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well good afternoon here on the east

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coast and good morning out west my name

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is dwane brown with nasa headquarters

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office of communications we are coming

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to you

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live from the iconic museum here in the

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nation's capital

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happy summer solstice the official first

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day of summer and what a summer it's

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going to be

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today we have two briefings to talk

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about an event 99 years in the making

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the august 21st total solar eclipse

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across america

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now in these briefings we'll talk about

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and hear about safety in viewing the

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travel and of course the science

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the first briefing through the eyes of

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nasa you will hear

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the unprecedented assets

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little bit of everything in between

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assets you'll hear about those

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coming back down to earth

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directly affecting the public obviously

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hear about to be better prepared and of

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of activities across the country

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the transportation department will talk

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about the highways and byways so you can

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we'll then have a brief intermission

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after our first briefing concludes and

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don't change that dial because during

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the intermission we're going to have

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safety videos and a lot of other

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important information for you to be

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better prepared and thinking even more

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about the october 20 i'm sorry the

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scientists have been preparing for this

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extraordinary event for years you're

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their activities and why you the public

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we're probably going to see a lot of new

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question and answer starting here at the

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newseum and then on the phone lines and

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you're going to hear several new sites

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for the nasa

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everything about the eclipse through a

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and you may want to commit these to

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there will be lots of interactive

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information there and products

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and if it's not there well we'll get it

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up there you let us know

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and then on the august 21st date

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the nasa television broadcast with some

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nasa and the eclipse live also will have

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spanish content so make sure that you

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tune in for that and much much more

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eclipse 2017. they're going to be record

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now before i introduce you to our panel

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something special has already happened

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united states postal service

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dedicated the total eclipse of the sun

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forever stamp

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this first of its kind stamp is based on

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a photograph taken by retired nasa

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astrophysicist fred espinac the image

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shows a total solar eclipse seen from

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the really cool thing about this is that

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it transforms into the moon from the

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heat of a finger and once it cools the

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image returns and the back of the

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stamping shows a map of the path of

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totality from coast to coast

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we have postal service representatives

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here in our front row for the media and

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social media to ask questions we don't

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have time here they certainly will be

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available afterwards these stamps are

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great collectibles you can buy them here

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at the museum

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and at the post office near you and

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online at usps.com

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shop ladies and gentlemen they have done

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an incredible job as they always do but

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they've outdone themselves can we give

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okay before we get started let me

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introduce you to our first panel

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thomas zubukin

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science mission directed at the agency's

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headquarters in washington

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the gentleman an awesomely cool suit and

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so thomas through the eyes of nasa

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over to you

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thanks so much twain

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that we're sitting on a planet that's

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with a celestial body right next to it

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supporting everything we do but it's

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such a eclipse and you know for me

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go enjoy this eclipse because it's

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emission we had never seen radiation we

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looking at that unique vantage point and

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individuals that go out there and

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noon for those two minutes or so uh that

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are out there so what i want to do is

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just tell you a story that really moved

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me and it's a story that was actually uh

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made possible by an individual in the

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audience here uh casranian from the

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college of charleston is sitting in the

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audience and it's a map that is making

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the eclipse accessible

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to those of our friends and colleagues

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who are visually impaired or blind

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and so what this provides is a map

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that

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these

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individuals can feel and really get the

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geometry both

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of this

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shadow

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you know across the country but also

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off uh the corona and the entire lineup

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of the sun and the moon so i'm just so

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excited that also in this case um

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our individual our friends that have do

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not see

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the light of the sun can really be part

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of that enormous experience of course

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they will also hear that we're going to

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feel but they can also touch it here

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but what i'm going to turn it over now

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to you vanessa and tell us about noah

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and the assets that you have

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thank you tommy

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first i want to say that your comment

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about the emotion of an eclipse is

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really dear to me as well i think i saw

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my first and only eclipse back in 79 as

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an undergraduate student and that

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experience helped me formulate in my own

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mind that that idea that i wanted to

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have a career in science that's the kind

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of thing that

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something as simple as a total solar

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eclipse or a partial eclipse can really

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inspire in our students around the

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country

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but anyway so as you heard already this

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is a 99-year event it's been 99 years

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since a total solar eclipse across the

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entire us from the east coast west coast

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to the east coast

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and noaa is very excited to be able to

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help

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you experience that with providing views

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from our satellites of the eclipse as

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it's happening

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of course there's

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two factors involved in whether you will

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see these eclipse one the geography of

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where you live are you in the band where

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the total solar eclipse will be

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occurring or will you be in the

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remainder of the united states which

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will have partial viewing of an eclipse

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and of course the other factor is

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whether there'll be clear weather for

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you to experience the view so we'll talk

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about that

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you may not be aware but noaa owns and

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operates all of the nation's weather

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satellites a series of very high

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resolution very capable satellites that

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allow us to view the eclipse from

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different perspectives and we'll be

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doing that on august 21st can i have my

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first graphic for please

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this is a graphic that shows all of

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noah's satellites and the very orbits

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around the earth that they are in

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currently we have two particular ones i

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want to talk about one is our discover

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satellite which is outside the earth's

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orbit

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well so it has a camera on board a nasa

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camera epic that looks back at the earth

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and with that image we'll be able to

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actually capture images of the moon

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moving across

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the continent as it as the eclipse

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occurs we also have instruments on board

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that of course look at the sun and

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monitor the solar output the space

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weather as we call it um and basically

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being our sentinel constantly looking at

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the sun making us aware of what's coming

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at us from the solar environment

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and of course we'll learn more about

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that um you'll hear more about that in

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the science discussion later our other

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satellite our newest next generation go

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16 satellite you may have heard your

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local meteorologists around the country

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raving about this new satellite that we

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have

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it provides us just an incredible new

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capability we have the probably the most

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advanced instrument ever developed for

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monitoring the weather

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on the earth it's it's currently in

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testing and launched in november and

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it's going through a series of tests we

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actually won't be moving it into

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operations until next next november

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but in the meantime we're going to use

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this capability to monitor the eclipse

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as it occurs for instance we hope we're

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developing our scanning strategy now but

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we hope to have 30 second images

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of the lunar shadow on the earth as it

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moves across the continent from the goes

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16 satellite

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but goes 16 is also armed with a new

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instrument a very high resolution high

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powered camera that looks at the sun

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this camera will be looking at the sun

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during the eclipse and we do expect to

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see effects from the eclipse in the

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image be able to see the moon's image in

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the image and of course this camera

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looks at the sun constantly to monitor

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the sun's activities and what's

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happening

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as we go

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we have a number of other satellites our

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polar orbiting satellites including

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including suny mpp

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noaa 15 noaa 18 and noaa 19 as well as

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our partner satellites from europe

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because these are polar orbiting

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satellites many of them will actually be

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orbiting the earth and crossing over the

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united states during the eclipse period

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and we'll get images again of the lunar

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shadow in those images so it's going to

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be fascinating we can't wait to see the

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data

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of course the most important thing if

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i'll bring up my next graphic please the

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most important thing is what will the

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weather be

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so this image this graphic was produced

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by noaa's national center for

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environmental information

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and it shows that as the eclipse moves

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west to east across the united states

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there's increasing likelihood of

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cloudiness in the areas of where you'll

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be able to view the eclipse

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this is due to many factors for instance

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if you look at the western coast of

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oregon

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and the southeastern states you see

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areas again that'll have a l higher

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likelihood of cloudiness because of the

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humidity that they have on average now

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this is taken from historical data this

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is not a forecast it's just the

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historical average the percentage of

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cloud cover that you can experience or

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expect

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based on history

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on august 21st in the afternoon

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there are many other factors also that

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involve your ability to see the eclipse

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one is your geography the terrain are

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there mountains other things that would

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limit your exposure time your view time

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and also fog and other events that could

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happen and of course this is late summer

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it's late august and it's mid-afternoon

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and we know what that means that means a

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chance of showers and thunderstorms and

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so again as you look at this graphic you

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see the eastern half the united states

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is much darker again because of the

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presence over time on that day of

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thunderstorms and showers in the

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afternoon so

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we certainly hope you have clear skies

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but we wanted to let you be aware of

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what what you could expect if you're

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planning to travel and you want to know

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where to go

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nasa is very excited about the eclipse

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very excited if we bring up my next

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graphic

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about helping you get information that

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you want so we have a series of websites

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we've put together that show noaa's data

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not nasa knows data

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of course our ncei data sites as other

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things

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we hope you have clear skies we hope the

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weather is great we hope you have great

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viewing of the eclipse we're excited

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about it and i know that many of you

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will be traveling to try to find

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locations where you can best view the

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the event and many of those will be in

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the national park so i'll hand it over

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to brian to talk about the national

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parks thank you vanessa yes eclipse is a

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very significant event for the national

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park service and we hope many of you

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will come and enjoy it in your national

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parks

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it's a special day for everyone as a

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couple of experiences have been shared

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this is your opportunity to create your

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experience related to the eclipse that

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you can hopefully one day

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perhaps share it with your family or

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so where can you see it in the national

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parks well it just so happens that 20 of

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the national parks

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are exactly in the area of totality and

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nine of the national trails bisect

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the path as well

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going from west to east

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the first park that will experience the

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eclipse in totality is john day fossil

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beds and it will wrap up several hours

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later

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at fort sumter in south carolina

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now all the parks in the lower 48

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because they are

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in a lot of other places as well

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will experience the eclipse at some

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level check with the local parks website

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to experience to determine exactly what

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that's going to be

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now what's happening in the national

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parks related to the eclipse well a lot

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of specific activities are happening

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you know we're trying to help people to

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learn and experience more about the

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parks as quickly as they can

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and

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partnering with a lot of communities

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including nasa

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harvard the smithsonian and the

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planetary society

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to host a special event at homestead

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national monument in nebraska that is

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going to be having a three-day festival

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all around the eclipse

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so to plan your visit

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for this once in a lifetime event make

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sure to plan ahead

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make sure to plan to experience the

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eclipse in a national park

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like you would any other visit to the

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national park visit the website that's

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your best place to get started make sure

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you bring food expect crowds be patient

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this is a once time once in a lifetime

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event for everybody and we want you all

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to have an amazing experience while

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you're there

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so what can people take part in

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well

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you can stay in the parks next slide

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please

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after the eclipse to see spectacular

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night skies

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you can join

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other citizen scientists and observe the

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behavior of plants and animals during

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and

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like

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tom thomas mentioned earlier we want to

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make sure that when you're doing so

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you're doing it as safely as possible

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both during the event and when you get

570
00:21:06,870 --> 00:21:05,760
there

571
00:21:09,270 --> 00:21:06,880
we know you're going to be traveling on

572
00:21:11,510 --> 00:21:09,280
a lot of roads and federal highways and

573
00:21:13,350 --> 00:21:11,520
to talk to us specifically about that is

574
00:21:14,950 --> 00:21:13,360
martin thanks brian

575
00:21:17,510 --> 00:21:14,960
yeah you know the audience may not

576
00:21:18,549 --> 00:21:17,520
normally put heavenly bodies the moon

577
00:21:20,950 --> 00:21:18,559
the sun

578
00:21:22,630 --> 00:21:20,960
you know eclipses with why is this

579
00:21:25,190 --> 00:21:22,640
friendly neighborhood federal highway

580
00:21:27,510 --> 00:21:25,200
administration person talking

581
00:21:29,029 --> 00:21:27,520
and and yet i'm here representing the

582
00:21:31,190 --> 00:21:29,039
people that are working to make sure

583
00:21:33,190 --> 00:21:31,200
that you get there safe to fully enjoy

584
00:21:35,110 --> 00:21:33,200
it and that's that's what we're after we

585
00:21:36,549 --> 00:21:35,120
want the drivers and their families to

586
00:21:37,909 --> 00:21:36,559
be prepared

587
00:21:39,510 --> 00:21:37,919
and to

588
00:21:40,870 --> 00:21:39,520
be safe while they're out there enjoying

589
00:21:43,909 --> 00:21:40,880
this event

590
00:21:45,270 --> 00:21:43,919
because the scientists we know that 14

591
00:21:47,029 --> 00:21:45,280
states

592
00:21:48,710 --> 00:21:47,039
are going to be in the direct path of

593
00:21:49,510 --> 00:21:48,720
the total eclipse

594
00:21:51,909 --> 00:21:49,520
now

595
00:21:53,029 --> 00:21:51,919
across the country that is a lot of land

596
00:21:55,029 --> 00:21:53,039
to cover

597
00:21:57,909 --> 00:21:55,039
and what we understand is it represents

598
00:21:59,590 --> 00:21:57,919
about 200 million people that are within

599
00:22:02,390 --> 00:21:59,600
one day's drive

600
00:22:04,470 --> 00:22:02,400
of getting to within the direct path

601
00:22:07,110 --> 00:22:04,480
so that is a lot of people with

602
00:22:09,510 --> 00:22:07,120
potential to be out on the roads

603
00:22:11,110 --> 00:22:09,520
and and we want them to get out there

604
00:22:13,590 --> 00:22:11,120
enjoy this experience but we need them

605
00:22:15,830 --> 00:22:13,600
to do it safely there may be more people

606
00:22:17,590 --> 00:22:15,840
on the roads than are normally expected

607
00:22:19,510 --> 00:22:17,600
or

608
00:22:21,270 --> 00:22:19,520
expected out there on the roads there

609
00:22:23,350 --> 00:22:21,280
may be more pedestrians

610
00:22:24,710 --> 00:22:23,360
who are out looking to get good sites to

611
00:22:27,110 --> 00:22:24,720
be able to view it

612
00:22:28,789 --> 00:22:27,120
and bicyclists who are who are enjoying

613
00:22:31,270 --> 00:22:28,799
the summertime weather

614
00:22:34,149 --> 00:22:31,280
so if we pull up first graphic

615
00:22:36,470 --> 00:22:34,159
we show a map of the interstates that

616
00:22:38,390 --> 00:22:36,480
are in the path of the total eclipse and

617
00:22:40,789 --> 00:22:38,400
these are just interstates

618
00:22:43,590 --> 00:22:40,799
the maps too small to be able to put on

619
00:22:45,750 --> 00:22:43,600
all the the other highway routes and the

620
00:22:49,350 --> 00:22:45,760
local county roads and the city streets

621
00:22:54,470 --> 00:22:51,590
there's approximately 20 interstates

622
00:22:55,590 --> 00:22:54,480
that are in the direct path and on

623
00:23:00,710 --> 00:22:55,600
average

624
00:23:02,230 --> 00:23:00,720
serve about two million drivers

625
00:23:04,710 --> 00:23:02,240
that's a lot and that is just again the

626
00:23:06,710 --> 00:23:04,720
interstates not the not the highways and

627
00:23:09,190 --> 00:23:06,720
the city streets and the others so we

628
00:23:11,029 --> 00:23:09,200
don't really know exactly how many might

629
00:23:13,110 --> 00:23:11,039
be out there driving around to get in

630
00:23:14,710 --> 00:23:13,120
good position for this

631
00:23:16,390 --> 00:23:14,720
but we know that there will likely be

632
00:23:17,750 --> 00:23:16,400
several million

633
00:23:20,710 --> 00:23:17,760
the good thing is

634
00:23:23,669 --> 00:23:20,720
14 states well their state departments

635
00:23:25,110 --> 00:23:23,679
of transportation are already planning

636
00:23:27,430 --> 00:23:25,120
they're already coordinating with local

637
00:23:29,270 --> 00:23:27,440
governments with law enforcement with

638
00:23:31,270 --> 00:23:29,280
emergency responders

639
00:23:33,909 --> 00:23:31,280
so they are working to help make sure

640
00:23:35,510 --> 00:23:33,919
that that the governments and the roads

641
00:23:37,110 --> 00:23:35,520
are as prepared for the people to handle

642
00:23:39,270 --> 00:23:37,120
that as possible

643
00:23:41,029 --> 00:23:39,280
in fact we have stephen lovren's here

644
00:23:42,549 --> 00:23:41,039
from the national operations center of

645
00:23:44,390 --> 00:23:42,559
excellence he's going to be here to help

646
00:23:47,430 --> 00:23:44,400
with any questions that you may have

647
00:23:49,909 --> 00:23:47,440
regarding the states and preparedness

648
00:23:51,750 --> 00:23:49,919
the center of excellence helps provide

649
00:23:53,110 --> 00:23:51,760
best practices for state and locals to

650
00:23:55,110 --> 00:23:53,120
help make sure they're ready for things

651
00:23:57,590 --> 00:23:55,120
like this

652
00:23:59,510 --> 00:23:57,600
federal highway administration fhwa we

653
00:24:01,990 --> 00:23:59,520
encourage travelers we want them to be

654
00:24:03,990 --> 00:24:02,000
excited about this but be prepared it's

655
00:24:05,990 --> 00:24:04,000
not a time to just show up and on the

656
00:24:07,510 --> 00:24:06,000
spur of a moment

657
00:24:09,909 --> 00:24:07,520
drive for a few minutes with your head

658
00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:09,919
out the window looking up at the sky

659
00:24:14,070 --> 00:24:11,760
it's not a time to just pull over you

660
00:24:15,190 --> 00:24:14,080
know and be on the side of the road

661
00:24:17,990 --> 00:24:15,200
if we could

662
00:24:19,269 --> 00:24:18,000
pull up our next graphic it's a web page

663
00:24:20,950 --> 00:24:19,279
that we've put together in federal

664
00:24:23,350 --> 00:24:20,960
highways that provides relevant

665
00:24:25,990 --> 00:24:23,360
information about the total eclipse it

666
00:24:27,990 --> 00:24:26,000
gives you links to the 14 state dots and

667
00:24:30,549 --> 00:24:28,000
the information that they're providing

668
00:24:32,310 --> 00:24:30,559
it has links to the national center of

669
00:24:34,149 --> 00:24:32,320
excellence for operations we've got

670
00:24:36,230 --> 00:24:34,159
links to the nasa sites and you know so

671
00:24:37,590 --> 00:24:36,240
we try to make it as easy as possible

672
00:24:41,269 --> 00:24:37,600
for people that are looking for good

673
00:24:44,230 --> 00:24:43,269
also it's not just the normal traveling

674
00:24:46,549 --> 00:24:44,240
public

675
00:24:49,430 --> 00:24:46,559
freight companies that move our goods

676
00:24:51,430 --> 00:24:49,440
and products that we need and enjoy

677
00:24:54,070 --> 00:24:51,440
uh they already have to be very safety

678
00:24:55,190 --> 00:24:54,080
conscious for cars that dart in front of

679
00:24:58,630 --> 00:24:55,200
the trucks

680
00:25:01,110 --> 00:24:58,640
or or finding limited parking spaces for

681
00:25:02,710 --> 00:25:01,120
for tractor trailers or how they make

682
00:25:05,669 --> 00:25:02,720
sure they meet their hours of service

683
00:25:08,149 --> 00:25:05,679
well they need to be preparing as well

684
00:25:09,750 --> 00:25:08,159
that um favorite spots they may have for

685
00:25:11,590 --> 00:25:09,760
knowing where to find that little secret

686
00:25:13,750 --> 00:25:11,600
parking space along the way

687
00:25:16,230 --> 00:25:13,760
others may know about that as well so

688
00:25:18,390 --> 00:25:16,240
whether it's the public or the truckers

689
00:25:20,070 --> 00:25:18,400
plan ahead

690
00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:20,080
one thing to think about is

691
00:25:23,909 --> 00:25:22,240
this is occurring in august

692
00:25:26,390 --> 00:25:23,919
vacation time

693
00:25:28,549 --> 00:25:26,400
so rush hour traffic may be a little

694
00:25:30,070 --> 00:25:28,559
slower than normal because in these

695
00:25:31,750 --> 00:25:30,080
areas where there's places that have

696
00:25:33,110 --> 00:25:31,760
more people that are coming to enjoy

697
00:25:34,310 --> 00:25:33,120
this

698
00:25:36,390 --> 00:25:34,320
august

699
00:25:38,710 --> 00:25:36,400
is also probably if i ask the audience

700
00:25:40,310 --> 00:25:38,720
they would say construction season you

701
00:25:41,269 --> 00:25:40,320
know for helping to take care of the

702
00:25:43,110 --> 00:25:41,279
roads

703
00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:43,120
and we need to do that while keeping

704
00:25:47,269 --> 00:25:44,720
live traffic going a lot most of the

705
00:25:49,750 --> 00:25:47,279
state dlts are already preparing to have

706
00:25:51,430 --> 00:25:49,760
their work zones not be active during

707
00:25:52,630 --> 00:25:51,440
the eclipse to make it as safe as

708
00:25:54,390 --> 00:25:52,640
possible

709
00:25:57,269 --> 00:25:54,400
but you still see

710
00:25:59,110 --> 00:25:57,279
traffic devices like barrels or or uh

711
00:26:01,430 --> 00:25:59,120
changeable message boards that will help

712
00:26:03,750 --> 00:26:01,440
advise the public about what to expect

713
00:26:06,310 --> 00:26:03,760
for any potential construction hazards

714
00:26:08,149 --> 00:26:06,320
but work zones are are uh tough enough

715
00:26:10,950 --> 00:26:08,159
to keep people everyone alert and

716
00:26:11,909 --> 00:26:10,960
engaged for it so you may be coming

717
00:26:14,549 --> 00:26:11,919
upon

718
00:26:16,950 --> 00:26:14,559
speed limit reductions lanes that are

719
00:26:18,789 --> 00:26:16,960
closed lanes that are narrowed or moved

720
00:26:19,990 --> 00:26:18,799
so the things that you see normally

721
00:26:22,710 --> 00:26:20,000
we're trying to mitigate that as

722
00:26:25,029 --> 00:26:22,720
possible as much as possible

723
00:26:26,710 --> 00:26:25,039
if we pull up the last graphic here but

724
00:26:28,390 --> 00:26:26,720
what we need is always be alert and be

725
00:26:30,870 --> 00:26:28,400
conscientious drivers

726
00:26:34,470 --> 00:26:30,880
don't let this solar phenomenon eclipse

727
00:26:37,990 --> 00:26:35,669
you know there is a concern for

728
00:26:39,830 --> 00:26:38,000
distracted driving we have that without

729
00:26:41,430 --> 00:26:39,840
the eclipse the eclipse is certainly a

730
00:26:42,950 --> 00:26:41,440
wonderful thing that's going to capture

731
00:26:45,669 --> 00:26:42,960
our attention we want to be as safe as

732
00:26:48,470 --> 00:26:45,679
possible so if you get one message out

733
00:26:50,230 --> 00:26:48,480
of this is prepare in advance don't do

734
00:26:51,590 --> 00:26:50,240
it on the spur of the moment

735
00:26:54,310 --> 00:26:51,600
we lose way too many lives on the

736
00:26:56,230 --> 00:26:54,320
highways already and and we want to make

737
00:26:59,110 --> 00:26:56,240
sure that this runs perfectly and people

738
00:27:00,950 --> 00:26:59,120
enjoy this this event a few tips you can

739
00:27:03,269 --> 00:27:00,960
get them also on our website

740
00:27:04,950 --> 00:27:03,279
but you heard me earlier don't stop

741
00:27:06,230 --> 00:27:04,960
along the interstate

742
00:27:07,750 --> 00:27:06,240
you know don't drive with your head

743
00:27:09,190 --> 00:27:07,760
poking out of the window don't just pull

744
00:27:10,310 --> 00:27:09,200
over you've got pedestrians and others

745
00:27:12,789 --> 00:27:10,320
that are out there

746
00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:12,799
be careful if everyone

747
00:27:17,350 --> 00:27:15,760
is driving staring up at the sky and

748
00:27:19,190 --> 00:27:17,360
everyone on the side of the road is

749
00:27:21,029 --> 00:27:19,200
staring up at the sky

750
00:27:22,310 --> 00:27:21,039
then who's looking out for each other

751
00:27:23,590 --> 00:27:22,320
you know we're looking at a wonderful

752
00:27:25,190 --> 00:27:23,600
event but we need to take care of each

753
00:27:26,870 --> 00:27:25,200
other along the way

754
00:27:27,909 --> 00:27:26,880
turn your headlights on don't rely on

755
00:27:29,830 --> 00:27:27,919
automatic

756
00:27:31,590 --> 00:27:29,840
uh lights to come on

757
00:27:33,350 --> 00:27:31,600
and and as i said watch out for

758
00:27:36,310 --> 00:27:33,360
pedestrians

759
00:27:39,269 --> 00:27:36,320
finally as always buckle up

760
00:27:41,029 --> 00:27:39,279
put the cell phone in the glove box you

761
00:27:43,190 --> 00:27:41,039
don't need to be talking on the phone

762
00:27:45,269 --> 00:27:43,200
i've gone seven years without having a

763
00:27:47,669 --> 00:27:45,279
phone call while driving and the first

764
00:27:50,549 --> 00:27:47,679
two weeks was maybe a little itchy but

765
00:27:52,789 --> 00:27:50,559
after that i haven't missed that at all

766
00:27:55,510 --> 00:27:52,799
you know so my advice take back peace of

767
00:27:57,750 --> 00:27:55,520
mind that you that you want take back

768
00:27:59,830 --> 00:27:57,760
full control uh of your mind and

769
00:28:02,710 --> 00:27:59,840
attention from distraction so

770
00:28:03,750 --> 00:28:02,720
make this a great event be safe and and

771
00:28:06,310 --> 00:28:03,760
on behalf of the federal highway

772
00:28:07,909 --> 00:28:06,320
administration thank you very much

773
00:28:10,070 --> 00:28:07,919
well thank you and if you're just

774
00:28:12,310 --> 00:28:10,080
joining us we're coming to you live from

775
00:28:14,630 --> 00:28:12,320
the museum here in the nation's capitol

776
00:28:16,710 --> 00:28:14,640
and this is our first of two briefings

777
00:28:20,149 --> 00:28:16,720
to talk about the upcoming total solar

778
00:28:22,630 --> 00:28:20,159
eclipse across america on august 21. we

779
00:28:24,710 --> 00:28:22,640
are now going to transition into

780
00:28:27,590 --> 00:28:24,720
question and answers we have a number of

781
00:28:29,669 --> 00:28:27,600
folks on the phone social media and of

782
00:28:31,669 --> 00:28:29,679
course media here

783
00:28:34,870 --> 00:28:31,679
again we have a second briefing coming

784
00:28:37,110 --> 00:28:34,880
up to get more deep dive and more

785
00:28:40,549 --> 00:28:37,120
specific on the science this is about

786
00:28:43,430 --> 00:28:40,559
preparation and the assets to bring you

787
00:28:46,389 --> 00:28:43,440
a wealth of images and data both before

788
00:28:48,870 --> 00:28:46,399
during and after the august eclipse so

789
00:28:51,029 --> 00:28:48,880
what we'd like to do is um

790
00:28:52,789 --> 00:28:51,039
see a hand if you can wait for the mic

791
00:28:58,950 --> 00:28:52,799
and

792
00:29:00,549 --> 00:28:58,960
seth bornstein associated press for

793
00:29:01,590 --> 00:29:00,559
martin kopp

794
00:29:04,470 --> 00:29:01,600
you said

795
00:29:06,549 --> 00:29:04,480
most states are going to be

796
00:29:09,669 --> 00:29:06,559
putting work zones

797
00:29:12,149 --> 00:29:09,679
uh aside during the eclipse

798
00:29:14,230 --> 00:29:12,159
what states have not responded yet or

799
00:29:15,669 --> 00:29:14,240
are not going to be doing that and what

800
00:29:17,190 --> 00:29:15,679
time period are you talking because

801
00:29:19,269 --> 00:29:17,200
there are a lot of eclipse chasers who

802
00:29:21,029 --> 00:29:19,279
are going to i mean it's not the time of

803
00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:21,039
the eclipse it's sort of the several

804
00:29:26,549 --> 00:29:23,760
hours beforehand so that day i think

805
00:29:28,950 --> 00:29:26,559
it's a sunday right or a what

806
00:29:30,710 --> 00:29:28,960
are you looking at the entire day of

807
00:29:31,669 --> 00:29:30,720
work free zones for these places what

808
00:29:33,430 --> 00:29:31,679
are your rec what are the

809
00:29:36,230 --> 00:29:33,440
recommendations of the highway

810
00:29:38,870 --> 00:29:36,240
administration and uh what what states

811
00:29:40,549 --> 00:29:38,880
are not doing it great uh great question

812
00:29:42,149 --> 00:29:40,559
right at this point we haven't gathered

813
00:29:43,269 --> 00:29:42,159
all the information to know which states

814
00:29:44,389 --> 00:29:43,279
because they're still working on their

815
00:29:45,750 --> 00:29:44,399
plans

816
00:29:48,310 --> 00:29:45,760
and and you're right they're looking at

817
00:29:50,230 --> 00:29:48,320
not just covering the two minutes plus

818
00:29:52,389 --> 00:29:50,240
of the eclipse but to help make sure

819
00:29:53,909 --> 00:29:52,399
that the travelers that are going there

820
00:29:56,149 --> 00:29:53,919
on special events whether it's over the

821
00:29:57,909 --> 00:29:56,159
weekend i do need to clarify that

822
00:29:59,990 --> 00:29:57,919
they're not they're not

823
00:30:01,510 --> 00:30:00,000
getting rid of their work zones you know

824
00:30:03,350 --> 00:30:01,520
it's hard to do when you've got

825
00:30:04,789 --> 00:30:03,360
different pieces of the infrastructure

826
00:30:06,470 --> 00:30:04,799
under work what they're not going to do

827
00:30:08,230 --> 00:30:06,480
is have it active

828
00:30:09,669 --> 00:30:08,240
so we're still working at getting

829
00:30:11,750 --> 00:30:09,679
accounting to understand what their

830
00:30:14,070 --> 00:30:11,760
needs are and which ones are doing that

831
00:30:16,549 --> 00:30:14,080
that's why right now at this point be

832
00:30:17,990 --> 00:30:16,559
tied into the the websites for those

833
00:30:19,190 --> 00:30:18,000
state dots

834
00:30:20,470 --> 00:30:19,200
and they're not wanting to get in the

835
00:30:22,549 --> 00:30:20,480
way they want to keep you safe and they

836
00:30:23,909 --> 00:30:22,559
want to keep you moving so

837
00:30:25,830 --> 00:30:23,919
that's that's the information that we

838
00:30:27,510 --> 00:30:25,840
have at this point

839
00:30:29,510 --> 00:30:27,520
okay we have all the answers i mean our

840
00:30:33,510 --> 00:30:29,520
hands and we'll provide answers and also

841
00:30:37,110 --> 00:30:33,520
on social media uh hashtag eclipse2017

842
00:30:38,950 --> 00:30:37,120
and i see a hand here

843
00:30:41,110 --> 00:30:38,960
wait for the mic and name and

844
00:30:43,590 --> 00:30:41,120
affiliation please

845
00:30:44,950 --> 00:30:43,600
hi hanukkah widering with space.com um

846
00:30:46,870 --> 00:30:44,960
so i've heard rumors that this is going

847
00:30:49,190 --> 00:30:46,880
to be the most watched eclipse in

848
00:30:54,789 --> 00:30:49,200
history i'm wondering if you agree with

849
00:30:59,190 --> 00:30:57,830
okay those assertions are always very

850
00:31:01,350 --> 00:30:59,200
hard to prove because we don't have

851
00:31:02,789 --> 00:31:01,360
really good numbers on any one of them i

852
00:31:04,630 --> 00:31:02,799
think it's definitely one of the top

853
00:31:06,630 --> 00:31:04,640
candidates if not the most watched

854
00:31:08,950 --> 00:31:06,640
eclipse if you take all the vantage

855
00:31:10,470 --> 00:31:08,960
points all the assets together and all

856
00:31:12,310 --> 00:31:10,480
the channels we're going to put out it's

857
00:31:14,230 --> 00:31:12,320
going to be hard to beat frankly i mean

858
00:31:15,909 --> 00:31:14,240
it's kind of these kind of story go in

859
00:31:18,230 --> 00:31:15,919
the billions right away

860
00:31:20,470 --> 00:31:18,240
and so uh just with just the nasa

861
00:31:22,149 --> 00:31:20,480
network itself and then uh there are all

862
00:31:24,230 --> 00:31:22,159
the other networks that are uh coming

863
00:31:26,149 --> 00:31:24,240
and i think will be hard to beat so my

864
00:31:27,750 --> 00:31:26,159
personal feeling is it will be the most

865
00:31:29,509 --> 00:31:27,760
watched but i can't prove that

866
00:31:31,029 --> 00:31:29,519
scientifically

867
00:31:32,630 --> 00:31:31,039
uh we're gonna go to the phone lines but

868
00:31:35,430 --> 00:31:32,640
let's take one more question do we have

869
00:31:37,029 --> 00:31:35,440
here in the audience if not we will go

870
00:31:45,190 --> 00:31:37,039
to the phone lines

871
00:31:45,200 --> 00:31:49,509
we have alan on the phone

872
00:31:54,310 --> 00:31:52,149
okay let's see if we can do a little

873
00:31:55,590 --> 00:31:54,320
turn yes let's go social media we're

874
00:31:57,430 --> 00:31:55,600
starting to hear there's a lot of chat

875
00:31:59,110 --> 00:31:57,440
on there so i'm gonna go to my colleague

876
00:32:02,549 --> 00:31:59,120
over at the social media desk jason

877
00:32:03,830 --> 00:32:02,559
townsend jason uh what's the uh

878
00:32:05,350 --> 00:32:03,840
the crowd talking about across the

879
00:32:06,630 --> 00:32:05,360
country thanks dwayne there's definitely

880
00:32:08,149 --> 00:32:06,640
a lot of excitement out there but some

881
00:32:11,190 --> 00:32:08,159
folks want to know a couple things uh

882
00:32:17,110 --> 00:32:11,200
first off uh twitter user b asks where

883
00:32:23,430 --> 00:32:21,029
at the eclipse 2017.nasa.gov

884
00:32:25,509 --> 00:32:23,440
website has a number of contact

885
00:32:27,750 --> 00:32:25,519
pieces of contact information there's

886
00:32:29,909 --> 00:32:27,760
also actually through the stem

887
00:32:31,590 --> 00:32:29,919
activation programs at nasa some of

888
00:32:34,470 --> 00:32:31,600
these classes have been distributed

889
00:32:37,830 --> 00:32:34,480
through libraries through a series of

890
00:32:40,149 --> 00:32:37,840
organizations but you know if you cannot

891
00:32:42,149 --> 00:32:40,159
find the answer around your neighborhood

892
00:32:44,389 --> 00:32:42,159
do contact us over the website and we'll

893
00:32:46,630 --> 00:32:44,399
help you find that and let me also ask

894
00:32:49,190 --> 00:32:46,640
it's my understanding that over 5 000

895
00:32:51,509 --> 00:32:49,200
libraries across the country

896
00:32:53,350 --> 00:32:51,519
i have the glasses so

897
00:32:55,669 --> 00:32:53,360
across the country your libraries check

898
00:32:57,590 --> 00:32:55,679
those out and as thomas said go to the

899
00:32:59,190 --> 00:32:57,600
websites but check out your libraries 5

900
00:33:01,590 --> 00:32:59,200
000 across the country

901
00:33:03,509 --> 00:33:01,600
one more jason wonderful next question

902
00:33:05,750 --> 00:33:03,519
here comes from facebook user michael

903
00:33:10,230 --> 00:33:05,760
who asks when the eclipse happens does

904
00:33:15,509 --> 00:33:12,710
so at the eclipse is truly

905
00:33:17,830 --> 00:33:15,519
uh an event that is all about the

906
00:33:19,590 --> 00:33:17,840
vantage points the sun if i was in space

907
00:33:21,590 --> 00:33:19,600
and with the spacecraft looking at the

908
00:33:24,149 --> 00:33:21,600
sun outside of the earth there's

909
00:33:25,669 --> 00:33:24,159
absolutely no indication of the eclipse

910
00:33:27,750 --> 00:33:25,679
so basically what happens of course the

911
00:33:29,909 --> 00:33:27,760
sun itself is the sun now what's

912
00:33:32,149 --> 00:33:29,919
happening though if i'm on the ground

913
00:33:34,789 --> 00:33:32,159
and i basically feel the temperature of

914
00:33:37,029 --> 00:33:34,799
the sun on my skin because of the fact

915
00:33:39,269 --> 00:33:37,039
that the sun disappears and it's getting

916
00:33:41,029 --> 00:33:39,279
you know it's getting dark yes it will

917
00:33:44,230 --> 00:33:41,039
feel like it's cool but it's entirely a

918
00:33:47,269 --> 00:33:44,240
perception because of the shadow cone of

919
00:33:49,269 --> 00:33:47,279
the moon being right on top of us so the

920
00:33:52,070 --> 00:33:49,279
sun will not know about the eclipse but

921
00:33:53,190 --> 00:33:52,080
you will

922
00:33:54,710 --> 00:33:53,200
okay jason we're going to go to the

923
00:33:56,310 --> 00:33:54,720
phones and i'll come back to you so

924
00:33:59,750 --> 00:33:56,320
let's go back to our phone lines and i

925
00:34:01,909 --> 00:33:59,760
believe we have wtop greg

926
00:34:04,070 --> 00:34:01,919
all right good afternoon and thank you

927
00:34:06,630 --> 00:34:04,080
so much for this great event i basically

928
00:34:08,550 --> 00:34:06,640
had two quick questions uh for

929
00:34:10,389 --> 00:34:08,560
department of transportation

930
00:34:12,550 --> 00:34:10,399
where do you expect the largest

931
00:34:14,869 --> 00:34:12,560
congregation of people

932
00:34:17,829 --> 00:34:14,879
to be just so our listeners can be aware

933
00:34:20,710 --> 00:34:17,839
of that and secondly for nasa

934
00:34:23,829 --> 00:34:20,720
if it is cloudy based upon noaa's

935
00:34:25,909 --> 00:34:23,839
predictions where can people tune in to

936
00:34:28,389 --> 00:34:25,919
see the live coverage of the event and

937
00:34:31,349 --> 00:34:28,399
thank you very much

938
00:34:33,030 --> 00:34:31,359
for the first part of that good question

939
00:34:35,190 --> 00:34:33,040
you know we're taking that in we know

940
00:34:37,510 --> 00:34:35,200
that nashville is likely the largest

941
00:34:38,629 --> 00:34:37,520
metropolitan area that's in the direct

942
00:34:40,710 --> 00:34:38,639
path

943
00:34:42,470 --> 00:34:40,720
so how much they have to travel

944
00:34:43,990 --> 00:34:42,480
you know within nashville or those that

945
00:34:46,230 --> 00:34:44,000
are trying to go to nashville there's

946
00:34:47,510 --> 00:34:46,240
also though some places that want to be

947
00:34:51,909 --> 00:34:47,520
out of

948
00:34:55,109 --> 00:34:51,919
the national parks and others where they

949
00:34:57,430 --> 00:34:55,119
can get a a splendid view there

950
00:34:59,349 --> 00:34:57,440
so i'm looking at stephen lovren's from

951
00:35:02,310 --> 00:34:59,359
the center of excellence do you have any

952
00:35:03,829 --> 00:35:02,320
uh additional information stephen no i

953
00:35:06,870 --> 00:35:03,839
mean i think that's

954
00:35:10,550 --> 00:35:08,069
thanks

955
00:35:13,349 --> 00:35:10,560
that's about the same information that

956
00:35:14,870 --> 00:35:13,359
we have i'm not sure this is on but um

957
00:35:16,550 --> 00:35:14,880
yeah i mean pretty much anywhere along

958
00:35:18,230 --> 00:35:16,560
the path of totality is going to see a

959
00:35:19,990 --> 00:35:18,240
lot of people i mean the transportation

960
00:35:21,270 --> 00:35:20,000
agencies that we've been working with

961
00:35:23,190 --> 00:35:21,280
you know they're working with local

962
00:35:25,589 --> 00:35:23,200
businesses and hotels and i found that a

963
00:35:27,270 --> 00:35:25,599
lot of places along the entire path you

964
00:35:29,750 --> 00:35:27,280
know hotels have been booked out for two

965
00:35:31,589 --> 00:35:29,760
years in advance i mean sold out for for

966
00:35:32,870 --> 00:35:31,599
years in advance and so i think pretty

967
00:35:33,829 --> 00:35:32,880
much anywhere you go there's going to be

968
00:35:36,550 --> 00:35:33,839
a good bet that you're going to be

969
00:35:38,390 --> 00:35:36,560
facing some pretty significant crowds

970
00:35:40,630 --> 00:35:38,400
thank you i want to answer the second

971
00:35:42,069 --> 00:35:40,640
question i'll answer the first one the

972
00:35:43,990 --> 00:35:42,079
first half and then kick it over to

973
00:35:45,510 --> 00:35:44,000
dwayne here but uh

974
00:35:47,670 --> 00:35:45,520
first of all

975
00:35:50,630 --> 00:35:47,680
with nasa with all these vantage points

976
00:35:52,950 --> 00:35:50,640
we will provide a non-stop view of the

977
00:35:55,190 --> 00:35:52,960
of the solar eclipse kind of from the

978
00:35:57,510 --> 00:35:55,200
west to the east through a variety of

979
00:35:59,589 --> 00:35:57,520
assets we actually have i'll tell you

980
00:36:02,310 --> 00:35:59,599
i'm going to be in an airplane right off

981
00:36:03,430 --> 00:36:02,320
the coast of oregon and to really start

982
00:36:06,870 --> 00:36:03,440
this off

983
00:36:09,349 --> 00:36:06,880
as the shadow is really hitting the

984
00:36:11,270 --> 00:36:09,359
coast we will then have balloons we have

985
00:36:13,270 --> 00:36:11,280
aircraft and we have of course

986
00:36:15,349 --> 00:36:13,280
ground-based and space-based-based

987
00:36:18,950 --> 00:36:15,359
assets that will make this available

988
00:36:20,870 --> 00:36:18,960
non-stop talk about nasa tv well again

989
00:36:22,069 --> 00:36:20,880
if we can put up the uh websites uh

990
00:36:23,829 --> 00:36:22,079
commit this to memory ladies and

991
00:36:26,870 --> 00:36:23,839
gentlemen across the country

992
00:36:30,470 --> 00:36:26,880
nasa.gov slash eclipse live that will be

993
00:36:32,870 --> 00:36:30,480
where the nasa broadcast will be

994
00:36:36,950 --> 00:36:32,880
we will have all types of other content

995
00:36:39,510 --> 00:36:36,960
spanish content nasa.gov eclipselive

996
00:36:41,349 --> 00:36:39,520
get that locked into memory and again if

997
00:36:44,310 --> 00:36:41,359
you want to go through eclipse through a

998
00:36:46,790 --> 00:36:44,320
through z eclipse2017.nasa.gov

999
00:36:50,630 --> 00:36:46,800
everything you need to know about it but

1000
00:36:53,190 --> 00:36:50,640
on august 21 nasa.gov eclipselive for

1001
00:36:55,109 --> 00:36:53,200
the program live content and if you want

1002
00:36:58,230 --> 00:36:55,119
to see it through the eyes of nasa

1003
00:37:01,589 --> 00:36:58,240
eclipse live if the way to go

1004
00:37:04,069 --> 00:37:01,599
next on our phone alan

1005
00:37:07,030 --> 00:37:04,079
yes hi sorry about that mute button

1006
00:37:09,510 --> 00:37:07,040
i wanted to ask whether you really are

1007
00:37:11,910 --> 00:37:09,520
prepared for the crowds i can imagine

1008
00:37:14,870 --> 00:37:11,920
people actually camping out on the side

1009
00:37:17,030 --> 00:37:14,880
of the interstate or or jamming up the

1010
00:37:19,270 --> 00:37:17,040
roads not only interstate but also local

1011
00:37:21,349 --> 00:37:19,280
roads uh is the department of

1012
00:37:23,750 --> 00:37:21,359
transportation getting out the word and

1013
00:37:25,829 --> 00:37:23,760
are there any particular things that are

1014
00:37:27,589 --> 00:37:25,839
being done to to

1015
00:37:29,190 --> 00:37:27,599
anticipate what might be a big traffic

1016
00:37:30,710 --> 00:37:29,200
jam

1017
00:37:32,470 --> 00:37:30,720
you know i'm trying not to imagine

1018
00:37:34,470 --> 00:37:32,480
people out alongside the interstates as

1019
00:37:35,750 --> 00:37:34,480
well so hopefully that doesn't come to

1020
00:37:37,910 --> 00:37:35,760
fruition that's one reason why

1021
00:37:39,670 --> 00:37:37,920
graciously we're happy to be here with

1022
00:37:41,670 --> 00:37:39,680
with the other panel members to help get

1023
00:37:42,790 --> 00:37:41,680
the message out the state dots are

1024
00:37:45,750 --> 00:37:42,800
preparing

1025
00:37:48,630 --> 00:37:45,760
public information campaigns beyond just

1026
00:37:50,950 --> 00:37:48,640
posting things on a website and they are

1027
00:37:52,870 --> 00:37:50,960
going to be preparing for the areas that

1028
00:37:54,870 --> 00:37:52,880
they can at least take the greatest

1029
00:37:56,069 --> 00:37:54,880
priority for where they think people may

1030
00:37:57,750 --> 00:37:56,079
be going

1031
00:38:00,150 --> 00:37:57,760
so we're trying to get the message out

1032
00:38:01,750 --> 00:38:00,160
to everyone it's important as i said

1033
00:38:03,510 --> 00:38:01,760
that you don't just go in the spur of

1034
00:38:05,109 --> 00:38:03,520
the moment say hey let's let's you know

1035
00:38:07,109 --> 00:38:05,119
drive up and take a look at this thing

1036
00:38:08,150 --> 00:38:07,119
pull over on the interstate

1037
00:38:09,750 --> 00:38:08,160
um

1038
00:38:12,150 --> 00:38:09,760
right now there there is controlled

1039
00:38:14,310 --> 00:38:12,160
access to the interstates and the state

1040
00:38:16,550 --> 00:38:14,320
duties are responsible for that and and

1041
00:38:19,270 --> 00:38:16,560
they're working on plans to try to help

1042
00:38:21,030 --> 00:38:19,280
make sure people are safe

1043
00:38:22,630 --> 00:38:21,040
okay we're gonna go back to social but

1044
00:38:25,270 --> 00:38:22,640
again and i'm gonna sound like a broken

1045
00:38:26,710 --> 00:38:25,280
record for folks on nasa.gov slash

1046
00:38:28,710 --> 00:38:26,720
eclipse live

1047
00:38:30,950 --> 00:38:28,720
the nasa through your eyes through the

1048
00:38:33,109 --> 00:38:30,960
eyes of nasa's show but also the web

1049
00:38:35,750 --> 00:38:33,119
content there a lot of interactive

1050
00:38:37,510 --> 00:38:35,760
activities go there we have a video that

1051
00:38:39,670 --> 00:38:37,520
we'll show that will sow all of the

1052
00:38:42,950 --> 00:38:39,680
bells and whistles there but commit the

1053
00:38:45,670 --> 00:38:42,960
memory if you can nasa.gov eclipselive

1054
00:38:48,069 --> 00:38:45,680
live television internet and everything

1055
00:38:49,510 --> 00:38:48,079
else in between jason

1056
00:38:51,829 --> 00:38:49,520
so this next question comes from twitter

1057
00:38:53,430 --> 00:38:51,839
user joseph who asks what concerns or

1058
00:38:55,670 --> 00:38:53,440
precautions should we take with very

1059
00:39:01,990 --> 00:38:55,680
small children maybe three and under uh

1060
00:39:05,270 --> 00:39:03,270
well so

1061
00:39:06,230 --> 00:39:05,280
my kids are no longer small

1062
00:39:08,710 --> 00:39:06,240
so

1063
00:39:10,470 --> 00:39:08,720
but i remember kind of looking at uh

1064
00:39:13,910 --> 00:39:10,480
things like that what i would be

1065
00:39:15,990 --> 00:39:13,920
absolutely sure about is as tweeter uh

1066
00:39:18,150 --> 00:39:16,000
make sure that the type of eye

1067
00:39:19,670 --> 00:39:18,160
protection that is there you know is is

1068
00:39:22,069 --> 00:39:19,680
clearly uh

1069
00:39:24,069 --> 00:39:22,079
on top of the eyes of of the children

1070
00:39:26,470 --> 00:39:24,079
and and really actually practice ahead

1071
00:39:28,550 --> 00:39:26,480
of it you know so the kids really get

1072
00:39:30,550 --> 00:39:28,560
used to it so they understand that's how

1073
00:39:32,310 --> 00:39:30,560
it feels and yeah it's supposed to be

1074
00:39:34,630 --> 00:39:32,320
dark and you know you can you can

1075
00:39:36,950 --> 00:39:34,640
practice with the sun out uh the other

1076
00:39:40,150 --> 00:39:36,960
thing also is that uh if you're out

1077
00:39:42,230 --> 00:39:40,160
there for quite a while let's say in the

1078
00:39:44,870 --> 00:39:42,240
in the west you know uh the sun is

1079
00:39:47,109 --> 00:39:44,880
really burning down on you so be sure

1080
00:39:49,910 --> 00:39:47,119
that your skin is protected especially

1081
00:39:52,710 --> 00:39:49,920
the skin of uh smaller children that as

1082
00:39:54,790 --> 00:39:52,720
you know is so sensitive and also uh be

1083
00:39:57,589 --> 00:39:54,800
sure that you bring enough water and

1084
00:39:59,589 --> 00:39:57,599
make sure you you know you you stay uh

1085
00:40:01,430 --> 00:39:59,599
you know you stay kind of healthy as

1086
00:40:04,150 --> 00:40:01,440
you're out there and and really take

1087
00:40:06,390 --> 00:40:04,160
this in so again um

1088
00:40:07,910 --> 00:40:06,400
protect the eyes really diligently

1089
00:40:10,470 --> 00:40:07,920
practice it

1090
00:40:12,150 --> 00:40:10,480
protect your skin and stay hydrated

1091
00:40:14,710 --> 00:40:12,160
and i want to remind our viewers that at

1092
00:40:16,230 --> 00:40:14,720
2 30 we will have scientists that would

1093
00:40:18,309 --> 00:40:16,240
be talking about

1094
00:40:21,510 --> 00:40:18,319
many ways to be safe they work with

1095
00:40:23,589 --> 00:40:21,520
young kids of all ages stay tuned watch

1096
00:40:25,910 --> 00:40:23,599
out and we have that question answered

1097
00:40:27,430 --> 00:40:25,920
uh to complement thomas's so don't miss

1098
00:40:29,349 --> 00:40:27,440
the scientists coming up you'll be

1099
00:40:30,790 --> 00:40:29,359
pretty amazed at some of the things and

1100
00:40:32,950 --> 00:40:30,800
how you can protect but also some

1101
00:40:34,870 --> 00:40:32,960
creative ways to look at the eclipse

1102
00:40:36,710 --> 00:40:34,880
safely we're gonna

1103
00:40:38,390 --> 00:40:36,720
take one more social and then we're

1104
00:40:39,430 --> 00:40:38,400
gonna go to the phone

1105
00:40:41,270 --> 00:40:39,440
all right this question comes from

1106
00:40:42,630 --> 00:40:41,280
twitter user ben who asks how can

1107
00:40:44,950 --> 00:40:42,640
watching the eclipse at different

1108
00:40:51,030 --> 00:40:44,960
altitudes especially in and on mountains

1109
00:41:00,069 --> 00:40:54,230
what do you think park ranger

1110
00:41:03,589 --> 00:41:00,950
from a

1111
00:41:06,150 --> 00:41:03,599
physics standpoint i'm not sure that the

1112
00:41:07,910 --> 00:41:06,160
cone of the moon through the shadow the

1113
00:41:09,910 --> 00:41:07,920
totality is going to be all that much

1114
00:41:12,230 --> 00:41:09,920
difference with any elevation gain you

1115
00:41:13,910 --> 00:41:12,240
might be able to achieve

1116
00:41:15,510 --> 00:41:13,920
that might be different than an airplane

1117
00:41:16,950 --> 00:41:15,520
perhaps

1118
00:41:18,790 --> 00:41:16,960
but in terms of what you could

1119
00:41:21,030 --> 00:41:18,800
experience by going up or down a

1120
00:41:21,910 --> 00:41:21,040
mountain within a park or other public

1121
00:41:25,670 --> 00:41:21,920
lands

1122
00:41:27,670 --> 00:41:25,680
uh probably be pretty minimal

1123
00:41:30,230 --> 00:41:27,680
is that a satisfactory answer from a

1124
00:41:32,710 --> 00:41:30,240
scientific standpoint

1125
00:41:34,710 --> 00:41:32,720
as you know like i'm totally faking it i

1126
00:41:37,030 --> 00:41:34,720
already told you that

1127
00:41:38,790 --> 00:41:37,040
that that i've not uh i've not

1128
00:41:40,630 --> 00:41:38,800
experienced it myself growing up in the

1129
00:41:43,030 --> 00:41:40,640
mountains though i think the one thing i

1130
00:41:45,990 --> 00:41:43,040
would say is like okay so the geometry

1131
00:41:47,349 --> 00:41:46,000
relative to uh to the moon and relative

1132
00:41:49,270 --> 00:41:47,359
to the sun of course will not

1133
00:41:51,430 --> 00:41:49,280
significantly change what will change is

1134
00:41:53,750 --> 00:41:51,440
your perspective so basically what you

1135
00:41:55,589 --> 00:41:53,760
will see uh standing up on on that

1136
00:41:57,589 --> 00:41:55,599
mountain you'll see the shadow cone

1137
00:41:59,589 --> 00:41:57,599
hitting the value yeah and at the valley

1138
00:42:02,870 --> 00:41:59,599
and you so you know what you see

1139
00:42:05,190 --> 00:42:02,880
is is a much broader perspective of of

1140
00:42:07,430 --> 00:42:05,200
the the kind of impact that this

1141
00:42:09,109 --> 00:42:07,440
transition has just as opposed to you

1142
00:42:11,670 --> 00:42:09,119
know being in a flat place you'll see

1143
00:42:13,030 --> 00:42:11,680
down and up and i think that's just a

1144
00:42:16,069 --> 00:42:13,040
unique thing for a guy grew up on a

1145
00:42:17,510 --> 00:42:16,079
mountain that's where you want to be and

1146
00:42:19,270 --> 00:42:17,520
brian you know you've got the cool

1147
00:42:21,109 --> 00:42:19,280
uniform on so whatever answer you give

1148
00:42:23,109 --> 00:42:21,119
it's pretty good

1149
00:42:24,550 --> 00:42:23,119
okay let's go back to the phones and i

1150
00:42:33,829 --> 00:42:24,560
believe we have the washington post uh

1151
00:42:37,270 --> 00:42:35,589
so i'm actually a freelancer who's

1152
00:42:38,950 --> 00:42:37,280
writing with the washington post and

1153
00:42:40,790 --> 00:42:38,960
other publications

1154
00:42:42,950 --> 00:42:40,800
so with this particular question i'd

1155
00:42:45,510 --> 00:42:42,960
like to chat really quick about crowd

1156
00:42:47,430 --> 00:42:45,520
sizes we have an awful lot of small

1157
00:42:49,670 --> 00:42:47,440
towns across america that are all

1158
00:42:51,910 --> 00:42:49,680
expecting a hundred thousand people or

1159
00:42:53,990 --> 00:42:51,920
so so when we look at my understanding

1160
00:42:56,150 --> 00:42:54,000
the crown sizes have been estimated off

1161
00:42:58,309 --> 00:42:56,160
of the numbers of eclipse chasers and

1162
00:42:59,190 --> 00:42:58,319
tourists for similar eclipses in the

1163
00:43:01,670 --> 00:42:59,200
past

1164
00:43:04,710 --> 00:43:01,680
so what is a more realistic number or is

1165
00:43:06,470 --> 00:43:04,720
it realistic for each small town that's

1166
00:43:08,230 --> 00:43:06,480
one county over from the other small

1167
00:43:12,069 --> 00:43:08,240
town to all be expecting a hundred

1168
00:43:15,109 --> 00:43:13,430
from the

1169
00:43:17,589 --> 00:43:15,119
uh federal highway administration's

1170
00:43:19,430 --> 00:43:17,599
point of view the state dots are working

1171
00:43:20,790 --> 00:43:19,440
with the communities especially you know

1172
00:43:22,150 --> 00:43:20,800
it's easier when we see communities that

1173
00:43:23,589 --> 00:43:22,160
are saying hey we want to have a

1174
00:43:24,710 --> 00:43:23,599
festival we want to make it a long

1175
00:43:26,870 --> 00:43:24,720
weekend

1176
00:43:30,150 --> 00:43:26,880
um it's easier for state deots to be

1177
00:43:32,069 --> 00:43:30,160
able to be planting with them

1178
00:43:33,990 --> 00:43:32,079
i think the big question is

1179
00:43:35,829 --> 00:43:34,000
there's not unlimited number of people

1180
00:43:37,829 --> 00:43:35,839
working at state d.o.t so they need to

1181
00:43:39,670 --> 00:43:37,839
be able to know and predict where they

1182
00:43:40,950 --> 00:43:39,680
need to put their their people best

1183
00:43:43,750 --> 00:43:40,960
stationed

1184
00:43:45,270 --> 00:43:43,760
for information on on federal highway

1185
00:43:47,510 --> 00:43:45,280
administration's website we do have

1186
00:43:49,190 --> 00:43:47,520
information about

1187
00:43:51,270 --> 00:43:49,200
how to put together planned special

1188
00:43:53,190 --> 00:43:51,280
events things that we can see coming in

1189
00:43:54,550 --> 00:43:53,200
advance and what are some good practices

1190
00:43:56,309 --> 00:43:54,560
and checklists

1191
00:43:58,470 --> 00:43:56,319
in fact my one of my colleagues just

1192
00:43:59,990 --> 00:43:58,480
retired from us laurie raydau she's an

1193
00:44:01,829 --> 00:44:00,000
expert in planned special events she's

1194
00:44:04,150 --> 00:44:01,839
here in the audience and

1195
00:44:05,990 --> 00:44:04,160
and helped put together the information

1196
00:44:07,670 --> 00:44:06,000
and so that would be one source that i

1197
00:44:09,270 --> 00:44:07,680
would say the communities for free can

1198
00:44:10,470 --> 00:44:09,280
go to the federal highway administration

1199
00:44:12,309 --> 00:44:10,480
website

1200
00:44:15,109 --> 00:44:12,319
and look up information about planned

1201
00:44:17,270 --> 00:44:15,119
special events and use the information

1202
00:44:18,710 --> 00:44:17,280
that's there to help find out

1203
00:44:21,589 --> 00:44:18,720
what things they thought about what

1204
00:44:23,510 --> 00:44:21,599
things they they haven't

1205
00:44:26,309 --> 00:44:23,520
okay we've got about 10 minutes i'm

1206
00:44:27,670 --> 00:44:26,319
gonna come back here to the museum for

1207
00:44:29,829 --> 00:44:27,680
questions and then we'll go back to

1208
00:44:31,430 --> 00:44:29,839
social and the phone a reminder to our

1209
00:44:34,150 --> 00:44:31,440
viewers we're going to have a brief

1210
00:44:35,270 --> 00:44:34,160
intermission don't change that station

1211
00:44:36,470 --> 00:44:35,280
lots of

1212
00:44:39,109 --> 00:44:36,480
interesting and important vital

1213
00:44:41,190 --> 00:44:39,119
information on reviewing the eclipse

1214
00:44:44,309 --> 00:44:41,200
safely and other types of things and

1215
00:44:46,390 --> 00:44:44,319
then 2 30 the scientists are coming uh

1216
00:44:48,390 --> 00:44:46,400
you don't want to miss that and and many

1217
00:44:50,230 --> 00:44:48,400
of the questions that that we're hearing

1218
00:44:52,390 --> 00:44:50,240
that you want answered say those for

1219
00:44:54,150 --> 00:44:52,400
that 2 30 show so any

1220
00:44:57,510 --> 00:44:54,160
folks here in the

1221
00:45:03,510 --> 00:44:57,520
studio audience or do we go back to

1222
00:45:08,790 --> 00:45:06,710
all right then um so user veronica on

1223
00:45:14,069 --> 00:45:08,800
twitter is asking can we see the eclipse

1224
00:45:19,030 --> 00:45:16,790
in europe new york oh new york europe oh

1225
00:45:20,550 --> 00:45:19,040
europe europe no i i'm not aware i don't

1226
00:45:21,910 --> 00:45:20,560
do not believe

1227
00:45:25,270 --> 00:45:21,920
that this eclipse is going to go through

1228
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:30,069
no i have to watch tv all right

1229
00:45:32,710 --> 00:45:31,030
okay

1230
00:45:35,270 --> 00:45:32,720
go ahead jason one more then we have a

1231
00:45:37,030 --> 00:45:35,280
hand here in the audience sure uh and

1232
00:45:38,710 --> 00:45:37,040
then twitter user rachel is asking are

1233
00:45:40,710 --> 00:45:38,720
we working with public transit to move

1234
00:45:42,950 --> 00:45:40,720
travelers safely to and from prime

1235
00:45:44,950 --> 00:45:42,960
viewing locations

1236
00:45:47,030 --> 00:45:44,960
um we are in touch with transit

1237
00:45:49,030 --> 00:45:47,040
properties but uh you know they only go

1238
00:45:51,270 --> 00:45:49,040
so far in their jurisdiction so places

1239
00:45:53,750 --> 00:45:51,280
like nashville you know there's already

1240
00:45:54,470 --> 00:45:53,760
good infrastructure in place for transit

1241
00:45:55,990 --> 00:45:54,480
um

1242
00:45:57,589 --> 00:45:56,000
you talk about the park service if

1243
00:46:00,230 --> 00:45:57,599
there's anything special that you're

1244
00:46:01,589 --> 00:46:00,240
doing there for long haul you know it

1245
00:46:03,670 --> 00:46:01,599
would be getting the information out to

1246
00:46:05,510 --> 00:46:03,680
the motor coaches to help make sure that

1247
00:46:07,589 --> 00:46:05,520
they're prepared

1248
00:46:09,510 --> 00:46:07,599
yeah in terms of national parks with

1249
00:46:11,510 --> 00:46:09,520
mass transit

1250
00:46:14,390 --> 00:46:11,520
as you're aware most of our sites along

1251
00:46:17,349 --> 00:46:14,400
a specific trajectory are fairly remote

1252
00:46:19,190 --> 00:46:17,359
and there may be service providers for

1253
00:46:20,790 --> 00:46:19,200
doing that in terms of helping people to

1254
00:46:22,470 --> 00:46:20,800
get there but in terms of actual effort

1255
00:46:23,510 --> 00:46:22,480
by the park service

1256
00:46:26,069 --> 00:46:23,520
we're not providing anything

1257
00:46:28,710 --> 00:46:26,079
specifically

1258
00:46:30,309 --> 00:46:28,720
okay we're going to come back and um uh

1259
00:46:32,309 --> 00:46:30,319
you have the mic but we also have some

1260
00:46:34,069 --> 00:46:32,319
social media folks here in the audience

1261
00:46:35,589 --> 00:46:34,079
so uh if you guys want to ask questions

1262
00:46:37,030 --> 00:46:35,599
i'm gonna see if we wanna come to you

1263
00:46:40,230 --> 00:46:37,040
next week go ahead uh name an

1264
00:46:45,349 --> 00:46:43,510
with nasa social

1265
00:46:47,190 --> 00:46:45,359
you got us

1266
00:46:48,870 --> 00:46:47,200
um i have a question from a twitter

1267
00:46:51,430 --> 00:46:48,880
follower michelle

1268
00:46:54,309 --> 00:46:51,440
asking for the international space

1269
00:46:56,150 --> 00:46:54,319
station what will they observe from from

1270
00:46:57,510 --> 00:46:56,160
the space station and what can they

1271
00:46:59,109 --> 00:46:57,520
expect to see

1272
00:47:01,910 --> 00:46:59,119
well that's a very good question we are

1273
00:47:04,630 --> 00:47:01,920
still evaluating what that will be so

1274
00:47:06,309 --> 00:47:04,640
stay tuned uh we want to get out early

1275
00:47:07,910 --> 00:47:06,319
we're two months out well we're going to

1276
00:47:09,589 --> 00:47:07,920
have a better picture of the

1277
00:47:11,109 --> 00:47:09,599
international space station with more

1278
00:47:12,870 --> 00:47:11,119
specifics probably about two weeks

1279
00:47:14,950 --> 00:47:12,880
before the eclipse so stay tuned we'll

1280
00:47:18,950 --> 00:47:14,960
get that out to you as soon as possible

1281
00:47:25,030 --> 00:47:21,910
we got a hand here let's go

1282
00:47:26,790 --> 00:47:25,040
hold hand up high

1283
00:47:29,190 --> 00:47:26,800
please identify yourself

1284
00:47:31,589 --> 00:47:29,200
hi i'm jen halwa with go beyond so one

1285
00:47:33,190 --> 00:47:31,599
of my followers andrew wants to know

1286
00:47:35,190 --> 00:47:33,200
given the recent wave of sort of

1287
00:47:38,069 --> 00:47:35,200
anti-science sentiment that we're seeing

1288
00:47:40,150 --> 00:47:38,079
across the u.s how is nasa focusing its

1289
00:47:42,150 --> 00:47:40,160
outreach efforts to get people more

1290
00:47:44,710 --> 00:47:42,160
excited about science is this eclipse

1291
00:47:46,230 --> 00:47:44,720
part of that

1292
00:47:47,589 --> 00:47:46,240
is that something you guys can comment

1293
00:47:49,510 --> 00:47:47,599
on or do we have to keep it about the

1294
00:47:53,829 --> 00:47:49,520
eclipse

1295
00:47:58,630 --> 00:47:56,309
the way i so

1296
00:48:01,109 --> 00:47:58,640
working at one of the most exciting

1297
00:48:02,549 --> 00:48:01,119
science organizations in the world at

1298
00:48:04,549 --> 00:48:02,559
nasa um

1299
00:48:06,390 --> 00:48:04,559
you know we feel that it's absolutely

1300
00:48:08,150 --> 00:48:06,400
critical to keep talking about science

1301
00:48:09,349 --> 00:48:08,160
and the impact that science has you know

1302
00:48:11,510 --> 00:48:09,359
science

1303
00:48:13,510 --> 00:48:11,520
not only changes what we know but

1304
00:48:15,270 --> 00:48:13,520
sometimes changes entirely how we think

1305
00:48:17,270 --> 00:48:15,280
about life itself

1306
00:48:19,510 --> 00:48:17,280
and the kind of how i started today

1307
00:48:21,990 --> 00:48:19,520
talking about really where we're at in

1308
00:48:24,470 --> 00:48:22,000
the world is one of those vantage points

1309
00:48:26,790 --> 00:48:24,480
i also uh uh we keep repeating and

1310
00:48:28,950 --> 00:48:26,800
really want to show tangible examples to

1311
00:48:31,430 --> 00:48:28,960
show how science and protects and

1312
00:48:34,549 --> 00:48:31,440
improves life the kind of work

1313
00:48:37,270 --> 00:48:34,559
that uh you do vanessa noah you know

1314
00:48:39,190 --> 00:48:37,280
that really predicts these storms it's

1315
00:48:40,309 --> 00:48:39,200
all

1316
00:48:42,870 --> 00:48:40,319
truly

1317
00:48:45,190 --> 00:48:42,880
uh a benefit of science investments over

1318
00:48:46,150 --> 00:48:45,200
many many years that now save lives

1319
00:48:48,549 --> 00:48:46,160
today

1320
00:48:51,430 --> 00:48:48,559
we have these cameras out there that in

1321
00:48:54,309 --> 00:48:51,440
fact work and and do the kind of

1322
00:48:56,870 --> 00:48:54,319
amazing um um you know get the amazing

1323
00:48:58,870 --> 00:48:56,880
data that that we use every day not just

1324
00:49:01,270 --> 00:48:58,880
to figure out how we dress but to get

1325
00:49:03,270 --> 00:49:01,280
out of the way of harm and so for us uh

1326
00:49:05,990 --> 00:49:03,280
really talking about the benefits of

1327
00:49:08,630 --> 00:49:06,000
science that every one of us has is one

1328
00:49:11,670 --> 00:49:08,640
of the ways we we address uh the kind of

1329
00:49:13,910 --> 00:49:11,680
worry that is being expressed

1330
00:49:15,349 --> 00:49:13,920
and again um for the 230 with the

1331
00:49:16,790 --> 00:49:15,359
scientists you hear some interesting

1332
00:49:18,230 --> 00:49:16,800
perspective for them so keep that in

1333
00:49:19,750 --> 00:49:18,240
mind so seth i'm going to come back to

1334
00:49:22,470 --> 00:49:19,760
you and then we're going to begin

1335
00:49:23,510 --> 00:49:22,480
wrapping up uh can we get seth another

1336
00:49:25,109 --> 00:49:23,520
mike

1337
00:49:27,510 --> 00:49:25,119
and if there's any other hands after

1338
00:49:30,150 --> 00:49:27,520
seth i'll go one more social to jason

1339
00:49:32,230 --> 00:49:30,160
and then we'll wrap up

1340
00:49:35,109 --> 00:49:32,240
thank you seth bornstein again at ap for

1341
00:49:38,150 --> 00:49:35,119
vanessa given that um

1342
00:49:40,069 --> 00:49:38,160
for the weather for an eclipse

1343
00:49:42,870 --> 00:49:40,079
uh eclipse watchers are especially not

1344
00:49:45,510 --> 00:49:42,880
just looking at is it partly cloudy

1345
00:49:47,109 --> 00:49:45,520
you know all mostly sunny they're

1346
00:49:49,030 --> 00:49:47,119
looking for far more specifics and

1347
00:49:50,790 --> 00:49:49,040
they're looking two or three days in

1348
00:49:53,190 --> 00:49:50,800
advance so that they can chase an

1349
00:49:55,030 --> 00:49:53,200
eclipse and chase the good weather

1350
00:49:56,390 --> 00:49:55,040
uh what kind of

1351
00:49:58,470 --> 00:49:56,400
is noaa going to be doing anything

1352
00:50:01,750 --> 00:49:58,480
special in terms of resources and

1353
00:50:03,990 --> 00:50:01,760
eclipse forecasts you know and changing

1354
00:50:05,670 --> 00:50:04,000
you know a forecast that's more aimed at

1355
00:50:07,030 --> 00:50:05,680
here is the sky coverage you're going to

1356
00:50:09,109 --> 00:50:07,040
get

1357
00:50:12,069 --> 00:50:09,119
and especially two days in advance when

1358
00:50:13,510 --> 00:50:12,079
you need it more sure i pointed out um

1359
00:50:15,589 --> 00:50:13,520
we have a number of websites that we'll

1360
00:50:17,750 --> 00:50:15,599
be posting information about including

1361
00:50:19,589 --> 00:50:17,760
weather service sites talking about the

1362
00:50:21,030 --> 00:50:19,599
the weather during the eclipse and and i

1363
00:50:23,589 --> 00:50:21,040
just want to remind everybody that you

1364
00:50:25,670 --> 00:50:23,599
know um while two months out we can say

1365
00:50:27,829 --> 00:50:25,680
you know from historical record where

1366
00:50:30,150 --> 00:50:27,839
clouds tend to be we clearly don't know

1367
00:50:32,390 --> 00:50:30,160
yet on october august 21st where the

1368
00:50:33,910 --> 00:50:32,400
clouds will be so definitely stay tuned

1369
00:50:35,829 --> 00:50:33,920
to your local weather forecast in the

1370
00:50:37,430 --> 00:50:35,839
weather service forecasts and and use

1371
00:50:39,829 --> 00:50:37,440
their they will have tools they'll have

1372
00:50:42,150 --> 00:50:39,839
i'm sure plenty of information out a few

1373
00:50:43,910 --> 00:50:42,160
days ahead so you can make decisions on

1374
00:50:45,990 --> 00:50:43,920
where you might want to plan your visit

1375
00:50:47,990 --> 00:50:46,000
if you have choices of where to go to

1376
00:50:49,829 --> 00:50:48,000
look to view

1377
00:50:54,230 --> 00:50:49,839
vanessa i said october 2 you must be a

1378
00:50:57,829 --> 00:50:56,390
a special eclipse website

1379
00:51:00,549 --> 00:50:57,839
and noaa just

1380
00:51:01,750 --> 00:51:00,559
um for weather watchers as you know i

1381
00:51:03,190 --> 00:51:01,760
know there are places like people like

1382
00:51:05,349 --> 00:51:03,200
jm

1383
00:51:07,349 --> 00:51:05,359
i'm not quite sure what content they're

1384
00:51:08,790 --> 00:51:07,359
planning for those websites yet because

1385
00:51:10,069 --> 00:51:08,800
where i think it's still in work but we

1386
00:51:11,910 --> 00:51:10,079
will get back with you and let you know

1387
00:51:14,150 --> 00:51:11,920
and finally you mentioned discover

1388
00:51:15,990 --> 00:51:14,160
satellite yes how crucial is it

1389
00:51:17,829 --> 00:51:16,000
especially given that it is uh being

1390
00:51:19,910 --> 00:51:17,839
slated for being killed off by this

1391
00:51:21,670 --> 00:51:19,920
administration oh the discover

1392
00:51:23,510 --> 00:51:21,680
satellites not being turned off this

1393
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cover satellite is used in operations

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daily to monitor the sun's output and to

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provide us the weather warnings of space

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weather

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that you know what you're talking about

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is the epic camera and the money to

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operate the epic camera which is the one

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00:51:37,829 --> 00:51:35,200
that looks back at the earth

1401
00:51:41,430 --> 00:51:37,839
but the discover satellite itself is is

1402
00:51:43,030 --> 00:51:41,440
is is in operations it won't rain so

1403
00:51:45,270 --> 00:51:43,040
okay jason let's take us home with one

1404
00:51:48,150 --> 00:51:45,280
more question and we'll wrap up sure um

1405
00:51:52,710 --> 00:51:48,160
so twitter user glad you know is asking

1406
00:51:55,910 --> 00:51:54,069
you're at the time

1407
00:51:57,349 --> 00:51:55,920
i don't have it right committed to

1408
00:51:58,790 --> 00:51:57,359
memory at some

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00:52:00,950 --> 00:51:58,800
time

1410
00:52:03,430 --> 00:52:00,960
have you give them a identify yourself

1411
00:52:05,990 --> 00:52:03,440
please um hi this is alex young from

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00:52:09,190 --> 00:52:06,000
goddard space flight center so on the

1413
00:52:12,630 --> 00:52:09,200
west coast it's going to get to oregon

1414
00:52:15,270 --> 00:52:12,640
at about 10 15 a.m local time and

1415
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actually ends in south carolina around 2

1416
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45 p.m local time and it takes an hour

1417
00:52:23,150 --> 00:52:21,200
and a half to get across the country

1418
00:52:24,549 --> 00:52:23,160
and if you go to

1419
00:52:26,549 --> 00:52:24,559
eclipse2017.nasa.gov we have an

1420
00:52:28,630 --> 00:52:26,559
interactive google map you can click on

1421
00:52:30,829 --> 00:52:28,640
any point in the united states and find

1422
00:52:33,270 --> 00:52:30,839
out all the specifics of

1423
00:52:35,270 --> 00:52:33,280
timing excellent so ladies and gentlemen

1424
00:52:37,030 --> 00:52:35,280
uh we're going to wrap up here now again

1425
00:52:39,030 --> 00:52:37,040
don't change that dial we're going to

1426
00:52:41,510 --> 00:52:39,040
take a brief intermission with some

1427
00:52:43,589 --> 00:52:41,520
safety videos and other eclipse content

1428
00:52:45,349 --> 00:52:43,599
we can come back here at 2 30 with

1429
00:52:47,990 --> 00:52:45,359
scientists you really don't want to miss

1430
00:52:50,390 --> 00:52:48,000
this discussion i want to thank our host

1431
00:52:52,230 --> 00:52:50,400
the museum our panel all of the

1432
00:52:55,030 --> 00:52:52,240
organizations here

1433
00:52:57,270 --> 00:52:55,040
and the fact that we are getting ready

1434
00:52:59,349 --> 00:52:57,280
with two months out we're still going to

1435
00:53:00,549 --> 00:52:59,359
be updating all of the websites that

1436
00:53:02,390 --> 00:53:00,559
you've heard

1437
00:53:05,270 --> 00:53:02,400
uh go to

1438
00:53:07,109 --> 00:53:05,280
nasa.gov slash eclipse live remember

1439
00:53:08,150 --> 00:53:07,119
that for the live show

1440
00:53:10,710 --> 00:53:08,160
uh

1441
00:53:12,630 --> 00:53:10,720
hashtag eclipse2017

1442
00:53:15,589 --> 00:53:12,640
and we're going to do one last thing and

1443
00:53:19,109 --> 00:53:15,599
i need audience participation uh we

1444
00:53:20,790 --> 00:53:19,119
talked about safety safety safety

1445
00:53:23,109 --> 00:53:20,800
get those glasses

1446
00:53:24,630 --> 00:53:23,119
get ready for the eclipse we will be

1447
00:53:26,069 --> 00:53:24,640
august 21

1448
00:53:29,830 --> 00:53:26,079
we're prepared

1449
00:53:29,830 --> 00:53:29,840
we'll see you at 2 30.