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How cool was the eclipse?

Kristin Robertson Oliveri, modified 7 Years ago.
Youngling Posts: 4 Join Date: 5/3/16 Recent Posts
Does anyone want to share what they did at school?
Our student scientists collected cloud and temperature data for GLOBE Observer before, during, and after maximum coverage. Students also viewed the eclipse with glasses, pinhole viewers, even collanders! 
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Greg P. Smestad, modified 7 Years ago.
Youngling Posts: 5 Join Date: 7/28/17 Recent Posts
Kristin Robertson Oliveri:
Does anyone want to share what they did at school?
Our student scientists collected cloud and temperature data for GLOBE Observer before, during, and after maximum coverage. Students also viewed the eclipse with glasses, pinhole viewers, even collanders! 
Kristin, 

Here’s a reply and some quick links to show you what we did here in San José, CA. We were at the Almaden Quicksilver County Park site above the coastal fog. Here is a link to some of our photos:

https://goo.gl/photos/jM1nzfzjiJ15v3Qi9

I'm in several of the photos (with the blue scarf around my neck). We had about 15 visitors & participants who safely
viewed the crescent sun shadows on the ground (from the trees) and the full detail of
the sun via my telescope fitted with a solar filter. I was able to take regular measurements of air
temperature and light level vs. time and how this affected a small solar panel. Another gentlemen was there as a citizen scientist and he also took measurements using Globe Observer on his cell phone!

My Facebook post on the day is here:

https://www.facebook.com/SolIdeasTechnologyDevelopment/

My LinkedIn posts on the eclipse are found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregpsmestadphd/detail/recent-activity/

This was all part of the terrific NASA Globe Observer program.  We’re working on the data now.
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