The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is a NASA Citizen Science project funded by NASA Science Activation that is studying how eclipses affect life on Earth during the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Eclipse Soundscapes will revisit an eclipse study from almost 100 years ago that showed that animals and insects are affected by solar eclipses! Like this study from 100 years ago, ES will ask for the public’s help. ES will also use modern technology to continue to study how solar eclipses affect life on Earth!
Eclipse Soundscapes (ES) Observers and Data Collectors have submitted numerous observations and audio data from the 2023 Annular and the 2024 Total solar eclipses. Our team is actively receiving, sorting, uploading, and analyzing this information. You can learn more about this process and check the status of your audio data submission by visiting the Audio Processing page or clicking the button below.
Eclipse Soundscapes collected lots of observations and sound data from the October 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse! The sound data and observations collected will help us understand the impact of the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses on various U.S. ecosystems. Receiving, processing, and sharing all of this data will take some time. We will be scheduling updates webinars and sharing updates on this process via social media and the updates email list. We hope you stay involved!
Upcoming Webinars:
Echoes of the Night Sky: How AudioMoth Technology is Enhancing Nocturnal Migration Research
Get involved in analyzing the audio data! Eclipse Soundscapes collected lots of sound data from the October 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse! The sound data collected will help us understand the impact of the 2023 and 2024 solar eclipses on various U.S. ecosystems. When data analysis activities are available, we will email everyone on the ES Data Analyst updates list.
3,373 ES Observers submitted their observations from April 8-15!
ES Data Collector sign-up and device registration (ES ID # assignment) are both required. Device registration can be completed after the eclipse but must be completed before data submission. Data submission requires that information be submitted online as well as physically, by mailing a MicroSD card. Therefore, preliminary participation numbers will be available at the end of April and final participation numbers will be available in the months after the eclipse once data receipt has been confirmed.
ES APPRENTICES 3,425 Completed Role in 2024
ES OBSERVERS3,373 Observations Submitted!
ES DATA COLLECTORS1,310 Signed-Up751 Devices Registered498 Online Location Notes491 MicroSD cards Received
Did the ES Team Receive my audio data?
We are processing your data submissions from the online form and mailed-in MicroSD cards. This is still ongoing due to the large volume of MicroSD cards and multiple stages involved. Please be patient and check back frequently. We will notify you via our updates email list once processing is complete.
For updates on the Audio Data Processing, to check if we’ve received your data, and to see what stage your data is in, visit the Audio Processing page by clicking here.
AudioMoth Recording Device
Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collectors used AudioMoth recording devices to capture audio, which they then submitted by mailing their MicroSD cards to the ES team. With the audio data collection phase now complete, we encourage Data Collectors to continue their scientific exploration using their AudioMoths. For guidance on custom settings and other helpful tips, visit the Open Acoustic Devices Website. Click here to explore the Open Acoustic Devices site.
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