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March 9, 2017

Don't Miss the Opportunity to Get FREE Eclipse Glasses and an Education Kit for your Library!

With nearly 700 library applications already approved, we are almost half way to fulfilling the Moore grant's limit of 1500 libraries able to receive this offer.

To qualify for free eclipse glasses and a special eclipse education kit, your library will be required to complete our online application. This includes the verification of your library's commitment to offer public events that your library plans to do in the months and weeks leading up to the eclipse and on eclipse day. As part of this application, you will be asked to provide a direct web link to your library’s homepage, library’s events calendar, a newspaper article, or other website that demonstrates that your eclipse events are being publicly promoted. In addition, you will be asked to agree to follow the safe viewing practices that are described in the “Observer’s Guide to Viewing the Eclipse” (National Science Teachers Association).

For a preview of the application's questions, click here. For some Frequently Asked Questions (and answers) on the application process, click here.

Don't Delay - Apply Today!

Eclipse Pre-Application Webinar

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2017 at 1pm MDT

Presented by Anne Holland & Keliann LaConte

If you have not already completed your application to receive eclipse glasses, please join us with any questions about the application process, and to learn more about what your library can already be doing to prepare for the August event. If you have already completed your application, you do not need to attend this session.

Register Now!

Crowd-pleasing Hands-on Activities for Your Eclipse Programs

Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at 1pm MDT

Presented by Keliann LaConte

Learn how to facilitate activities that will have your patrons asking, "Really!?!," and exclaiming "That's so cool!"

Sun Cookies are a sure crowd-pleaser -- join us to see how these tasty treats can help young learners explore the Sun. Engage both youth and adults in out-of-this-world explorations of how our small Moon can eclipse the huge Sun. Experiment with integrating technology into your eclipse programs using online games as well as equipment you may already have on hand.

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Google Supports Public Libraries

The Space Science Institute (SSI) was awarded a sponsorship from Google that will provide 740,000 FREE eclipse glasses and other resources for 740 public libraries across the nation. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is also providing glasses and materials that add an additional 1.26 million glasses, bringing the total to over 2 million glasses that will be distributed to more than 2,200 libraries! These libraries will serve as centers for eclipse education and viewing for their communities. The libraries will be selected through an application process managed by the STAR Library Education Network (STAR_Net) and its NASA@ My Library initiative.

The Eclipse Megamovie Project

The Eclipse Megamovie Project is ready to rolll and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific is now accepting applications for this innovative project.

The ASP is excited to announce an opportunity to contribute to a first-of-its-kind citizen science project: the Eclipse Megamovie! They looking to get photographs of the upcoming August 21st total solar eclipse to build a movie of images from coast to coast. They need skilled photographers to help create the movie as well as support solar science. For more on the goals of the project, see UC Berkeley’s official press release.

Their aim is to recruit over 1,000 amateur photographers and astronomers who will be on the path of totality on August 21, 2017. Team members receive training and submit a practice image before the eclipse. Once you qualify, you will receive a pin to designate your status as an official photographer for the project. Your name will also be included in the credits of the final Eclipse Megamovie. If you want to participate, visit their website and SIGN IN to apply!

Basic equipment necessary for participating in the Eclipse Megamovie Project:

Camera: DSLR (digital single lens reflex)
Telephoto or zoom lens: minimum focal length of 300mm
A stable and level tripod
Ability to identify the GPS coordinates and time to the nearest second

Hands-on STEM: Eclipse Watchers Want to Know - How Far Away Is the Moon?

If we could shrink the Earth to the size of a basketball, the Moon would be the size of a tennis ball. At that scale, how far apart would the basketball "Earth" and tennis ball "Moon" be? Hint: it took the Apollo astronauts about 2 1/2 days to get to the Moon, using a pretty zippy (24,000 mph) propulsion system!

Enter your guess on Facebook! After you've made your guess, turn this game into a hands-on activity for patrons using the NASA activity guide, "How far away is the moon?"

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