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New JVIiUennium in Africa
NASA Provides View of Event
On June 21, the first total solar
eclipse of the new millennium
will occur in Southern and Cen
tral Africa. While the eclipse will
not be visible from the United
States, it will be made available
live from Zambia, Southern Afri
ca,’to the rest of the world from
NASA Television and internet
users who have a high-speed con
nections.
The eclipse viewing is made
possible by the San Francisco Ex-
ploratorium, with support from
NASA, and is officially endorsed
by the National Society of Black
Physicists (NSBP).
Speaking on the importance of
learning science, former astronaut
Mae Jemison, M.D., the first
African-American female in
space said, "Science literacy con
cerns everyone, not just physicists
or engineers or doctors. The goal
of science literacy is for everyone
to understand an issue, determine
how it affects them and respond
appropriately."
On eclipse day, scientists, in
cluding members of the NSBP
will be at select museums to
engage and excite young people
about space science and technol
ogy. According to Dr. Charles
McGruder, president of the Na
tional Society of Black Physicists,
"Our members will be providing
basic scientific knowledge
pertinent to the eclipse event and
generating excitement, wonder,
and appreciation for science to
underrepresented minorities."
A science team from the Ex-
ploratorium will be in Zambia to
capture video images of the
eclipse using specially equipped
telescopes. Besides being
streamed live to the rest of the
world, these images will be
broadcast to about 110 participa
ting museums and other venues.
This year, the event will focus
on the themes of solar maximum,
habitability of space and living
with the Sun. "A total solar
eclipse provides great op
portunities to engage and inform
the public about NASA’s Sun-
Earth Connection science and the
effects of the active Sun in space
and on Earth, " added Dr. George
Withbroe, Science Director, The
Sun-Earth Connection, NASA
Heddqiiarters, Washihgtohj DC.
A message from the Internation
al Space Station is part of the
webcast and includes a conversa
tion with the Expedition Two
To view the eclipse from a high
speed internet connection, visit
the World Wide Web at:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/eci
ipse
A complete list of participating
museums can he found on the
web at:
from 8:30 a.m. to 9:;
The sun will be entirely eclipsed
from 9:05 a.m. to 9:08 a.m. EDT.
NASA TV can be found on GE-
2, Transponder 9C, at 85 degrees
West longitude, vertical polariza
tion, with a frequency of 3880
MHz and audio of 6.8 MHz.
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