Eclipse Sites:

Fred Espenak's Eclipse Homepage--Maintained by NASA astronomer and eclipse forecaster Fred Espenak. Offering eclipse predictions, tips on observing and photographing eclipses, and more.

Earth View ECLIPSE Network--Comprehensive source of educational information about the history, science, and observation of eclipses, especially total solar eclipses.

Eyewitness Accounts of Six Total Eclipses--Entertaining and extensive site maintained by a British eclipse chaser. Includes photos and information on future eclipses.

SDAC Eclipse Information--Serves NASA eclipse bulletins via both the Web and anonymous ftp.

SKY Online's Eclipse Page--Information about some recent and upcoming eclipses of the sun and moon.

How to Photograph the Eclipse--Experienced eclipse photographer Richard Horowitz explains basic and more advanced photography techniques.

Bob Yen's Eclipse Photography--Scientist/professional photographer Bob Yen will be in the path of totality with eleven cameras and a PowerBook, uploading images and Quicktime files on the day of the eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse--Includes Curaçao and Netherlands Antilles regional information.

NosNET--Regional information about the Netherlands Antilles, including information about a local webcast of the eclipse from Curaçao.

EclipseChaser--Total solar eclipse and astronomy-related articles and images.

The 1999 Total Solar Eclipse--Several large maps and other information about the August 11, 1999 European eclipse.

The Caribbean's Shortest Night--Eyewitness journal account of the February 26, 1998 eclipse, with great photos and personal observations from a group of German eclipse chasers who travelled to Curaçao for the event.

Curaçao Eclipse--Provides general information about total solar eclipses and another live Webcast of the Feb. 26, 1998 total solar eclipse from Curaçao.

Eclipse '98 Webcast--Another project which brought the total eclipse of the sun on February 26, 1998 to the World Wide Web.

Caribbean Eclipse '98--Well-designed site covers "everything you need to know" about the February 26, 1998 eclipse.

Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26--Trilingual site in English, French, and Spanish. Includes regional Venezuela information.

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Resources for Educators:

Stanford Solar Center Eclipse Site--Excellent educational resource with classroom activities. Covers general eclipse topics as well as specific information about the February 26 eclipse.

Solar Eclipse Classroom--This wonderfully complete resource for K-6 includes lesson plans, experiments, and a pen pal program with children on Caribbean islands.

From Core to Corona: Layers of the Sun and The Solar Wind--A pair of sites with lots of intriguing pictures and diagrams explaining fusion and the energy processes in, and relating to, the Sun. Great for middle- to high-school kids, or the most eager elementary students.

The Sun--Extensive introduction t o our star, the sun. Includes educators' guides and many dynamic images and videos, including supercomputer simulations of convection.

Kye's World--Fun and informative site for kids interested in science, math, and technology. This frequently-updated site currently includes eclipse activities and "Pythagoras' Playground".

Stanford Solar Center--This site presents a collection of fun educational activities based on Solar Oscillations Investigation (SOI)and Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) data.

Astronomy in Motion: The Sun--A brief story of the sun as a star, plus fun solar activities; best for elementary school use.

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Solar Exploration Sites:

Surfing for Sunbeams--Take this multimedia tour of the Sun using fabulous x-ray images and movies, brought to you by the Yohkoh Public Outreach Project.

The Sun in Action--These pages illustrate dynamic aspects of our ever-changing sun using numerous animated GIFs.

A Tour Through the Virtual Sun--Take a twenty-minute virtual tour of the sun, inside and out. Lots of MPEG movies. (In English & Dutch)

The Sun--A wonderful resource for exploring the sun. Information about building a simple pinhole camera, solar structure, the solar interior, sunspots and sunspot numbers, eclipses, and much more.

A Pictorial Introduction to the Sun--A collection of solar images, each with descriptive text. Includes views of the sun in various parts of the spectrum, sunspots, prominences, total eclipses, coronal mass ejections, and the sunspot "butterfly" diagrams.

The Sun--A quick overview of the sun.

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Solar Missions and Telescopes:

SOHO: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory--Homepage of the spacecraft observatory SOHO, developed jointly by NASA and ESA (the European Space Agency). Extensive data from twelve separate instruments designed to study the internal structure of the sun, its extensive outer atmosphere, and the origin of the solar wind.

The Yohkoh X-ray Satellite--Yohkoh, orbiting high above the earth, explores the sun in X rays. Check out the dazzling images produced!

YOHKOH--Another of the Yohkoh Homepages.

High Energy Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI)--HESSI was recently selected for launch in mid-2000 as part of NASA's Small Explorer Program. HESSI's primary mission is to explore the basic physics of particle acceleration and explosive energy release in solar flares.

Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph Experiment (LASCO)--The LASCO, one of eleven instruments included on the SOHO spacecraft, is a coronagraphic telescope designed to block light from the solar disk in order to see the faint emission of the corona.

Global Oscillation Network Group (GONG)--The GONG Project is a community-based solar observation network of six telescopes located at strategic points around the earth. GONG is conducting detailed studies of the solar internal structure and dynamics.

The Wilcox Solar Observatory--New low-resolution maps of the sun's magnetic field are posted each day, as are observations of solar surface motions.

UC/Lick Observatory--Homepage of the University of California's Lick Observatory in Santa Cruz, California.

TRACE -- a New Satellite to Study the Sun--The Transition Region And Coronal Explorer (TRACE) mission enables solar physicists to study the connections between fine-scale magnetic fields and the associated plasma structures on the sun.

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Solar Physics Sites:

Helioseismology Tours--Pages from the Stanford SOLAR Center pointing to educational resources relating to helioseismology.

Solar Data Analysis Center--Massive resource from the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Includes QuickTime VR Object Movie of the sun.

International Solar Terrestrial Physics--"A global concert of spacecraft and observatories, scientists and engineers, tuning into the sun, the earth, and their never-ending symphony..."

Solar Physics--Information from the Marshall Space Flight Center's Space Sciences Laboratory includes pointers to areas of solar research, to solar-related missions, and to various solar physics research projects.

Corona l Modelling Predictions--Graphical magnetohydrodynamic modeling prediction of the February 26 solar corona from the Solar Physics Group of the Applied Physics Operation, SAIC, in San Diego.

Solar Activity Predictions--To predict solar activity, you'll need to know some physics. Peruse this site for techniques on long-term activity forecasts.

Song of the Sun--A brief production about helioseismology by the award-winning daily science radio series "Earth & Sky".

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Multicultural Perspectives on the Sun:

The Mayan View of the Sun--A brief description of Mayan beliefs concerning the sun. From this page you can also explore other Mayan astronomical beliefs and observations.

Lakota (Native American) Understanding of the Sun--This Web site includes an assortment of information relating to Native Americans, primarily the Lakota tribe, and their relationship with astronomy. Medicine Wheels, ceremonies relating to the rising of the sun and other stars, and Lakota beliefs are examined.

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The Sun-Earth Connection:

Space Environment Center--The Space Environment Center (SEC) provides real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and geophysical events. Get today's space weather, solar images, data on auroral activity, the current state of the atmosphere, and more. Great place to look for ideas for a science project!

Solar Terrestrial Activity Report--Check this site for daily developments in the solar and geomagnetic fields, the solar wind, and the solar sunspot cycle.

Space Weather Today--The site contains links to "real-time" information on space weather conditions surrounded by explanatory material, basic information on the sun-earth system, and information on space weather impacts on earth and earth systems.

Space Weather Predictions--Check out this site for the latest space weather condition predictions, including solar wind speed, coronal holes, and surface active regions.

Lund Space Weather Homepage--Covers space weather including stormy weather in space, recent space weather events, and even forecasting space weather. (Lund University, Sweden)

Space Weather: Elements of Near-Earth Space--Through vivid images and drawings, explore the sun's energy emissions and their effects on earth. (National Research Council)

Satellite Visibility Program--This unique website allows visitors to determine when satellites and Solar Iridium Flares will be visible in their geographic area. Includes rise and set times for the sun and moon in the visitor's region.

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Previous "Live @ the Exploratorium" Webcasts:

Eyeing the Storm--"Science and the Art of Visualization". From May 20 to June 5 1997, the Exploratorium presented a special webcast series exploring the art and science of severe storm visualization.

Hubble Servicing Mission--"Looking Beyond Boundaries". From February 11 to 21, 1997, the Exploratorium's webcast studio presented a ten-day behind the scenes look at NASA's 1997 mission to upgrade the Hubble Telescope, with live feeds from the orbiting sattelite.

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