March 13, 2024

Hi !

We have closed registration for glasses due to limited supply. We apologize to anyone who was hoping registration would reopen but we would not be able to guarantee fulfillment for any new orders placed.

If you were unable to register for glasses with us, there are still options to buy pairs directly through any of the reputable vendors listed by the American Astronomical Society:

Suppliers of Safe Solar Viewers & Filters | Solar Eclipse Across America (aas.org)

For eclipse resources for libraries or indirect ways to view the eclipse, you can go to our “Getting Started with SEAL” website:

Getting started with SEAL? Find eclipse and Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries resources here! – STAR Net Community (starnetlibraries.org)

Or sign up for our community site:

Create an Account – STAR Net Community (starnetlibraries.org)

2024 Total Solar Eclipse: Through the Eyes of NASA

Monday, April 8 · 11am MDT

Be our virtual guest for the 2024 total solar eclipse live streaming event! On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over Mexico, the United States, and Canada. The next total solar eclipse will not be seen for another 20 years in 2044!

Registration will provide communications about where to view, eye safety, highlighted eclipse activities, and access to curated eclipse resources.

All resources, participation, and registration are FREE. Register to let NASA know that you're virtually participating!

Check out this Digital Booklet for the Total Solar Eclipse and Safety Information!

Preparing for the upcoming eclipse? The SEAL project has created a 36-page information booklet with information all about the upcoming eclipse and a range of ways to view it safely (such as using a colander to show many shadow images of the eclipse on the sidewalk). The booklet includes 2-page sheets about each eclipse, in English and in Spanish, that you can duplicate and provide to patrons with the glasses.

It’s not the eclipse that is dangerous to observe -- it’s the Sun! The Sun is so bright that its rays can cause serious damage to the sensitive tissues of the eyes, often without our being immediately aware of it. Safe solar-viewing glasses with special filters made of protective material will be sold in lots of places. Make sure that on the back, in small print, they say that they are “ISO 12312-2” certified. Don’t forget, there are also many ways to indirectly view the Sun.

Click below for more information and to find the online version of the booklet. While it is aimed at library staff and informal educators, much of it can be read by the public, so feel free to distribute this URL to your patrons as well.

SEAL Solar Eclipses Booklet

SEAL Eclipses Solares Folleto

Free STAR Net Webinar: Community Driven Science Adventure(s) at Your Library this Summer!

March 27 from 1-2 pm MT

Join SciStarter, STAR Net and the National Girls Collaborative Project to gain ideas and resources for connecting public engagement in scientific research with this year’s Collaborative Summer Library Program theme: Adventure Begins at Your Library™. From counting pollinators and taking photos of biodiversity to observing clouds and measuring light pollution, citizen and community science is a way for everyone to join in the adventures of science.

“The STAR Library Network (STAR Net) is a hands-on learning network for libraries and their communities across the country. STAR Net focuses on helping library professionals build their STEM skills by providing “science-technology activities and resources” (STAR) and training to use those resources.

STAR Net is built upon a strong network of collaborators and partners, led by the Space Science Institute’s (SSI) National Center for Interactive Learning (NCIL).

Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, NASA Office of STEM Engagement, and the NASA Science Mission Directorate.

STAR Net Blogs

Bilingual (English/Spanish) Solar Eclipse Resources – Link Bank

by Claire Ratcliffe Adams (SSI)

Looking for resources to help engage Spanish speakers in your community? STAR Net’s got you! View this STAR Net webinar all about bilingual and Spanish language hands-on activities, science explainers, and more!

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Graphics, Flyers, and Illustrations for the SEAL Project

by Amy Briones (SSI)

As part of the Solar Eclipse Activities for Libraries (SEAL) project, our team has developed a series of graphics that can be used by both public and state libraries facilitating solar science activities. Public libraries can use the following files to promote solar science programs and state libraries can use them to promote SEAL circulation kits and SEAL workshops.

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Portal to the Past: Make Your Own Eclipse History Exhibit

by Dillon Connelly (SSI)

A solar eclipse is not just an alignment of heavenly bodies; it’s an alignment of people. Watching the moon blot out the sun reminds us of our shared humanity on this small planet. The sense of awe connects us, one with another. It can also connect the present with the past.

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