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Space
Space
Science
Anthony Wood

When a total solar eclipse darkens the sky on Aug. 12, these citizen scientists will be watching

A composite image showing totality as the lunar disk hides the face of the sun. Images are stacked diagonally either side showing the moon and sun just before and after totality.

Meet the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative — a passion-driven citizen science endeavour that shares breathtaking views of total solar eclipses while capturing valuable data on the sun's incandescent atmosphere.

At the heart of our solar system is a burning ball of superheated gas 100 times the width of Earth, with a thermonuclear reaction raging at its core. Its radiation and gravity hold the planets in their orbit and allow for the existence of life on our Blue Marble.

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