year here. 01:39:07.327 --> 01:39:09.795 - So did you come to Charleston College, 01:39:09.795 --> 01:39:11.992 the College of Charleston, just to see this eclipse? 01:39:11.992 --> 01:39:14.148 Is that why you chose to matriculate here? 01:39:14.148 --> 01:39:15.082 - Oh absolutely. 01:39:15.082 --> 01:39:17.928 No, no, to be honest, I love this school. 01:39:17.928 --> 01:39:21.498 And the eclipse, I've been studying the sky 01:39:21.498 --> 01:39:23.550 since I was probably nine, since I could read. 01:39:23.550 --> 01:39:25.096 I take out astronomy books. 01:39:25.096 --> 01:39:27.727 So this is just once-in-a-lifetime, honestly. 01:39:27.727 --> 01:39:28.692 It's amazing. 01:39:28.692 --> 01:39:29.525 - So tell me about it. 01:39:29.525 --> 01:39:31.665 What did you experience when you watched the eclipse? 01:39:31.665 --> 01:39:33.689 What did it feel like for you? 01:39:33.689 --> 01:39:36.597 - It was just like wow, this is what you read in books. 01:39:36.597 --> 01:39:39.344 This is the kind of thing that you think wow, 01:39:39.344 --> 01:39:41.937 if that happened to me, I don't even know what I'd do. 01:39:41.937 --> 01:39:43.270 And it happened. 01:39:44.320 --> 01:39:45.278 - That's fantastic. 01:39:45.278 --> 01:39:46.111 So I have one more question. 01:39:46.111 --> 01:39:48.547 You said you've been studying space since you were young. 01:39:48.547 --> 01:39:49.696 What are you majoring in now? 01:39:49.696 --> 01:39:51.444 Are you studying science? 01:39:51.444 --> 01:39:53.925 - Actually the plan was to do a double major 01:39:53.925 --> 01:39:56.698 of astronomy and physics and hopefully, 01:39:56.698 --> 01:39:58.617 maybe do some of that work myself one day. 01:39:58.617 --> 01:39:59.895 - Awesome, come work over at NASA. 01:39:59.895 --> 01:40:00.980 We'll look for you. 01:40:00.980 --> 01:40:02.188 Thank you so much. 01:40:02.188 --> 01:40:03.021 - Thank you very much. 01:40:03.021 --> 01:40:04.903 - All right, let's find somebody else. 01:40:04.903 --> 01:40:06.064 You want to come on up? 01:40:06.064 --> 01:40:07.022 - [Amanda] Sure. 01:40:07.022 --> 01:40:08.772 - Come on over, sure. 01:40:09.278 --> 01:40:10.111 Tell me your name. 01:40:10.111 --> 01:40:11.516 - Oh my name is Amanda Anien. 01:40:11.516 --> 01:40:14.144 I'm a rising junior in the honors college at COC. 01:40:14.144 --> 01:40:16.064 I'm sorry, I know you didn't ask that, but (laughs). 01:40:16.064 --> 01:40:16.987 - But I was going to. 01:40:16.987 --> 01:40:18.635 That was exactly what I was gonna ask. 01:40:18.635 --> 01:40:20.019 You're like a mind-reader. 01:40:20.019 --> 01:40:20.852 - I know. 01:40:20.852 --> 01:40:22.036 - Do you know what my next question's gonna be? 01:40:22.036 --> 01:40:23.268 - How was it like today? 01:40:23.268 --> 01:40:24.101 It was amazing. 01:40:24.101 --> 01:40:27.684 I felt a total unity with the world, I did. 01:40:29.453 --> 01:40:31.120 - That is fantastic. 01:40:31.362 --> 01:40:32.293 So I have a question. 01:40:32.293 --> 01:40:35.284 What are you gonna do with your eclipse glasses now? 01:40:35.284 --> 01:40:38.660 - I think maybe as a souvenir for my grandchildren, I think, 01:40:38.660 --> 01:40:41.697 I think that's what I would do with my glasses. 01:40:41.697 --> 01:40:43.926 - You're gonna be like, "Let me tell you kids, 01:40:43.926 --> 01:40:47.509 "this is where I was on August 21st, 2017." 01:40:47.772 --> 01:40:51.939 - Exactly, yeah, she summed it up pretty well (laughs). 01:40:52.424 --> 01:40:54.461 - Fantastic, thank you so much. 01:40:54.461 --> 01:40:56.867 We are going to go back to Dwayne Brown, 01:40:56.867 --> 01:40:59.681 and we'll be back later with more conversations 01:40:59.681 --> 01:41:00.815 from the college. 01:41:00.815 --> 01:41:03.528 - Thanks, Karen, it's always good to see the young, 01:41:03.528 --> 01:41:05.863 and I see some inspiring scientists out there. 01:41:05.863 --> 01:41:08.774 Now let's take a look at the highlights from today's events, 01:41:08.774 --> 01:41:11.032 and when we return, we'll learn more about 01:41:11.032 --> 01:41:14.532 how the astronauts viewed today's eclipse. 01:41:20.789 --> 01:41:23.372 (gentle music) 01:42:15.710 --> 01:42:18.374 Okay, Through the Eyes of NASA, only here 01:42:18.374 --> 01:42:20.983 are we bringing you the International Space Station live. 01:42:20.983 --> 01:42:24.233 It's traveling at 17,500 miles per hour 01:42:24.657 --> 01:42:26.240 as it orbits Earth. 01:42:26.552 --> 01:42:28.594 Now, from NASA's Johnson Space Center, 01:42:28.594 --> 01:42:30.613 we have Rob Navias in Mission Control. 01:42:30.613 --> 01:42:32.030 ^Rob, over to you. 01:42:36.345 --> 01:42:37.344 ^- [Woman] All right, so he didn't walk out. 01:42:37.344 --> 01:42:38.643 ^You have to walk way, Nani. 01:42:38.643 --> 01:42:40.376 ^You can stand behind me, but you can't be in-- 01:42:40.376 --> 01:42:42.889 ^- And welcome to Mission Control here in Houston. 01:42:42.889 --> 01:42:45.234 ^About 40 minutes ago, the six residents 01:42:45.234 --> 01:42:47.669 ^of the International Space Station flew 01:42:47.669 --> 01:42:50.540 over Southern Canada, south of Hudson Bay, 01:42:50.540 --> 01:42:53.457 at an altitude of 252 statute miles 01:42:53.704 --> 01:42:57.647 with a very, very unique view of today's solar eclipse. 01:42:57.647 --> 01:42:59.263 We're gonna be talking with the crew 01:42:59.263 --> 01:43:02.051 in about 18 minutes from now and sharing some 01:43:02.051 --> 01:43:04.935 of that very, very unique video with you. 01:43:04.935 --> 01:43:07.216 It was spectacular, I must tell you. 01:43:07.216 --> 01:43:10.346 And digital still imagery that Randy Bresnik has captured 01:43:10.346 --> 01:43:12.279 throughout the course of the first two 01:43:12.279 --> 01:43:16.013 of three passes the station is making over the eclipse 01:43:16.013 --> 01:43:17.895 throughout the course of the day today, 01:43:17.895 --> 01:43:21.562 that has already been posted on social media 01:43:21.680 --> 01:43:24.810 and will continue to be posted as the day wears on. 01:43:24.810 --> 01:43:26.895 But we're looking very much forward to talking 01:43:26.895 --> 01:43:28.560 to the crew and getting their impressions 01:43:28.560 --> 01:43:31.801 and thoughts as they passed over the eclipse 01:43:31.801 --> 01:43:34.275 just about 40 minutes or so ago. 01:43:34.275 --> 01:43:36.246 So we'll be back to you in just a few minutes 01:43:36.246 --> 01:43:38.719 with the crew of Expedition 52 01:43:38.719 --> 01:43:40.813 aboard the International Space Station. 01:43:40.813 --> 01:43:44.036 For now, back to you in Charleston, Dwayne. 01:43:44.036 --> 01:43:46.039 - Thank you, Rob, and coming up later in the show, 01:43:46.039 --> 01:43:48.999 we'll have another unique eclipse view from space. 01:43:48.999 --> 01:43:52.934 We'll have imagery from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. 01:43:52.934 --> 01:43:56.101 Ah, it's also about to see an eclipse. 01:43:56.411 --> 01:43:59.828 So SDO, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Alex, 01:44:00.418 --> 01:44:02.354 tell us a little bit about SDO. 01:44:02.354 --> 01:44:06.354 - Well, SDO is one of NASA's heliophysics fleet. 01:44:07.018 --> 01:44:09.815 It gives us an unprecedented view of the sun, 01:44:09.815 --> 01:44:13.573 incredible detail, incredible time and spatial resolution. 01:44:13.573 --> 01:44:15.932 It shows us 10 different wavelengths 01:44:15.932 --> 01:44:18.091 of light at the same time, 01:44:18.091 --> 01:44:21.758 showing us mostly extreme ultraviolet light, 01:44:21.898 --> 01:44:24.731 the sun's outer atmosphere, corona 01:44:25.036 --> 01:44:27.259 and chromosphere, where we can see all 01:44:27.259 --> 01:44:29.430 of the dynamic phenomena that's happening. 01:44:29.430 --> 01:44:33.597 It is putting down almost two terabytes of data a day, 01:44:34.049 --> 01:44:38.216 giving us these unbelievable views of solar eruptions, 01:44:38.940 --> 01:44:43.107 solar prominences, solar flares, and all of the activity 01:44:43.300 --> 01:44:46.383 in the sun that drives space weather, 01:44:46.562 --> 01:44:49.479 what Yari spends her days studying. 01:44:49.890 --> 01:44:51.762 - [Yari] I mean, it's just an amazing mission, 01:44:51.762 --> 01:44:53.020 because it lets you see 01:44:53.020 --> 01:44:56.880 in so much higher resolution the images from the sun 01:44:56.880 --> 01:44:59.087 that you could actually understand the origins 01:44:59.087 --> 01:45:01.192 of space weather and those solar flares, 01:45:01.192 --> 01:45:02.989 the corona's mass ejections. 01:45:02.989 --> 01:45:04.679 I mean, put it in perspective, 01:45:04.679 --> 01:45:08.107 it's like downloading more than a million pictures a day. 01:45:08.107 --> 01:45:09.583 That's how much data. 01:45:09.583 --> 01:45:11.601 - SDO, wow, that's incredible, okay. 01:45:11.601 --> 01:45:14.352 So we're gonna go back to Karen Fox, 01:45:14.352 --> 01:45:17.935 who has a pretty important person with her. 01:45:19.139 --> 01:45:19.972 Karen. 01:45:20.427 --> 01:45:23.094 - All right, hello, we are back. 01:45:23.511 --> 01:45:27.192 ^And I have Mike Massimino with me, a former NASA astronaut, 01:45:27.192 --> 01:45:29.235 who was on the space shuttle twice. 01:45:29.235 --> 01:45:30.110 Hello, Mike. 01:45:30.110 --> 01:45:31.166 - Hello, Karen. 01:45:31.166 --> 01:45:33.052 Hello, everyone out there on NASA Television. 01:45:33.052 --> 01:45:35.039 ^It's good to be back on NASA TV. 01:45:35.039 --> 01:45:36.265 ^- We are so glad to have you here. 01:45:36.265 --> 01:45:38.991 ^Now tell me, was this your first eclipse? 01:45:38.991 --> 01:45:41.214 - Yes, this was my first eclipse. 01:45:41.214 --> 01:45:44.390 I think there's one that passed by my neighborhood 01:45:44.390 --> 01:45:46.677 in New York, on Long Island, when I was a kid, 01:45:46.677 --> 01:45:48.478 'cause they were telling us not to look up at the sky 01:45:48.478 --> 01:45:49.549 and be careful and all that. 01:45:49.549 --> 01:45:51.178 I was, like, nine, I think. 01:45:51.178 --> 01:45:52.177 That was a long time ago. 01:45:52.177 --> 01:45:55.392 So this is definitely the first total eclipse 01:45:55.392 --> 01:45:58.098 I've been a part of, and we'll see. 01:45:58.098 --> 01:45:59.413 We'll see if I can get to the next one. 01:45:59.413 --> 01:46:00.404 This is pretty cool, though. 01:46:00.404 --> 01:46:01.839 I'm glad I got to be here for this one. 01:46:01.839 --> 01:46:02.672 - Tell me a little bit about it. 01:46:02.672 --> 01:46:03.505 What was your experience? 01:46:03.505 --> 01:46:05.278 Did it live up to what you were expecting? 01:46:05.278 --> 01:46:08.659 - Yeah, I mean, there was certainly a lot of excitement. 01:46:08.659 --> 01:46:10.563 It came right at the right time. 01:46:10.563 --> 01:46:13.955 I think all the science assets and resources 01:46:13.955 --> 01:46:15.690 that were out there trying to collect data 01:46:15.690 --> 01:46:17.100 and study the sun, that all went well, 01:46:17.100 --> 01:46:19.024 a lot of excitement throughout the country, 01:46:19.024 --> 01:46:20.735 a little bit too much cloud coverage here, though, 01:46:20.735 --> 01:46:23.653 in South Carolina, you know, like (groans), you know. 01:46:23.653 --> 01:46:27.066 So you know, we maybe could've gotten a better view, 01:46:27.066 --> 01:46:28.335 but it could've been a lot worse, too. 01:46:28.335 --> 01:46:29.464 I think there are other parts of the country 01:46:29.464 --> 01:46:32.074 that got clobbered a little bit worse from the weather, 01:46:32.074 --> 01:46:35.971 but it was really cool to be here, and it got cooler. 01:46:35.971 --> 01:46:37.927 You know, I could see it, 01:46:37.927 --> 01:46:39.795 and I could feel it with the temperature, 01:46:39.795 --> 01:46:42.122 and I could hear it with the excitement of a, 01:46:42.122 --> 01:46:43.396 I guess predominantly, a student crowd 01:46:43.396 --> 01:46:45.919 that we had here at the College of Charleston. 01:46:45.919 --> 01:46:48.709 - So tell me a little bit about what it's like, 01:46:48.709 --> 01:46:51.061 something that the rest of us have not been able to see, 01:46:51.061 --> 01:46:52.689 which is seeing Earth from space. 01:46:52.689 --> 01:46:54.573 Tell us a little bit about that. 01:46:54.573 --> 01:46:57.578 - The Earth from space is the most beautiful thing 01:46:57.578 --> 01:46:58.828 I've ever seen. 01:46:59.547 --> 01:47:00.994 It really is beyond words. 01:47:00.994 --> 01:47:02.803 It's like a look into paradise. 01:47:02.803 --> 01:47:05.019 It's just a beautiful planet. 01:47:05.019 --> 01:47:06.729 We're very lucky to be here. 01:47:06.729 --> 01:47:08.534 And I hear you used to always count, like, 01:47:08.534 --> 01:47:10.507 the lucky things that we had here. 01:47:10.507 --> 01:47:13.062 We have an atmosphere that keeps us alive. 01:47:13.062 --> 01:47:16.412 And we have water that keeps us alive here on our planet. 01:47:16.412 --> 01:47:18.745 And we have a magnetic field 01:47:20.354 --> 01:47:22.990 that keeps us protected from solar radiation. 01:47:22.990 --> 01:47:25.180 But we also have a moon and a sun. 01:47:25.180 --> 01:47:27.200 The sun is 400 times larger than the moon, 01:47:27.200 --> 01:47:30.164 and 400 times further away, so they're the same size 01:47:30.164 --> 01:47:34.331 in the sky, so we get a chance to have solar eclipses, 01:47:34.621 --> 01:47:37.330 which other planets in our solar system do not. 01:47:37.330 --> 01:47:38.707 So we're lucky for a lot of reasons, 01:47:38.707 --> 01:47:41.684 and I'm gonna add solar eclipses to the list. 01:47:41.684 --> 01:47:43.827 But the beauty of it, the beauty of the planet 01:47:43.827 --> 01:47:46.987 and also the sense of clockwork of this ballet, 01:47:46.987 --> 01:47:47.912 this dance that goes on 01:47:47.912 --> 01:47:49.811 between the Earth, the sun and the moon, 01:47:49.811 --> 01:47:52.204 you can see that in space, and you can see the rotation 01:47:52.204 --> 01:47:54.571 of the Earth, you know, what we call the terminator 01:47:54.571 --> 01:47:58.178 between night and day, and as that just steadily rotates, 01:47:58.178 --> 01:48:00.570 you know, just like this clockwork going on, 01:48:00.570 --> 01:48:02.977 and that's what we witnessed today, this clockwork 01:48:02.977 --> 01:48:06.673 with the moon involved getting in the path of the sun, 01:48:06.673 --> 01:48:09.112 and it's all lining up perfectly together. 01:48:09.112 --> 01:48:11.235 And it's that clockwork that still amazes me, 01:48:11.235 --> 01:48:13.634 that everything has this permanence to it. 01:48:13.634 --> 01:48:15.635 It doesn't disappoint you. 01:48:15.635 --> 01:48:17.255 It's been going on for billions of years 01:48:17.255 --> 01:48:19.540 and will continue to go on for billions of years. 01:48:19.540 --> 01:48:20.685 The sun will come up tomorrow. 01:48:20.685 --> 01:48:22.483 These things will keep happening. 01:48:22.483 --> 01:48:26.150 It's a power or force that we can't control. 01:48:26.222 --> 01:48:28.179 And to see it in space was cool, 01:48:28.179 --> 01:48:29.411 and now to see it down on Earth, 01:48:29.411 --> 01:48:30.988 that was cool as well. 01:48:30.988 --> 01:48:32.299 - That was a beautiful sentiment. 01:48:32.299 --> 01:48:33.419 Thank you very much. - Oh thank you. 01:48:33.419 --> 01:48:36.729 - I agree, we had an incredible day, watching this. 01:48:36.729 --> 01:48:38.229 So how about 2024? 01:48:39.140 --> 01:48:40.309 Do you think you'll be lining up 01:48:40.309 --> 01:48:42.295 to see the total eclipse in 2024? 01:48:42.295 --> 01:48:43.128 - When's that? 01:48:43.128 --> 01:48:43.961 That's not too much. 01:48:43.961 --> 01:48:45.060 Where is it gonna be? 01:48:45.060 --> 01:48:46.533 Where is it coming that year? 01:48:46.533 --> 01:48:49.394 - That is going to go up from Texas, up through Maine. 01:48:49.394 --> 01:48:50.748 It will be in 2024. 01:48:50.748 --> 01:48:51.810 We're excited. 01:48:51.810 --> 01:48:54.686 - But not coast-to-coast, but yes, that'll be good. 01:48:54.686 --> 01:48:56.103 I'll go, I'll go. 01:48:56.116 --> 01:48:58.472 - And back to Dwayne Brown, thank you. 01:48:58.472 --> 01:48:59.305 - Hey, thanks, Karen. 01:48:59.305 --> 01:49:00.138 It's good to see Mass, too. 01:49:00.138 --> 01:49:03.010 Now that the entire United States has experienced 01:49:03.010 --> 01:49:04.788 today's solar eclipse, let's go 01:49:04.788 --> 01:49:07.436 to social to see what people are saying, 01:49:07.436 --> 01:49:09.123 and they're saying a lot, I'm sure, right, John? 01:49:09.123 --> 01:49:10.036 - Yeah, thanks, Dwayne. 01:49:10.036 --> 01:49:11.723 Yeah, we just captured a few reactions 01:49:11.723 --> 01:49:14.122 and want to show those to you here 01:49:14.122 --> 01:49:15.705 ^with some graphics. 01:49:16.153 --> 01:49:20.320 ^Like, this person right here is loving NASA's GameDay today. 01:49:20.899 --> 01:49:23.565 ^He's giving a shoutout to us here on the broadcast, 01:49:23.565 --> 01:49:25.815 ^which is really quite nice. 01:49:27.231 --> 01:49:30.564 ^This is another one of our Twitter users 01:49:31.034 --> 01:49:33.181 ^from Nashville, just some awesome photos taken 01:49:33.181 --> 01:49:34.929 ^by users across the internet. 01:49:34.929 --> 01:49:37.060 ^If you used the trending hashtags out there, 01:49:37.060 --> 01:49:39.281 ^you'll see, and I've been looking in here on my computer, 01:49:39.281 --> 01:49:42.024 ^just some amazing photos taken from the public. 01:49:42.024 --> 01:49:43.473 ^Look, some amateur photographers, 01:49:43.473 --> 01:49:47.640 ^really looks like legit stuff, all over the internet. 01:49:48.297 --> 01:49:50.070 ^Here's another one of our users. 01:49:50.070 --> 01:49:51.552 ^He wrote, "This was the pic 01:49:51.552 --> 01:49:54.069 ^"of the eclipse I took through glasses. 01:49:54.069 --> 01:49:57.986 ^"Second one I've seen in my lifetime, awesome." 01:49:58.003 --> 01:49:58.836 ^Here's another one. 01:49:58.836 --> 01:49:59.978 ^"I'd like to thank the clouds 01:49:59.978 --> 01:50:01.342 ^"for letting me look at the eclipse. 01:50:01.342 --> 01:50:02.568 ^"It was so cool!" 01:50:02.568 --> 01:50:03.938 ^We are not thanking the clouds here 01:50:03.938 --> 01:50:05.283 ^in Charleston, South Carolina, 01:50:05.283 --> 01:50:08.005 ^but we did get to where you could see. 01:50:08.005 --> 01:50:08.838 ^The sun was bright enough. 01:50:08.838 --> 01:50:09.671 ^You could see the partial eclipse 01:50:09.671 --> 01:50:11.447 ^with glasses through the clouds. 01:50:11.447 --> 01:50:13.203 ^It's just totality was a little bit of an issue. 01:50:13.203 --> 01:50:15.595 ^Here's another one on Twitter. 01:50:15.595 --> 01:50:18.633 ^"It's very weird to be in a darkened home 01:50:18.633 --> 01:50:21.091 ^"with not so much daylight at 2:45 p.m., 01:50:21.091 --> 01:50:24.341 ^"yet the sun is still shining outside." 01:50:25.952 --> 01:50:27.607 ^And (laughs), here's another one. 01:50:27.607 --> 01:50:29.322 ^"Wife and I are currently gazing into the bottom 01:50:29.322 --> 01:50:32.463 ^"of a box of Frosted Mini Wheats per NASA's advice. 01:50:32.463 --> 01:50:34.713 ^"It just making me hungry." 01:50:35.752 --> 01:50:37.281 ^And, "Honestly it was better than I thought." 01:50:37.281 --> 01:50:38.413 ^I think a lot of people across, 01:50:38.413 --> 01:50:39.755 ^that's one thing we're really seeing. 01:50:39.755 --> 01:50:41.341 ^Everybody knew this was happening. 01:50:41.341 --> 01:50:42.842 ^I think the emotional experience that went 01:50:42.842 --> 01:50:45.089 ^with the eclipse, a lot of folks, we're seeing online, 01:50:45.089 --> 01:50:47.555 ^weren't necessarily anticipating that. 01:50:47.555 --> 01:50:49.267 ^I think it could be really heart-wrenching 01:50:49.267 --> 01:50:50.846 ^and scary a little bit 01:50:50.846 --> 01:50:53.922 ^but also really emotional and spectacular. 01:50:53.922 --> 01:50:55.839 ^And here's another one. 01:50:55.883 --> 01:50:58.565 ^"Any other day, I'd be concerned if I saw a line of people 01:50:58.565 --> 01:50:59.916 ^"on the roof of the parking garage. 01:50:59.916 --> 01:51:01.511 ^"Today, not so much." 01:51:01.511 --> 01:51:03.511 ^It is solar eclipse day. 01:51:04.095 --> 01:51:06.771 ^And here's our last one I want to show y'all. 01:51:06.771 --> 01:51:07.762 ^(chuckles) I'm saying y'all. 01:51:07.762 --> 01:51:09.390 ^"Y'all, oh my God, OMG, 01:51:09.390 --> 01:51:13.057 ^"it was the coolest two minutes of my life." 01:51:13.934 --> 01:51:15.355 I think a lot of people around the country were seeing 01:51:15.355 --> 01:51:17.838 that sentiment, this sort of celestial event 01:51:17.838 --> 01:51:20.255 that really has a big impact. 01:51:20.310 --> 01:51:23.233 We look at the sun every day, and we see it in the sky. 01:51:23.233 --> 01:51:25.340 It's a very constant for us, and all of sudden for it 01:51:25.340 --> 01:51:27.890 to be obscured feels a little unnatural. 01:51:27.890 --> 01:51:28.723 And I think that's one of the things 01:51:28.723 --> 01:51:31.234 that we were really seeing across the internet. 01:51:31.234 --> 01:51:32.713 But thanks, everyone, for submitting your questions 01:51:32.713 --> 01:51:35.361 with the hashtag and for giving us your photos. 01:51:35.361 --> 01:51:36.194 We really appreciate it, 01:51:36.194 --> 01:51:38.552 and it's been spectacular for all of us. 01:51:38.552 --> 01:51:40.680 - You know, that's the great thing about social media, 01:51:40.680 --> 01:51:43.823 the creativity, and those things, it's like, 01:51:43.823 --> 01:51:45.793 it's just so awesome when they post those things. 01:51:45.793 --> 01:51:46.626 - You get honesty. 01:51:46.626 --> 01:51:49.705 - Yes, and we really, really appreciate your support 01:51:49.705 --> 01:51:52.900 for NASA and keep those images coming in. 01:51:52.900 --> 01:51:55.911 Okay, so we've witnessed a total solar eclipse 01:51:55.911 --> 01:51:58.530 as it moves across the entire United States. 01:51:58.530 --> 01:52:01.340 And it's incredible to think about how NASA scientists 01:52:01.340 --> 01:52:04.587 are using advanced tools to image this eclipse. 01:52:04.587 --> 01:52:07.945 So Alex, you know, before all of this advanced 01:52:07.945 --> 01:52:12.112 and, you know, the cameras that people use that we have now, 01:52:12.228 --> 01:52:15.542 I think people used to draw the eclipses. 01:52:15.542 --> 01:52:16.679 Let's take a little history lesson. 01:52:16.679 --> 01:52:18.883 - Yeah, so one of the things that's amazing, 01:52:18.883 --> 01:52:21.548 so looking at the sun in eclipses is 01:52:21.548 --> 01:52:23.917 actually the beginning of modern astronomy? 01:52:23.917 --> 01:52:25.826 And before we had cameras, 01:52:25.826 --> 01:52:28.919 people actually drew eclipses by hand. 01:52:28.919 --> 01:52:32.842 And in fact, this phenomenon that Yari and I study, 01:52:32.842 --> 01:52:37.009 coronal mass ejections, were first seen in an image. 01:52:37.546 --> 01:52:40.463 So if you look at this image, well, 01:52:41.048 --> 01:52:42.757 I had an image up from this book. 01:52:42.757 --> 01:52:45.618 It's actually an image of a coronal mass ejection. 01:52:45.618 --> 01:52:47.489 But what you're seeing here are images 01:52:47.489 --> 01:52:51.406 from 1869 showing you the corona drawn by hand. 01:52:52.561 --> 01:52:56.359 But we looked back in the past before we had cameras. 01:52:56.359 --> 01:52:58.899 We discovered helium on the sun. 01:52:58.899 --> 01:53:02.266 That was done during a total solar eclipse. 01:53:02.266 --> 01:53:04.472 We discovered the outdoor atmosphere was hot, 01:53:04.472 --> 01:53:08.639 and we even were verified general relativity in 1919. 01:53:09.596 --> 01:53:12.856 - Yes, and you know, the image that Alex was gonna show you 01:53:12.856 --> 01:53:15.009 in the book is actually like 100 years 01:53:15.009 --> 01:53:18.074 before we can actually see it with a satellite. 01:53:18.074 --> 01:53:19.824 - Wow. - It's amazing. 01:53:20.307 --> 01:53:21.378 - Okay, you know what? 01:53:21.378 --> 01:53:23.435 I want to do something fun here. 01:53:23.435 --> 01:53:24.290 All right, we're having fun. 01:53:24.290 --> 01:53:25.392 Can we have some more fun? 01:53:25.392 --> 01:53:29.559 So Alex, I mean, and for the young students out there 01:53:30.125 --> 01:53:31.849 and folks, the future generation 01:53:31.849 --> 01:53:34.732 of scientists, as I told Alex early, 01:53:34.732 --> 01:53:37.270 he is one of the coolest-looking scientists that I've seen. 01:53:37.270 --> 01:53:38.103 He's got the earrings. 01:53:38.103 --> 01:53:38.936 He has the look. 01:53:38.936 --> 01:53:40.532 But he also has something even cooler. 01:53:40.532 --> 01:53:41.855 You got to show 'em the shoes, man. 01:53:41.855 --> 01:53:42.688 - All right. 01:53:42.688 --> 01:53:43.521 - Show it, show it. - Let's see if we can 01:53:43.521 --> 01:53:44.354 get this to work. 01:53:44.354 --> 01:53:47.091 Let's show them. - Oh no, there you go. 01:53:47.091 --> 01:53:48.258 - Flame shoes. 01:53:48.340 --> 01:53:49.623 (Yari laughs) 01:53:49.623 --> 01:53:51.536 - How cool is that, folks? 01:53:51.536 --> 01:53:54.786 So Alex, what got you into heliophysics 01:53:56.117 --> 01:53:57.132 and the sun, a little background? 01:53:57.132 --> 01:54:00.903 - Well, I've been interested in astronomy all my life, 01:54:00.903 --> 01:54:04.183 seeing things like Star Trek and Carl Sagan, 01:54:04.183 --> 01:54:08.350 but when I was studying astrophysics in graduate school, 01:54:08.616 --> 01:54:12.699 my professor said, "You ought to look at the sun. 01:54:12.945 --> 01:54:16.047 "The sun is really close, and it's something we can study 01:54:16.047 --> 01:54:19.623 "in incredible detail, and you can use this as a tool 01:54:19.623 --> 01:54:21.649 "to study the rest of the universe." 01:54:21.649 --> 01:54:25.354 So that was when I realized that we can learn so much 01:54:25.354 --> 01:54:28.271 about our universe, why we're here, 01:54:29.055 --> 01:54:31.878 just by looking at our closest star, the sun, 01:54:31.878 --> 01:54:33.685 and all the incredible detail that we have. 01:54:33.685 --> 01:54:37.852 And this is the reason why scientists are so excited 01:54:38.065 --> 01:54:41.161 about total solar eclipses, 'cause we can see a region 01:54:41.161 --> 01:54:44.833 of the sun, invisible light, with our own eyes 01:54:44.833 --> 01:54:46.925 that we cannot even see from space. 01:54:46.925 --> 01:54:49.892 - Fantastic, so Alex, I'm gonna come back to you, 01:54:49.892 --> 01:54:51.469 because I understand you're a cat lover, 01:54:51.469 --> 01:54:54.660 and Yari, I know you have a fantastic story to tell. 01:54:54.660 --> 01:54:56.151 But we're gonna go back out to Karen, 01:54:56.151 --> 01:54:57.744 who has another special guest. 01:54:57.744 --> 01:55:00.088 Karen, you're just having a good time out there. 01:55:00.088 --> 01:55:01.404 - I am having fun. 01:55:01.404 --> 01:55:04.912 ^The College of Charleston students have been fantastic, 01:55:04.912 --> 01:55:07.792 ^supporting us today, and we have some more students here. 01:55:07.792 --> 01:55:08.744 Can you tell me your name? 01:55:08.744 --> 01:55:09.827 - I'm Nicole. 01:55:09.933 --> 01:55:11.878 - And tell me what year you are and what you're majoring in. 01:55:11.878 --> 01:55:13.195 I want to learn a little about you. 01:55:13.195 --> 01:55:15.028 - So I'm a senior at the College of Charleston. 01:55:15.028 --> 01:55:15.991 I'm studying biology. 01:55:15.991 --> 01:55:17.217 I want to do conservation work 01:55:17.217 --> 01:55:19.899 with endangered species in fragile habitats. 01:55:19.899 --> 01:55:20.732 - Fantastic. 01:55:20.732 --> 01:55:23.450 So was this your very first total solar eclipse? 01:55:23.450 --> 01:55:24.858 - Yes (laughs). 01:55:24.858 --> 01:55:25.881 - And what did you think? 01:55:25.881 --> 01:55:27.140 - It was really awesome. 01:55:27.140 --> 01:55:28.881 I'm glad I got to see it. 01:55:28.881 --> 01:55:30.606 - Tell me a little bit about what you felt 01:55:30.606 --> 01:55:31.924 when it got dark and got cold. 01:55:31.924 --> 01:55:33.793 What did you think was happening? 01:55:33.793 --> 01:55:35.595 - It was kind of just surreal. 01:55:35.595 --> 01:55:36.602 I didn't really know what was going on. 01:55:36.602 --> 01:55:38.467 I didn't expect all the lights to come on and stuff. 01:55:38.467 --> 01:55:40.339 So it was really cool (laughs). 01:55:40.339 --> 01:55:41.263 - How about the rest of you? 01:55:41.263 --> 01:55:43.218 How was your experience today on the total solar eclipse? 01:55:43.218 --> 01:55:45.135 - Unreal, unreal, yeah. 01:55:45.204 --> 01:55:47.204 I'll never see it again. 01:55:47.280 --> 01:55:49.238 - You're gonna see it in 2024. 01:55:49.238 --> 01:55:50.071 - Oh really? 01:55:50.071 --> 01:55:52.238 - Really, where, where at? 01:55:52.845 --> 01:55:54.142 - We have another total solar eclipse 01:55:54.142 --> 01:55:57.769 across the United States from Texas to Maine, 2024. 01:55:57.769 --> 01:55:59.289 And of course, you could start traveling for them. 01:55:59.289 --> 01:56:01.034 Do you think you'll start traveling for them? 01:56:01.034 --> 01:56:03.872 - Probably not, honest, it was cool, but I don't know. 01:56:03.872 --> 01:56:06.434 It's kind of a once-in-a-lifetime type of thing, yeah. 01:56:06.434 --> 01:56:08.338 - All right, I'm gonna ask you my favorite question 01:56:08.338 --> 01:56:10.736 I've been asking students this week. 01:56:10.736 --> 01:56:13.319 What is the music you associate 01:56:13.585 --> 01:56:15.598 with the sun and space and the eclipse? 01:56:15.598 --> 01:56:16.431 Give me something. 01:56:16.431 --> 01:56:17.865 - Here comes the sun. - Dark side of the moon. 01:56:17.865 --> 01:56:18.698 - Sing it for me. 01:56:18.698 --> 01:56:20.051 - Nah (laughs). 01:56:20.051 --> 01:56:21.184 - Come on, come on, okay. 01:56:21.184 --> 01:56:22.934 - Here comes the sun. 01:56:23.300 --> 01:56:24.133 Clap for it. 01:56:24.133 --> 01:56:25.979 ♫ Here comes the sun 01:56:25.979 --> 01:56:28.080 ♫ Doo doo doo doo 01:56:28.080 --> 01:56:30.413 - Thank you very, very much. 01:56:30.903 --> 01:56:33.549 We are doing well here at the College of Charleston, 01:56:33.549 --> 01:56:34.628 having a great time. 01:56:34.628 --> 01:56:37.227 People are beginning to leave the quad now 01:56:37.227 --> 01:56:40.080 and moving on and going on to start school tomorrow, right? 01:56:40.080 --> 01:56:43.022 So was this, like, the best start of school ever? 01:56:43.022 --> 01:56:43.998 - Yeah, definitely. 01:56:43.998 --> 01:56:45.820 I couldn't start it, like, a different way, 01:56:45.820 --> 01:56:47.448 I mean, awesome (laughs). 01:56:47.448 --> 01:56:49.017 - Fantastic, we've got one more person here. 01:56:49.017 --> 01:56:50.372 And you want to come over? 01:56:50.372 --> 01:56:51.205 - Sure. 01:56:51.205 --> 01:56:52.038 - Come on. 01:56:52.038 --> 01:56:54.154 Tell me a little bit about what you experienced. 01:56:54.154 --> 01:56:55.390 Was it like what you expected? 01:56:55.390 --> 01:56:56.753 What did you expect? 01:56:56.753 --> 01:56:58.031 - I expected it to get dark, 01:56:58.031 --> 01:57:00.376 but I didn't expect the temperature 01:57:00.376 --> 01:57:02.543 to change and get so cold. 01:57:02.734 --> 01:57:03.567 - I feel the same way. 01:57:03.567 --> 01:57:04.400 I was really surprised. 01:57:04.400 --> 01:57:06.481 I kept thinking it was gonna rain or something. 01:57:06.481 --> 01:57:07.459 And it never did. 01:57:07.459 --> 01:57:08.292 It was fantastic. 01:57:08.292 --> 01:57:09.834 All right, what are you gonna do 01:57:09.834 --> 01:57:12.119 with your eclipse glasses now? 01:57:12.119 --> 01:57:14.567 - Just keep them as a souvenir. 01:57:14.567 --> 01:57:16.897 I might put them in a scrapbook. 01:57:16.897 --> 01:57:17.752 - Oh I like that. 01:57:17.752 --> 01:57:19.786 Don't use them if you ever get them scratched, okay. 01:57:19.786 --> 01:57:20.619 - I won't. 01:57:20.619 --> 01:57:22.362 - If you keep them pristine, you can use them again, 01:57:22.362 --> 01:57:23.690 but not if they get scratched, okay. 01:57:23.690 --> 01:57:25.541 You got to be real careful with these, right. 01:57:25.541 --> 01:57:26.396 All right, fantastic. 01:57:26.396 --> 01:57:28.938 Anybody here a science major, any one of you guys? 01:57:28.938 --> 01:57:30.195 You are, come on up. 01:57:30.195 --> 01:57:31.894 Ooh, look at your shirt. 01:57:31.894 --> 01:57:34.311 Look at your fantastic shirt. 01:57:34.468 --> 01:57:36.968 Wow, tell me about your shirt. 01:57:37.004 --> 01:57:38.162 - I don't remember where I got this, 01:57:38.162 --> 01:57:40.995 but it's obviously constellations. 01:57:41.108 --> 01:57:44.148 And it seemed appropriate, since it was astronomical. 01:57:44.148 --> 01:57:46.387 - I agree, and what kind of a science major are you? 01:57:46.387 --> 01:57:48.477 - Geology and biology probably. 01:57:48.477 --> 01:57:50.937 - And do you say that this inspired you a little bit more 01:57:50.937 --> 01:57:52.985 and be excited about science? 01:57:52.985 --> 01:57:55.402 - Yes, it was really amazing. 01:57:58.759 --> 01:57:59.592 - Thank you very much. 01:57:59.592 --> 01:58:01.323 I am so glad you all were here today. 01:58:01.323 --> 01:58:03.348 And we are gonna hand it back to Dwayne Brown. 01:58:03.348 --> 01:58:04.618 Thank you so much. 01:58:04.618 --> 01:58:07.005 - Thanks, Karen, and they're our special guest, 01:58:07.005 --> 01:58:10.265 because the kids and our future scientists are really, 01:58:10.265 --> 01:58:12.682 really important and special. 01:58:13.408 --> 01:58:16.295 Yari, I know the audience wants to hear your story. 01:58:16.295 --> 01:58:17.713 I mean, it's amazing. 01:58:17.713 --> 01:58:19.024 I mean, we're sharing here. 01:58:19.024 --> 01:58:20.224 Tell us your story. 01:58:20.224 --> 01:58:22.395 - Oh I mean, I started interested in science 01:58:22.395 --> 01:58:23.447 since I was a little kid. 01:58:23.447 --> 01:58:24.580 I was very curious, 01:58:24.580 --> 01:58:27.254 but it was when I remember I traveled to Florida. 01:58:27.254 --> 01:58:29.254 I had family in Florida. 01:58:29.970 --> 01:58:32.432 I was six years old, and I went to the Kennedy Space Center, 01:58:32.432 --> 01:58:35.052 and I saw the amazing things that NASA had there. 01:58:35.052 --> 01:58:38.724 I put in my mind I want to work for NASA one day. 01:58:38.724 --> 01:58:40.576 And coming from a little island, 01:58:40.576 --> 01:58:43.771 Puerto Rico, hola, Puerto Rico, I mean, 01:58:43.771 --> 01:58:46.873 I had to work really hard, but here I am. 01:58:46.873 --> 01:58:49.909 I worked really hard, and it has been an amazing experience 01:58:49.909 --> 01:58:51.823 and look where it got me. 01:58:51.823 --> 01:58:53.399 - Oh my goodness, well, I'm glad to be here. 01:58:53.399 --> 01:58:54.512 It's been a great day. 01:58:54.512 --> 01:58:57.240 So ladies and gentlemen, we've been talking about this. 01:58:57.240 --> 01:58:59.364 Now it's time to go back to the Johnson Space Center, 01:58:59.364 --> 01:59:02.310 to Rob Navias and the International Space Station coming up. 01:59:02.310 --> 01:59:03.143 Rob. 01:59:05.170 --> 01:59:08.587 So okay, not yet, so what we're gonna do, 01:59:09.273 --> 01:59:10.958 we're gonna come back here. 01:59:10.958 --> 01:59:12.250 I just love live television, 01:59:12.250 --> 01:59:14.881 'cause you just, you turn it, but so, 01:59:14.881 --> 01:59:16.493 now we can talk about cats. 01:59:16.493 --> 01:59:17.326 - Cats. 01:59:17.326 --> 01:59:18.325 - Ah, yes. - Cat Man. 01:59:18.325 --> 01:59:19.477 - I'm the Cat Man. - Let's go. 01:59:19.477 --> 01:59:20.310 - I'm the cat lover. 01:59:20.310 --> 01:59:22.060 Yeah, so I love cats. 01:59:22.357 --> 01:59:23.659 I've always had cats. 01:59:23.659 --> 01:59:25.076 My wife has cats. 01:59:25.540 --> 01:59:28.426 The great thing about it is they're such great companions, 01:59:28.426 --> 01:59:29.858 and I do a lot of traveling 01:59:29.858 --> 01:59:32.407 ^for NASA, and it actually is very convenient 01:59:32.407 --> 01:59:35.832 ^to have a cat, because they let you go away, come back. 01:59:35.832 --> 01:59:37.022 ^They're still glad to see you, 01:59:37.022 --> 01:59:39.201 ^but they don't need quite as much care as a dog does, 01:59:39.201 --> 01:59:41.932 ^so actually for all the work I've done, 01:59:41.932 --> 01:59:44.644 ^and all the time I've spent out studying the sun 01:59:44.644 --> 01:59:46.394 ^from other countries, 01:59:46.561 --> 01:59:48.682 cats have always been there for me. 01:59:48.682 --> 01:59:50.189 - Two quick questions, and then we are going 01:59:50.189 --> 01:59:52.357 to go down to Houston. - Okay. 01:59:52.357 --> 01:59:55.290 - Advice for becoming a scientist, real quick. 01:59:55.290 --> 01:59:59.457 - Well, study, it sounds simple, but just keep going 01:59:59.587 --> 02:00:02.804 to school but try as many different things as you can, 02:00:02.804 --> 02:00:05.638 experience in different opportunities, internships, 02:00:05.638 --> 02:00:07.614 things like that, because it gives you a chance 02:00:07.614 --> 02:00:09.609 to really see the breadth 02:00:09.609 --> 02:00:11.314 of science and technology out there. 02:00:11.314 --> 02:00:12.147 - [Dwayne] Yari. 02:00:12.147 --> 02:00:13.664 - Keep motivated, you know. 02:00:13.664 --> 02:00:17.073 Like Alex said, do the internships, try different things, 02:00:17.073 --> 02:00:20.322 because you never know exactly what you really like 02:00:20.322 --> 02:00:23.264 and to be really happy in your job, you really have to find 02:00:23.264 --> 02:00:25.514 that calling, what you really, really love. 02:00:25.514 --> 02:00:28.505 - Yeah, and for the folks and the kids 02:00:28.505 --> 02:00:30.962 and the students watching, there are a lot of you out there, 02:00:30.962 --> 02:00:35.003 I mean, look, Alex and Yari, I mean, they're amazing. 02:00:35.003 --> 02:00:37.325 They're amazing, ane we'll hear more about that. 02:00:37.325 --> 02:00:39.594 Now within the past hour, as the eclipse swept 02:00:39.594 --> 02:00:43.094 across the continent, US, six crew members 02:00:44.068 --> 02:00:45.734 aboard the International Space Station had a chance 02:00:45.734 --> 02:00:49.901 to view this phenomenon from a unique vantage point. 02:00:50.059 --> 02:00:52.283 Let's go to the ISS Flight Control Room 02:00:52.283 --> 02:00:53.730 at the Johnson Space Center, Houston. 02:00:53.730 --> 02:00:56.980 Rob Navias, back to you with more, Rob. 02:01:06.312 --> 02:01:07.357 - Thanks, Dwayne. 02:01:07.357 --> 02:01:09.136 You know, millions of people have been witness 02:01:09.136 --> 02:01:11.637 ^to this amazing event across the United States 02:01:11.637 --> 02:01:13.132 ^throughout the day, today, 02:01:13.132 --> 02:01:15.480 ^but up on the International Space Station, 02:01:15.480 --> 02:01:18.746 ^members of the Expedition 52 crew have had a unique, 02:01:18.746 --> 02:01:21.746 celestial front-row seat to history. 02:01:21.789 --> 02:01:23.289 About an hour ago, 02:01:23.492 --> 02:01:27.098 the International Space Station flew 252 statute miles 02:01:27.098 --> 02:01:29.878 above the Earth, over Southern Canada, 02:01:29.878 --> 02:01:32.165 as it made its way south of Hudson Bay 02:01:32.165 --> 02:01:34.682 with a tremendous view of the moon's shadow 02:01:34.682 --> 02:01:36.043 against the Earth. 02:01:36.043 --> 02:01:39.059 The moon covering about 44% of the sun 02:01:39.059 --> 02:01:41.290 during the second of three passes, 02:01:41.290 --> 02:01:44.283 you can see it in this animation right here. 02:01:44.283 --> 02:01:47.450 And the crew were glued to the windows 02:01:47.710 --> 02:01:51.485 of the International Space Station with an HD video camera, 02:01:51.485 --> 02:01:54.433 with an armada of digital still cameras 02:01:54.433 --> 02:01:57.534 to capture every moment of those precious seconds. 02:01:57.534 --> 02:02:00.700 With us at this hour aboard the International Space Station 02:02:00.700 --> 02:02:03.788 in the Destiny laboratory of the complex are four 02:02:03.788 --> 02:02:06.452 of the members of the Expedition 52 crew, 02:02:06.452 --> 02:02:08.601 NASA flight engineers, Peggy Whitson, 02:02:08.601 --> 02:02:10.559 Jack Fischer and Randy Bresnik 02:02:10.559 --> 02:02:12.758 and flight engineer Paolo Nespoli 02:02:12.758 --> 02:02:14.426 of the European Space Agency. 02:02:14.426 --> 02:02:16.493 Thank you all so much for joining us today 02:02:16.493 --> 02:02:18.243 on this historic day. 02:02:22.037 --> 02:02:24.267 - Yeah, it's been an exciting day for us 02:02:24.267 --> 02:02:28.434 to have the opportunity to see the eclipse from here. 02:02:29.281 --> 02:02:30.675 - [Rob] Peggy, let's start with you. 02:02:30.675 --> 02:02:33.265 You were in the Cupola with an HD video camera, 02:02:33.265 --> 02:02:35.939 looking out at the limb of the Earth 02:02:35.939 --> 02:02:39.294 where the shadow appeared, capturing some spectacular video 02:02:39.294 --> 02:02:41.488 that we're going to replay here in a second. 02:02:41.488 --> 02:02:43.197 What were your thoughts and impressions 02:02:43.197 --> 02:02:47.280 as the station flew over the shadow of the Earth? 02:02:49.266 --> 02:02:51.691 - Well, I'd seen pictures from previous eclipse, 02:02:51.691 --> 02:02:54.608 and so I think I had underestimated 02:02:54.969 --> 02:02:56.936 what this would look like. 02:02:56.936 --> 02:02:59.601 This was much darker than I gave it credit for being. 02:02:59.601 --> 02:03:03.268 Unfortunately, it was kind of near the limb, 02:03:03.534 --> 02:03:05.379 near the edge of the Earth from our view, 02:03:05.379 --> 02:03:07.879 so several hundred miles away, 02:03:09.230 --> 02:03:11.480 but it still was impressive 02:03:12.804 --> 02:03:16.887 to be able to see that dark spot as we passed by. 02:03:19.048 --> 02:03:21.501 - [Rob] So Randy Bresnik, Randy, you've been looking forward 02:03:21.501 --> 02:03:24.223 to this event for some time now, your thoughts 02:03:24.223 --> 02:03:25.895 and impressions of the eclipse. 02:03:25.895 --> 02:03:29.568 You also shot digital still imagery of it as well. 02:03:29.568 --> 02:03:33.735 And what does a solar eclipse do to a human being? 02:03:34.651 --> 02:03:36.430 What does it do to a human being in terms 02:03:36.430 --> 02:03:40.013 of understanding our place in the universe? 02:03:42.864 --> 02:03:45.697 - That's certainly a big question. 02:03:46.375 --> 02:03:48.777 You look down at the size of the shadow, 02:03:48.777 --> 02:03:51.880 and we've gotten used to the scope and scale 02:03:51.880 --> 02:03:53.255 of what the Earth looks like from here 02:03:53.255 --> 02:03:55.145 and just understanding how many people would be affected 02:03:55.145 --> 02:03:59.312 by that, and a friend of mine the other day mentioned that, 02:03:59.320 --> 02:04:01.413 and it kind of really came to me, you know, 02:04:01.413 --> 02:04:02.456 when we were actually looking 02:04:02.456 --> 02:04:05.013 at it was that just a few hundred years ago, 02:04:05.013 --> 02:04:06.642 human beings wouldn't even have known 02:04:06.642 --> 02:04:08.354 that the eclipse was coming. 02:04:08.354 --> 02:04:10.528 And so here you are looking up, 02:04:10.528 --> 02:04:11.976 and all of a sudden the sun is--