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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. 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_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” transform_scale_tablet=”” transform_scale_phone=”” transform_scale_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_translate_tablet=”” transform_translate_phone=”” transform_translate_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_rotate_tablet=”” transform_rotate_phone=”” transform_rotate_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_skew_tablet=”” transform_skew_phone=”” transform_skew_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_origin_tablet=”” transform_origin_phone=”” transform_origin_last_edited=”on|phone” transform_styles_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_padding=”1px|||||” hover_enabled=”0″ transform_styles_tablet=”” transform_styles_phone=”” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n \n \u00a0The Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast (DEB) Initiative is a collaborative scientific effort that trains and organizes volunteers to collect scientific solar data.\u00a0 The DEB Initiative evolved from the 2017 Citizen CATE Experiment<\/a> led by Matt Penn that successfully imaged the solar corona using 78 volunteer teams during the 2017 Great American Eclipse from Oregon to South Carolina.\u00a0 Starting in 2015, the team has carried out coronal observations during 8 total solar eclipses in the Faroe Islands, Antarctica, Indonesia, North America, Australia and Spain.\u00a0 To date, the team<\/a> has trained over 700 volunteer observers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n DEB uses inexpensive astrophotogrphy equipment and software combined with new imaging and data analysis techniques to enable valuable observations of solar eclipse as well as ongoing solar flare observations and a range of other follow on projects led by DEB volunteers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Goals<\/p>\n Advancing heliophysics and our understanding of the sun<\/strong><\/p>\n DEB studies coronal dynamics and collects scientific data to share with other teams on the solar corona and solar disk. DEB creates trained solar observation teams around the world and advances solar image acquisitions and analysis techniques.\u00a0<\/p>\n Increasing STEM skills<\/strong><\/p>\n About half of DEB’s volunteer observers have no previous astronomy or astrophotography experience.\u00a0 Through training and volunteer to volunteer interactions, DEB volunteers become skilled observers contributing to scientific data sets and publications.\u00a0 DEB teams retain their observation equipment and continue to contribute to future observations and outreach, including observation campaigns outside of the DEB Initiative.\u00a0 For DEB teams led by teachers and faculty at educational institutions, DEB provides an authentic research experience to students and a pipeline for students to get into STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.\u00a0 For volunteers with previous experience such as amateur astronomers, DEB creates a community for them to share their experience and be part of advancing heliophysics science.<\/p>\n Public Engagement<\/strong><\/p>\n DEB teams participate in a variety of public engagement initiatives, the large of which include outreach during total solar eclipses.\u00a0 All DEB teams upload quick look solar images during events which the public can view and share.\u00a0 Some DEB teams participate in video livestreaming, providing telescope feeds to partner projects including NASA eclipse coverage.\u00a0 DEB teams often form the core outreach group of eclipse events, providing skilled and trained solar observers who can act as ambassadors to the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n Producing scientific results <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n The DEB team has a history of open access publication of scientific results software tools, data sets and training in order to share our progress with the broader scientific community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_heading title=”Where is DEB?” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”34.8px” custom_margin=”||14px|||” custom_padding=”8px||4px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n\n
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