Learn and Explore - Total Solar Eclipse

Medieval era-style illustration of two women during the Middle Ages looking at a solar eclipse while stars twinkle in the night sky.

Surprising facts and beliefs about eclipses during medieval and Renaissance times

人妻少妇专区 experts offer historical insights into medieval society鈥檚 fascination with astronomical and astrological phenomena.

First-year students help NASA study the total solar eclipse

Rochester has one of about 30 teams nationwide taking observations for the Citizen CATE 2024 experiment.

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7 rare books to celebrate the solar eclipse

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Two pairs of 人妻少妇专区-branded solar eclipse glasses against a white background.

The science behind solar eclipse glasses

Optics professor James Zavislan explains how eclipse glasses protect your eyes from the sun鈥檚 light during an eclipse.

A group gathered in a window to view the total solar eclipse through smoked glass.

3 old school tips for viewing the solar eclipse

We dug into the campus newspaper archives to trace the evolution of eclipse knowledge鈥攁nd etiquette鈥攐ver the last century.

GIF of the moon moving between the Earth and the sun as it forms a solar corona during a total eclipse.

Eclipse helped Rochester alumnus see solar corona in new light

Observations made by William Harkness during the 1869 total eclipse led to a pivotal discovery about the sun鈥檚 corona.

Partial solar eclipse seen through clouds.

Get ready for the total solar eclipse on April 8

Check out this eclipse primer that includes a Q&A with physics and astronomy professor Dan Watson.