#24K Xtra - AAS Reports: Solar Eclipse Affects, on Earth, Brains, Its Own Atmosphere - Sun's A Variable but Does That Affect Climate? [PAID]
TGT 6/25/24: Citizen Science Eclipse Projects--Atmosphere and Human Brains, Sun's Corona Over Time; Solar Cycles--Daily, Yearly, Hundreds and Thousands of Years, and Our Climate Now and Future.
Cover Photo - Like Sunglasses, Solar Polarizations
In This Issue:
Cover Photo — Like Sunglasses, Solar Polarizations
Welcome to Issue 24K Xtra!
AAS Reports -
- Interesting Eclipse Results from Citizen Scientists—Ballooning for Science
- Viewing a Polarized Sun for Hours (Cover Story)
- This is Your Brain on Eclipses
- Solar Irradiance Varies With Several Cycles, and They Don’t Cause Climate Change
Welcome to The Galactic Times Newsletter-Inbox Magazine #24K Xtra!
This issue covers reports from the American Astronomical Meeting (AAS) of early June, for those who are either Paid Subscribers or Professional Educator subscribers. Three of these four long pieces concern citizen science studies during the recent solar eclipses, and the variable brightness of the Sun and how it DOES effect our climate. Didn’t know it was a variable star? Upgrade to a Paid or Educator Subscription to read onwards!
There are a bunch of stories that don’t fit in this issue! They will appear in other TGT issues, free and Xtras.
As this is being finalized, yours truly is (poorly) on European time, attending virtual sessions of the Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) meeting in Toulouse, France. Reports from HERE will be in also be in both the free and paid issues.
We will be taking time off for an annual break following the AUGUST 1st issue. There will be no August 15th or September 1st issues of The Galactic Times.
Enjoy!
Publisher — Dr. Larry Krumenaker Email: newsletter@thegalactictimes.com
AAS Conference Reports
Interesting Eclipse Results from Citizen Scientists
What happens during an eclipse? No, we’re not asking about the phenomena in the sky when the Moon blocks the Sun’s light. We’re talking about down here, in the atmosphere. The common results are, of course, the sky darkens and brighter planets and stars appear. Animals are known to think it is the early approach of nighttime and prepare for sleep. But what actually happens in the air?
Direct sunlight loss does generate a cooling of the air. Thermometer readings on the ground have caught that many times. How does the atmosphere handle that shadow above the ground? The only way to know is to take measures above the ground. Groups of citizen scientists, many of them students, did just that….with balloons.
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