Eclipse Soundscapes Project
Introduction
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!
We need your help! Eclipse Soundscapes is collecting your multi-sensory observations and recorded sound data from the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. The observations and sound data collected will help us understand the impact of 2023, and 2024 solar eclipses on various U.S. ecosystems.
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How can I participate in Eclipse Soundscapes?
Learn about solar eclipses, observe, collect data, and/or analyze data. Click here to get started.
Lead your scouts, science club members, etc. in learning about eclipses, observing, and/or collecting data. Click here to get started!
Host an eclipse learning event or start a hands-on science club using our project as your first activity. Click here to get started!
Organize & lead a group of Eclipse Soundscapes volunteers in your community and/or collect and submit sound data or eclipse observations. Click here to get started!
Host an eclipse learning event, organize and lead a group of Eclipse Soundscapes volunteers who collect eclipse observations and/or collect data at your park, or collect data yourself. Click here to get started!
Utilize our eclipse related lesson plans and resources. Or, if you lead an after school club, see the Group Leaders section! Click here to get started!
More NASA Opportunities!
GLOBE Eclipse
A partner eclipse science project
Like the Eclipse Soundscapes Project, GLOBE Eclipse is funded by NASA Science Activation. GLOBE Eclipse is an amazing complementary science activity to Eclipse Soundscapes because it is collecting eclipse data related to another multisensory element of solar eclipses – temperature! You might feel it get a little colder during the eclipse and we hope you will help scientists measure and document this! It would also be AMAZING if there were Eclipse Soundscapes Observers, Eclipse Soundscapes data collectors, and GLOBE observers all collecting data from the same location! Think of all the science exploration that could happen with all of that complementary data!
The Eclipse tool will appear in the GLOBE Observer app a few days before each eclipse. Volunteer scientists will observe how the eclipse changes atmospheric conditions near them by reporting on clouds, air temperature, and land cover. The GLOBE eclipse tool is a combination of GLOBE Clouds and Land Cover. You and your patrons can take observations with GLOBE Clouds and Land Cover now to prepare for GLOBE Eclipse. Click here to learn more about GLOBE eclipse!
NASA Solver
Interested in helping NASA solve tough problems? Become a NASA Solver! Visit the NASA Solver website to find opportunities to participate in prizes, challenges, crowdsourcing and activities that develop solutions for problems related to NASA’s mission!
NASA Citizen Science
Interested in more NASA citizen science opportunities? Click here to check out all of the current NASA Citizen Science Projects.