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Here’s how citizen scientists can help during the 2024 solar eclipse

High solar activity means opportunities abound for amateurs during the next U.S. eclipse

A photo of a solar eclipse as seen from Earth in 2017.

The ethereal solar corona frames an eclipsed sun and a moon dimly lit by earthshine in this composite photo from the August 2017 total eclipse.

Michael S. Adler/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed)

By James R. Riordon

- More than 2 years ago

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Last Saturday’s “ring of fire” eclipse, which blocked out 98 percent of the sun’s surface, was a rare and spectacular sight for those who got to view it.