How solar eclipses happen and the best way to view one
Jacqueline McCleary, an assistant professor of physics at Northeastern University, joins host Gautam Mukunda to explain how solar eclipses happen (she has props!); how to get the best – and safest – view; and when to look out for a blood red lunar eclipse.
00:30 What's geometry got to do with it?
1:15 How the moon usually orbits the earth
1:40 It's all about alignment
2:05 Blood red lunar eclipse
2:40 Other planets with solar eclipses
3:55 Best way to appreciate the solar eclipse
4:15 Magnifying glasses, the sun and your retina
4:30 NOVA-branded eclipse glasses (super cool)
5:00 Totality
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