Astronomy & Space Exploration
Total Solar Eclipse 2017: Live from the USA

On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will occur over North America. The Exploratorium will bring live images of the sun during the eclipse from the path of totality.

Solar Eclipse

Explore webcasts, stories, dispatches, photos, and articles of total and annular solar eclipses and transits.

How to View an Eclipse
2016 Total Solar Eclipse Sonification

Hear music composed from the electronic signal of the 2016 total solar eclipse.

Getting There: 63 Hours to Woleai

by Maria Zilberman • March 8, 2016

The 63-hour journey from San Francisco to Woleai covered 7,153 miles­.
Setting Up in Paradise

We set up on a Woleai airstrip to film the total solar eclipse.

Total Solar Eclipse Android App
Arriving at Woleai

We arrive at Woleai, Micronesia, to film the total solar eclipse.

Countdown 3 (at the museum)

by Eileen Campbell • March 7, 2016

The home team prepares for hosting the solar eclipse broadcast and event.

Countdown 2 (getting ready for the eclipse)

by Eclipse Field Crew • March 5, 2016

Day-by-day dispatches from our eclipse crew in Micronesia.

Time Travel

by Paul Doherty • March 4, 2016

How can an event end the day before it begins?

Countdown 1 (on the way to Woleai)

by Eclipse Field Crew • February 29, 2016

Dispatches from our crew in Micronesia.

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