Eclipse Toolkit - GLOBE Observer
Citizen scientists contributed over 80,000 air temperature measurements and nearly 20,000 clouds observations during the 2017 solar eclipse across North America, as well as hundreds of additional observations during the 2019 and 2020 eclipses in South America, and thousands of observations for the annular eclipse in October 2023. The Eclipse tool will next be active in the GLOBE Observer app for the total solar eclipse in April 2024. In the meantime, you can analyze eclipse data with your participants or start preparing for an upcoming solar eclipse.
Analyze Eclipse Data
Did your museum or library host a big event for a past eclipse? Invite your participants back to take a look at the observations collected by citizen scientists. Learn more about accessing and analyzing eclipse data.
NOAA's Science On a Sphere program and the GLOBE Program are collaborating to display your data at nearly 200 museums and science institutions around the world that have Science On a Sphere. You may have one close to you! We also have a mobile version that you can download. Science On a Sphere is a spherical visualization display system that presents amazing Earth data and visualizations. For the 2024 eclipse we will use it to display the data you collect on the 2023 eclipse! You will be able to see how temperature changes across the country on a 6 foot sphere or even in your own phone, and learn more about how community science can provide amazing data for science and education."
For more information about how to take observations, visit the GLOBE Eclipse landing page.
Eclipse Facilitator Resources
For more resources for Library Facilitators visit the GLOBE Observer Library Guide: Eclipse Library Resources. For more resources geared toward individual observers, visit the Eclipse Resource Library (incluyendo recursos sobre eclipses en español). We provide suggestions for using these resources at eclipse events in Tips for Events with GLOBE Eclipse. Find videos, graphics and other useful media resources related to GLOBE and the upcoming eclipse in our GLOBE Eclipse Media Kit. Salta a recursos en español. Accéder aux ressources en français.
Books
Use WorldCat to search libraries near you, read reviews, and find editions in different languages.
Books for Kids: Eclipse books, Clouds books
Books for Teens and Adults: Eclipse books, Clouds books