Seminar Abstract:
Total solar eclipses are spectacular astronomical phenomena that allow unique studies of the solar corona. While observing windows at fixed sites are only a few minutes long, "chasing" the Moon's shadow enables longer observing periods, enhancing scientific return and mitigating the risk of bad observing conditions in any one location. Here, we discuss two successful expeditions to chase the 2024 eclipse: (1) Citizen CATE 2024, a distributed ground network of uniform stationary sites deployed along the length of the eclipse path to observe in series, jointly funded by NSF and NASA, with 35 teams staffed by over 200 community participants; and (2) a NASA-funded WB-57 campaign, using two airplanes flying along the shadow path to extend observing time from particular instruments, with a multi-wavelength scientific instrument suite mounted in the nosecone of one aircraft to observe the corona in near, short, and mid-wave infrared.
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