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Solar Eclipses Explained - From History to Future

Offered By: MinuteEarth via YouTube

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Explore the fascinating world of solar eclipses in this comprehensive video series produced by MinuteEarth in collaboration with NASA's Heliophysics Education Activation Team. Delve into the historical significance of eclipses, understand their frequency and geographical patterns, and discover intriguing animal behaviors during these celestial events. Learn about the Earth's slowing rotation as revealed by eclipse observations and contemplate the far future of eclipses. Gain insights into key concepts such as annular and total eclipses, elliptical orbits, and latitude's role in eclipse visibility. Enhance your eclipse knowledge with the included Eclipse Explorer app, allowing you to visualize eclipses across the solar system.

Syllabus

- Intro
- Eclipses Used To Be Terrifying | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUSo74fyZbY
- Why Aren't There Eclipses Every Month? | https://youtu.be/vIZyuXl-91U?si=SNB5L30DqRQ1BrRR
- Why does the north get more total eclipses? | https://youtu.be/1GrOLainIiA?si=8o-WBmHRe4cV8jks
- Why Do Eclipses Travel WEST to EAST? | https://youtu.be/ujYYlXP12m4?si=sq_zi0pQDTUUQq3Q
- Weird Things Animals Do During Eclipses | https://youtu.be/idlq8zCrUkY?si=VrPpG7v8hNf_KldM
- How eclipses proved that the Earth is slowing down | https://youtu.be/inMPbM6Rsl8?si=IrT15lijduCsr7Dv
- The LAST Eclipse in History | https://youtu.be/W7mVQ3kRPv8?si=EySy6uC4EdhEGNMC
- MinuteLabs Eclipse Explorer


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