Eclipses: Crash Course Astronomy #5

The big question in the comments last week was, "BUT WHAT ABOUT ECLIPSES?" Today, Phil breaks 'em down for you.

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As promised, Phil's sun spotting recommendations:

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Rainbow Symphony glasses: http://www.rainbowsymphony.com/soleclipse.html

Wide variety of viewers from Rainbow Symphony: http://www.eclipseglasses2017.....com/buy-eclipse-glas

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Chapters:
Introduction 00:00
How Do Solar Eclipses Work? 0:52
Umbra & Penumbra 2:04
The Sun's Corona 3:17
Solar Eclipse Totality 4:14
Annular Eclipse 5:09
Can You Look at a Solar Eclipse? 5:32
Lunar Eclipses 6:54
Size of the Earth and Moon 8:24
Review 9:27
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PHOTOS/VIDEOS
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-b....in/details.cgi?aid=4
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/f....orstudents/k-4/stori
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E....clipse#mediaviewer/F
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S....olar_eclipse_of_Sept
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w....iki/File:Solar_eclip
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S....olar_eclipse#mediavi
http://philhart.smugmug.com/Su....n/Queensland-Solar-E
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-b....in/details.cgi?aid=1
http://philhart.smugmug.com/Su....n/Queensland-Solar-E
http://philhart.smugmug.com/Su....n/Queensland-Solar-E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YX2blo1eRk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S....olar_eclipse#mediavi
http://commons.wikimedia.org/w....iki/File:Geometry_of
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-b....in/details.cgi?aid=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F....ile:Lunar_eclipse_Ap
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-b....in/details.cgi?aid=1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L....unar_eclipse#mediavi
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-b....in/details.cgi?aid=4