Lenoir-Rhyne students were one of 30 teams launching high altitude balloons to study the eclipse. Here’s what they found.
solar eclipse 2017
Balloons Weren’t Alone in the Sky on Eclipse Day
NASA airplanes followed the eclipse's path over North America, flying along the path of totality for seven minutes. During those precious minutes, they glimpsed the outer of the sun and the planet Mercury.
Did you miss the eclipse? Here are the next ones this century
Maybe you didn't hear about the August 21 solar eclipse in time to prepare. Maybe you were stuck inside the entire day. Maybe you just did’t care at the time—I won’t judge. The reality is there have been solar eclipses throughout history and there are more to come.
Solar Eclipse 2017
Watch a video of the solar eclipse from August 21, and check out all of our solar eclipse videos, animations and educational resources, right here.
Solar Eclipse Awesome Totality: Lesson Plan
Learn about the path of the 2017 solar eclipse, coming to North Carolina on August 21.
Southwestern CC teams with NASA for balloon study
It’s going to start getting dark in Sylva, NC, just after noon on August 21, 2017.
That’s because Sylva lies directly in the path of a once-in-a-generation natural phenomenon that will blanket the area in daytime darkness. A total solar eclipse will track across the contiguous (lower 48) United States for the first time since 1979. The last time Jackson County fell in the path of what scientists call “totality” was in the year 1506; the next total solar eclipse won’t cast a shadow on Jackson County until 2153.