Eclipsalaplooza -a Kent Eclipse Experience to Share with NASA
When a Total Solar Eclipse occurs, how will animals react? This is an “Out of this World” experience for us all, even the critters! NASA wants us to become Citizen Scientists &
share our observations on animal behavior. Partial and Total Eclipses are so rare that we do not have ample data on how wildlife will respond, including in our own communities.
Nocturnal animals may shake off their sleep and begin to emerge or call. Spring’s frog
chorus may tune up or tune down. Diurnal (daytime) animals may become agitated or quiet and return to their roosts or dens. The insect day shift may hide while the night shift begins to fly. While sharing our cosmic experience with NASA we can add to the scientific
knowledge collected on our wildlife, backyard critters, farm animals, and pets! You can do it in your yard, in the park, downtown, or anywhere in the eclipse path. Think of all the cool information that will be collected and studied from folks like you! Information collected will start 10 minutes before eclipse maximum, during eclipse maximum, and 10 minutes after. Sign up for a workshop at Kent Free Library in March or go to NASA eclipse website for information on the eclipse and participation. Kent Parks and Recreation will have observation sheets printed at our office. The notes will be used to fill in your short Observer form online.
Think of all we will learn!
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