Resources – Hill Country Eclipse Portal
That's a wrap - the Solar Eclipse has ended!
After many years of planning, the celestial fun has come to an end. However, just because the eclipse is over doesn't mean we have no reason to celebrate. Our region's stars are something to celebrate every night of the year! Click here to learn more about our efforts to protect starry night skies for future generations.
Want to find a new home for your gently used solar glasses? Click here to explore a list of places you can recycle and donate your solar glasses through Astronomer Without Borders. And don't forget - you can still use them to see the sun even when there's not a solar eclipse!
Hill Country Eclipse Resources
Helpful Links
American Astronomical Society
American Solar Eclipse Company
Eclipse 2024
Eclipsophile – Climate and Weather for Celestial Events
EclipseWise
Great American Eclipse
Interactive Map – Eclipse 2023 (TimeandDate.com)
Interactive Google Map – Eclipse 2024 (TimeandDate.com)
National Eclipse
Activities and Educational Assets
Eclipses in the Arts
Getting a Feel for Eclipses
NASA Pinhole Projector
NSTA Booklet for School Administrators
NSTA Guide for Public Libraries and Communities
NSTA Solar Eclipse Guide for Educators
Plastic Cup Solar Projector
PUNCH Pinhole Projector
The LightSound Project
Totality! – Eclipse App
Community Science
Aurorasaurus
Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative
Citizen CATE
Eclipse Megamovie
Eclipse Soundscapes
GLOBE Eclipse
HamSCI
Solar Jet Hunter
Sunsketcher
The Sungrazer Project
Documents and Guides
Eclipse Questions Answered
In this video, HCA’s Dawn Davies and Leah Cuddeback answer some of your burning eclipse questions – from where you should be to best see the total solar eclipse to what you can expect during totality!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction
00:53 – Types of eclipses
01:46 – Where to view
03:08 – During an eclipse
04:41 – During totality
05:07 – Recommended eclipse gear
06:41 – Learn more
Eclipse Lunch and Learn Series
Planning for one solar eclipse is a challenge. Preparing for two back-to-back solar eclipses requires information, organization, and communication beyond the quarterly Hill Country Eclipse Round Table Meetings. To further support our partners and communities, HCA convenes bi-weekly lunch and learn sessions to discuss niche topics specific to eclipse readiness. For more information and to register for the series, click here.
Eclipse Roundtable Series
Since 2020, HCA has convened quarterly round table meetings of task forces across the Hill Country to update one another on preparations, coordinate activities, and resources where practical, and hear from professionals around the country who have experience with eclipse preparations. To learn more and join future Round Table meetings email Dawn@hillcountryalliance.org.
Learn more about our work for night skies in the Hill Country
Just like the song says, the stars at night really ARE big and bright deep in the heart of Texas! In the Hill Country, we are located on the border of a light polluted east and less light polluted west. We call this living on ‘the edge of night.’ As a result, we are in a unique geographic location to help prevent the spread of light pollution westward across the continent. Read on to learn more about the many local individuals and organizations working to ensure our view of the starry sky stays that way!
Come for the sun, stay for the stars – and help support the Texas Hill Country!
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