Solar Eclipse Workshop: Observations of April 2024 Total Solar Eclipse and Community Discussion of Multi-Scale Coupling in Geospace Environment; Arlington, Texas; April 8-10, 2024

2024年4月8日的日食事件，为科学家提供了一个极好的机会，让他们参与外展工作，并调查电离源减少对地球大气的影响。这次研讨会打算在德克萨斯大学阿灵顿分校(UTA)组织教育活动，该大学正走在全面性的道路上。这意味着月亮完全遮住了太阳，对于4月份的这一事件，日全食将持续大约4分钟。这段短暂的黑暗为人们提供了一个直接观察日冕的窗口，人们可以在这里使用安全护目镜观察日冕，并使用科学仪器收集数据。UTA的科学家计划利用即将到来的日食，并将利用他们最先进的天文馆和望远镜来提高公众意识，并将K-12学生带到这些设施。科学研讨会将在2024年4月8日至10日期间举行两天。在这次活动之前，计划了几项活动，以便向K-12年级的学生适当传播有关日食的信息。该小组将在2024年3月18日至31日期间走访该地区的不同学校，分发教材和安全护目镜。还计划由国际天文学联合会(天文学联合会)提供技术支助，以便利使用天文联合会望远镜进行观测并向公众开放。这次研讨会将促进跨学科合作，鼓励学生和空间科学家之间的互动。UTA将主持若干科学仪器，以解决以下问题：(A)日冕在日全食期间的时空变化和(B)电离层-热层系统对日食的反应？为了研究第一个问题，将使用四个专业的Maxvision ED80望远镜(窄带)和两个相对较宽波长的光谱望远镜。几个全球导航卫星系统接收器将被用来探索日食对地球电离层-热层区域的影响。这笔拨款是为了响应NSF 23-014《亲爱的同事信：2023年和2024年美国大日食》，以支持与日食相关的科学、教育和推广活动。这一奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

Solar eclipse event on April 8, 2024, provides an excellent opportunity to scientists for engaging in outreach efforts and to investigate the influence of reduction in the ionizing source on our Earth’s atmosphere. This workshop intends to organize educational activities at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA), which is on the path of totality. It means that the moon completely obscures the sun and for this event in April, the totality will last for about 4 minutes. This short period of darkness offers a direct observing window where people can observe solar corona using safety goggles and collect data using scientific instruments. Scientists at UTA plan to take advantage of the upcoming solar eclipse and will use their state-of the-art Planetariums and telescopes to create public awareness and bring K-12 students to these facilities.The scientific workshop will be held for two days between April 8 – 10, 2024. Prior to this event, several activities are planned to enable proper dissemination of information about the solar eclipse to K-12 students. The team will distribute educational materials and safety goggles by visiting different schools in the area between March 18 – 31, 2024. Technical support from International Astronomical Union (IAU) to facilitate observations using UTA telescopes and their access to public is also planned. This workshop will promote inter-disciplinary collaborations, encourage interactions between students and space-scientists. UTA will host several scientific instruments to address questions about (a) the spatial and temporal variability of Corona during totality and (b) response of the ionosphere-thermosphere system to solar eclipse? To investigate the first topic, use of professional four Maxvision ED80 telescopes (narrowband) and two spectral telescopes in a relative broad wavelength will be used. Several GNSS receivers will be used to explore the effects of solar eclipse on the Earth’s ionosphere-thermosphere region. This grant is in response to NSF 23-014, “Dear Colleague letter: Great American Solar Eclipses 2023 and 2024” to support science, education and outreach activities related to Solar Eclipses.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.