Calling All Young Explorers: Be Part of NASA's Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Team!

2023-11-27 22:09:27 by Lauren Bradley

The North Little Rock Public Library is one of over 70 locations across the country selected to take part in the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative, and we are looking for curious high school students to join our DEB team! Our team will be part of a large network of volunteer citizen scientists and will conduct coordinated solar observations prior to and during the total solar eclipse in 2024. Thanks to equipment and funding provided by NASA and the National Science Foundation, we will broadcast live images and collect data during the eclipse that NASA’s SOHO satellite is unable to capture! The data we collect will be used in actual scientific research.  

The group will also take part in Einstein’s Incredible Universe, an exciting new media and engagement program designed to catalyze interest in space science and spark scientific curiosity in lifelong learners, especially young women. The project includes an all-new 3D/2D film for giant screen theaters and planetariums, produced by Cosmic Picture, featuring the great discoveries of Albert Einstein and contemporary female astrophysicists who are putting his groundbreaking theories on space, time, and gravity to the test. 

The form to apply to our DEB team can be found here. The deadline to apply is December 17; those selected will be notified by December 20. Please reach out to Lauren at Lauren.Bradley@lamanlibrary.org with any questions!