NASA | 2016 Science - Seeing the Inner Corona

Scientists Nelson Reginald and Natchimuthuk Gopalswamy describe the experiment they will do during the 2016 eclipse in Indonesia.

As the moon slowly covers the face of the sun on the morning of March 9, 2016, in Indonesia, team of NASA scientists will be anxiously awaiting the start of totality – because at that moment, their countdown clock begins. They plan to take 59 several-second exposures of the sun in just over three minutes, capturing data on the innermost parts of the sun’s volatile, superhot atmosphere – a region we can only observe during total solar eclipses when the sun’s overwhelmingly bright face is completely blocked by the moon.

In partnership with Exploratorium, NASA TV will be showing a live stream of the eclipse on March 8, 2016, from 8-9 pm ET.

[NecroBones]

BTW, the interviews are almost entirely biased to the right audio channel. Disconcerting on headphones. :)

[TRussell]

My right ear found this very informative.

[johnvines]

I love scientist, they are smart, and they will humanity to something far bigger. But when you hear conspiracy theorist and religious cooks, you can tell the difference.

[joejones]

I remember when carobona was a past a time 2 remember

[Karibalaeyes]

the Sun Heats the Earth during the day and the moon absorbs the heat.

[burtmacklin]

Why isnt the suns corona disturbed when the moon passes by

[SouthwesternEagle]

I look forward to Aug 21, 2017. I'll be saddlin' up on Sáphira, my '97 Southwestern Ranch-style Harley classic, and riding from Phoenix to Lexington, Kentucky.

Man, what a ride that will be. <3 Once the Sun goes dark, I'll do some Native American rituals, of course. :)

[davidcarson]

I've done my math lieing MTFERS stop it please

[adamibrahimdemirci]

Western democracy and capitalism in a nut shell.