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The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative Software Development for Data Collection, Processing and Uploading During the 2024 April 8th, Total Solar Eclipse<\/span> [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Recent Presentations” _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ min_height=”30px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Matthew Penn et, The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative: Initial Results from the 2024 Eclipse, American Geophysical Union, ESS Open Archive, 2026, DOI: 10.22541\/essoar.177067549.93082566\/v1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Robert (Bob) Baer, Matt Penn, Christopher Mandrell, et al. The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative: Applying Lessons Learned to 2027 Total Solar Eclipse Observations. American Geophysical Union,\u00a0 ESS Open Archive. <\/i>2026, DOI: 10.22541\/essoar.176773289.99420855\/v1<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Corinne Brevik, Robert Baer, Matt Penn, Christopher Mandrell, Harvey Henson, Paulo Simoes.\u00a0 The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative:\u00a0 A network of volunteer citizen scientists observing the Sun, European Geosciences Union General Assembly, 2025, 10.5194\/egusphere-egu25-14720<\/a><\/p>\n Christopher Mandrell<\/span>, Bob Baer<\/span>, Matthew Penn<\/span>, Corinne Brevik<\/span>, Harvey Henson<\/span>, Richard Danley<\/span>, Thayne Dean<\/span>, Heidi Bjerke<\/span>, Kevin Cobble<\/span>, Bill Kloepping<\/span>, Mike Conley<\/span>, Castor Fu<\/span>, Zack Stockbridge<\/span>, David Gerdes<\/span>, Jichi Wang<\/span>, Jonathan Mangin<\/span>, Claude Plymate<\/span>, and Mayra Tovar<\/span><\/span>, Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative, American Astronomical Society, https:\/\/baas.aas.org\/pub\/2024n7i124p08\/release\/1<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Zeonodo Published DEB Materials” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h3″ locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Ancillary and Auxiliary Programs Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Eclipse Partial Phase Image Capture Program Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Eclipse Totality Phase Image Capture Program Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Software Installation for Windows 10-11 Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Eclipse Procedure and Training <\/span>Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Python Scripts Installation and Setup Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative Eclipse Day Checklist<\/span> <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text content_tablet=”<\/p>\n The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative is a collaborative scientific effort to create a North American network of volunteer citizen scientist solar observation teams that is led by Southern Illinois University Carbondale<\/a>. Teams receive training and become part of the network that will conduct coordinated solar observations leading up to and during the 2023 annular and 2024 total solar eclipse. All DEB sites (currently 81) upload images to our image server debra.physics.siu.edu<\/a> while the observation site is active including during practices. Selected observation sites will stream live video produced in partnership with SolarSTEAM and NASA EDGE during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Live stream links to video will be available on eclipse.siu.edu<\/a>. Compelling images from the partial phases of the eclipses, and science quality data from the path of totality will be collected from volunteer observers from Mexico, across the US, and in Canada. Inexpensive camera and telescope systems, combined with new data analysis techniques, will enable scientifically valuable observations of these upcoming solar eclipses. DEB will provide context observations for all of the 2024 eclipse experiments by showing the evolution of the white light coronal structures and the solar disk during the 90 minutes of totality throughout North America.<\/span><\/p>\n Observations will produce scientific results through:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The DEB Initiative will produce dynamic coronal images of the 2024 eclipse by equipping 80+ teams along the path of totality. The HDR images that teams capture will be combined into a movie showing coronal evolution and allowing scientific analysis of the Sun\u2019s inner corona in a similar way to our 2017 effort, the Citizen CATE Experiment<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n DEB builds on the success of our 2017 Citizen CATE Experiment and includes several improvements. DEB engages groups throughout North America with observations from any location thus removing limitations of geographical location or the ability to travel to the narrow path of totality of a total solar eclipse. Night time follow-on observations are enabled through the use of a GoTo mount to accurately point and track celestial targets. DEB Initiative follow-on projects will feature exoplanet transit observations like those already achieved with CATE volunteers, to which we add variable star and asteroid light curve observations, and climate change relevant atmospheric optical depth measurements from across North America.<\/span><\/p>\n DEB is funded by NASA Science Mission Directorate<\/a> and he National Science foundation<\/a>. Observation teams will receive equipment and training at no cost. DEB utilizes relatively cheap amateur astronomy equipment and standardized software to reduce costs for imaging setups to ~ $1,800. Teams that already have their own adequate laptop or amateur astronomers possessing their own compatible equipment such as a tracking mount can participate at much lower costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n ” content_phone=”<\/p>\n The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative is a collaborative scientific effort to create a North American network of volunteer citizen scientist solar observation teams that is led by Southern Illinois University Carbondale<\/a>. Teams receive training and become part of the network that will conduct coordinated solar observations leading up to and during the 2023 annular and 2024 total solar eclipse. All DEB sites (currently 81) upload images to our image server debra.physics.siu.edu<\/a> while the observation site is active including during practices. Selected observation sites will stream live video produced in partnership with SolarSTEAM and NASA EDGE during the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Live stream links to video will be available on eclipse.siu.edu<\/a>. Compelling images from the partial phases of the eclipses, and science quality data from the path of totality will be collected from volunteer observers from Mexico, across the US, and in Canada. Inexpensive camera and telescope systems, combined with new data analysis techniques, will enable scientifically valuable observations of these upcoming solar eclipses. DEB will provide context observations for all of the 2024 eclipse experiments by showing the evolution of the white light coronal structures and the solar disk during the 90 minutes of totality throughout North America.<\/span><\/p>\n Observations will produce scientific results through:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The DEB Initiative will produce dynamic coronal images of the 2024 eclipse by equipping 80+ teams along the path of totality. The HDR images that teams capture will be combined into a movie showing coronal evolution and allowing scientific analysis of the Sun\u2019s inner corona in a similar way to our 2017 effort, the Citizen CATE Experiment<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n DEB builds on the success of our 2017 Citizen CATE Experiment and includes several improvements. DEB engages groups throughout North America with observations from any location thus removing limitations of geographical location or the ability to travel to the narrow path of totality of a total solar eclipse. Night time follow-on observations are enabled through the use of a GoTo mount to accurately point and track celestial targets. 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Chris Mandrell<\/span><\/span>, Castor Fu<\/span><\/span>, Matt Penn<\/span><\/span>, Bob Baer<\/span><\/span>, and <\/span>Corinne Brevik<\/span>
<\/span><\/span><\/span>Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific<\/a><\/span><\/span>, Volume 137<\/a><\/span><\/span>, Number 12<\/a><\/span>Citation<\/strong> Chris Mandrell et al<\/em> 2025 PASP<\/em> 137<\/b> 125007<\/span>DOI<\/strong> 10.1088\/1538-3873\/ae24ad<\/span>
https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/article\/10.1088\/1538-3873\/ae24ad<\/a>
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<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.14947000<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14947000<\/a>
<\/span>Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Castor Fu (Researcher)
<\/span>Matt Penn (Project Leader)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.14776047<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14776047<\/a>
<\/span>Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Castor Fu (Researcher)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.14776099<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.14776099<\/span><\/a>
Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Castor Fu (Researcher)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.16878336<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.16878336<\/a>
<\/span>Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Castor Fu (Researcher)
<\/span>Heidi Bjerke (Researcher)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.17038487<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.17038487<\/a>
<\/span>Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Robert Baer (Project Leader)<\/span><\/p>\n
<\/span>DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.17038696
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.17038696<\/a>
<\/span>Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)
<\/span>Castor Fu (Researcher)<\/span><\/p>\n
DOI: 10.5281\/zenodo.17049785<\/span>
<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5281\/zenodo.17049785<\/span>
<\/span><\/a>Zack Stockbridge (Project member)
Christopher Mandrell (Researcher)<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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