Black Sun, A Documentary Film on the 2012 Solar Eclipses

《黑日》是一部全长纪录片，聚焦于两位非裔美国太阳天体物理学家的生活和研究：佛罗里达理工学院的哈基姆·奥卢西博士和美国宇航局马歇尔太空飞行中心的阿方斯·斯特林博士。《黑日》以挑战常见先入之见的方式描绘了未被充分代表的少数族裔科学家，并将激励年轻人(特别是少数族裔)将STEM领域视为一个可行和令人兴奋的职业选择。特别是，这部电影展示了科学家的生活，科学家们进行科学观察和分析，并讨论他们的结果。黑日以今年(2012年)的两次日食为中心：5月20日的日环食和11月13日至14日的日全食。这笔NSF快速拨款用于在澳大利亚凯恩斯拍摄日全食，斯特林博士和奥瑟伊博士及其学生团队将在那里进行测量，重点研究延伸的太阳大气等离子体。主要的更广泛的影响目标是增加少数群体在科技、经济和经济领域的参与。通过展示少数天体物理学家的科学和个人方面，黑太阳将“在促进教学、培训和学习的同时促进发现和理解”。将通过在学术机构(特别是为少数群体服务的机构)放映、参加电影节和向科学电视节目宣传来进行传播。我们已经与几个HBCU合作放映了《黑日》。

"Black Sun" is a full-length documentary film focusing on the life and research of two African American solar astrophysicists: Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi of the Florida Institute of Technology and Dr. Alphonse Sterling of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. Black Sun depicts underrepresented minority scientists in ways that challenge common preconceptions, and will inspire young people (particularly minorities) to consider STEM fields as a viable and exciting career option. In particular, the film shows the lives of the scientists, the scientists taking scientific observations and doing analysis, and discussing their results. Black Sun is centered on the two solar eclipses this year (2012): The May 20 annular eclipse and the November 13-14 total eclipse. This NSF RAPID grant funds the filming of the total solar eclipse in Cairns, Australia, where Drs. Sterling and Oluseyi and their team of students will conduct measurements focused on studying the extended solar atmospheric plasma. The primary broader impacts goal is to increase minority participation in STEM fields. Black Sun will be "advancing discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training and learning," by showing both the science and the personal aspects of minority astrophysicists. Dissemination will be done via screenings in academic settings (particularly minority-serving institutes), entry into film festivals, and promotion to science TV programs. We have already partnered with several HBCUs to screen "Black Sun".