Solar eclipse of 1207 BC helps to date pharaohs

Humphreys, C. J.; Waddington, Graeme

doi:10.1093/astrogeo/atx178

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“…We believe that observing the solar eclipse while engaging in a participatory science project may foster other positive STEM outcomes like building feelings of belonging in STEM (Mulvey et al, 2022;Rainey et al, 2018) and greater interest and engagement with STEM (Condon & Wichowsky, 2018;Mitchell et al, 2017;Mulvey et al, 2023). While prior research on participatory science highlights that white and educated individuals are likely to participate in participatory science projects (Allf, et al, 2022), we expect that observing the solar eclipse may draw a more diverse pool of people because of outreach efforts that are publicizing opportunities around the total solar eclipse (Lin Hunter et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 97%

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Extraordinary Darkness: A Participatory Approach to Assessing Animal Behavior During Eclipses

Hartstone-Rose,

Mulvey,

Paciulli

et al. 2024

Bulletin of the AAS

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Building on earlier work demonstrating that animals exhibit behavioral responses to solar eclipses, we present an expansive participatory science approach to examine the impact of eclipses on animal behavior. Formal studies done by research collaborations in the past worked in closed environments and showed that solar eclipses influence specific species' behaviors (with various reactions related to day/night or apparent anxietyrelated behavior). This study has the potential to document behavior of diverse species in more diverse settings and can additionally provide data from different extents of eclipse maximum. This kind of effort will potentially provide data that are both more extensive than more focused prior studies. We are collecting this data through two partnered, ambitious projects: Eclipse Soundscapes and Solar Eclipse Safari. As already demonstrated by preliminary data gathered during the October 2023 annular eclipse, collecting animal behavior observations promises to yield new nuanced insights into the intricate connections between celestial events and animal behaviors. Preliminary work indicates our potential for data collection is realistic. Additional work will be done to link human experiences during these rare celestial events.

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Section: Future Workmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Moreover, people react strongly to eclipses and have been reporting observations of them for thousands of years (Humphreys & Waddington, 2017). We are interested not just in eclipses themself, but also in reactions to them.…”

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confidence: 99%