AWBeclipse NEWSLETTER

Welcome!

Thank you so much for expressing interest in the Astronomers Without Borders Building on the Eclipse Project! 

Teachers, librarians, amateur astronomers, and museum educators from 22 states have joined you in wanting to keep the excitement about the Sun going after the eclipse on August 21 has passed. Official registration documents will be coming in the next few weeks for you to enroll in the program. Included with the forms will be more program details and an introductory survey to help us know more about who you will be working with and how we can best support you in accessing exciting resources and materials to use with your audiences.

We would love to have even more join us!  Please share this exciting opportunity to extend the eclipse experience and learn more about the Sun and its light with others. Click the links below to access a flyer about the project that you can share with your colleagues in other places! 

• Flyer for Teachers
• Flyer for Administrators
• Flyer for Out of School Time Educators
• Flyer for Amateur Astronomers

Countdown to the eclipse

There are about 3 months until eclipse day! Are you in the path of totality, or partial eclipse? Do you have events you are planning on attending or even hosting? Want to know what is happening around your area? Visit https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/event-locations to view a selection of local events from across the country. 

The eclipse is a perfect event to inspire wonder and curiosity about the Sun. There are many activities and learning opportunities for you created to help you make the most of the eclipse excitement for your group!  Here are just a few: 

• The National Informal STEM Education Network hosted an online program, “Tips for Planning Your August 21, 2017 Solar Eclipse Event”
  
• Create a Pinhole Projector to view the eclipse safely without eclipse glasses. This was created by the great people at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab at CalTech.
  
• Want more eclipse educational resources to use? Check out this list of NASA materials.
  
• Have a telescope? With a sun funnel, you can use it to give viewers a different kind of viewing experience! Here is a short video on how, as well as directions on how to build one. 

Safe viewing practices are important for a good eclipse viewing experience! Eclipse viewing glasses have lenses of special filtering material that allows viewers to watch the eclipse without risk of damaging the eyes. AWB have these glasses available to you, at a very low cost, in our store. Click here to purchase for your viewing event! 

Meet the AWB Building on the Eclipse Team!

We are so VERY excited to get to work with each and everyone of you! We can't wait to get started!

Lindsay Bartolone, Education Director

Andi Nelson, Program Coordinator

"The Sun is our only star, and it  never ceases to amaze, the more I learn. I hope to pass on my excitement and share its light with you!" 

Mike Simmons, Founder and President of Astronomers Without Borders

"The Sun is the source of all light and energy, and all earthly processes including life. I'm pleased to share that knowledge in lessons tracing sunlight's path into everything we know on Earth."

Brian Kruse, Director, Teacher Learning Center, Astronomical Society of the Pacific

“Everyone experiences the Sun on a daily basis, however not that many understand what it is, or how it works.  I am excited to help bring about a better understanding of this star that affects all of our lives.”

Rebecca Triplett-Johnson, CEO and President, STAR, Inc. 

 “The sun’s gift to Earth is not only that of brilliance and light, but also of shadows and darkness; the whole of its yin and yang support of life.  I’m excited to be part of this project in bringing awareness of the magnitude with which the sun establishes and supports the many facets of life on earth.”