Ready to be a scientist for a day? Here's how you can safely capture images during the eclipse and share them with NASA for further study of the sun.
NASA needs help studying the upcoming solar eclipse, and it has called for people to join a citizen science team. You don’t need an advanced degree in science or even any fancy equipment to participate in this study: just a smartphone, a tripod or other way to steady your phone, and a free app developed by Western Kentucky University in collaboration with NASA.
When users download the SunSketcher app, it walks you through a full tutorial on how to set up the phone to capture a series of images during the eclipse — a series of 101 photos throughout totality — to capture the total eclipse in real time. Note: You will not be able to use your phone for other photos while the app is in use. So, make sure you have another camera ready if you want to shoot video or photos during the eclipse.
Baily’s Beads is a string of light — or “Diamond Ring” effect — that happens because of the way the sun’s light reacts with the moon’s rugged surface. The photos from the SunSketcher app will capture this phenomenon and GPS data from the phone. This, in conjunction with maps of the moon, will allow NASA scientists to create a database to help “enable the precise calculations of the Sun’s shape.”
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