Total solar eclipse - apparent sizes

2023-11-20 09:44:36

Total solar eclipse - apparent sizes

This activity is currently being updated – to be posted before end of April, 2026. Please check again later.

 

Where will the eclipse be seen?  What if you are not in the path of totality?  Total solar eclipse?  What is apparent size?  How can the moon seem to cover the sun completely? We've created a pretty extensive investigation about the geometry of a solar eclipse and the apparent size of both the moon and sun as seen from the earth.  This activity can be done with or without trigonometry so it is appropriate for students 6th grade and higher. Get your students ready.

 

 


 

 

 

 

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein

 

 

 

Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Lots of Pieces
    🧩In this u...
    What is my best gasoline option?
    Jason Kibbe, 6-8 Gifted Support Teacher in Chamb...
    Choosing the NBA All-Star team
    The weekend of February 14 - 16 wil...
    Hexadecimal coloring
     Probably most of us have heard of and even u...
    Water saving toilets
         How much water...
    How many baseballs are in this truck?
    In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered...
    Free Flights?
    This can't be righ...
    Just some March Madness math
    Today, March 12th, is selection Sunday. Tomorrow...
    How hard it is to pick the perfect bracket? (Updated)
    Updated (2026)! Games have begun and there ha...
    Figuring planting dates
      It's time to get ready to plant my gar...