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PBS Western Reserve Specials
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Community scientists come together to study the sun during the 2024 total solar eclipse.

Gathered in Darkness

 

For thousands of years, total solar eclipses have captivated humanity. They are also great for science. The Citizen Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse (CATE) 2024 brought amateur and professional scientists into partnership to gather data on the sun’s corona, its outermost atmosphere, during the 2024 total solar eclipse. Explore perspectives of the community participants, including scientists from Ohio, in this documentary.