Resources for watching the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse
- April 8 Total Solar Eclipse (McDonald Observatory)
- Interactive Solar Eclipse Map for April 8
- Total Eclipse of the Horns (UT Austin)
- Totality (free, interactive phone app that tells you what the eclipse will be like for any location, which locations will experience totality and for exactly how long)
- How to View a Solar Eclipse Safely (American Astronomical Society)
- Solar Eclipse Across America (American Astronomical Society)
Dig deeper into eclipse science
- Lunar and solar eclipses make animals do strange things
Episode credits
- Select bird sounds from: Yasuni Soundscapes – Ecuador 2018, by Lang Elliott
- Our theme music was composed by Charlie Harper
- Other music for today’s show was produced by: Podington Bear
- Cover image: The Sun’s corona shining brightly during a total solar eclipse in 2009. This media was created by the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab). Credit: Miloslav Druckmüller, Peter Aniol, Vojtech Rušin, Ľubomír Klocok, Karel Martišek, Martin Dietzel. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
About Point of Discovery
Point of Discovery is a production of the University of Texas at Austin's College of Natural Sciences and is a part of the Texas Podcast Network. The opinions expressed in this podcast represent the views of the hosts and guests, and not of The University of Texas at Austin. You can listen via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RSS, Amazon Podcasts, and more. Questions or comments about this episode or our series in general? Email Marc Airhart.