[EMP2012] AGU Abstract - Poster 3 - "Vision"

[Scott W. McIntosh]

This is very rough and I really at this point have no idea what this "vision" abstract should be, but I expect that lessons learned might be an interesting thing to present as well as broader - technical and scientific things we learn along the way - if this is given a talk then I can advertise the two other presentations.

Title: "Eclipse Megamovie Project: From Oz to Oregon - Looking Forward to the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse"

On the morning of November 14th 2012 a total solar eclipse traverses Queensland Australia. The Eclipse Megamovie Project (EMP) has the goal to "stitch" a large number of images, obtained by a group of (largely untrained) observers (amateur and professional) staged along the eclipse's path of totality into a continuous record of solar evolution over that time - an "Eclipse Megamovie".  With this presentation we will look forward to the August 2017 total solar eclipse which crosses the entire continental United States in ninety minutes. We envision that the 2017 incarnation of the EMP will be a citizen science project with massive participation pulling a very broad demographic. A vital component of how we will move forward for 2017 is learning how to clear the logistical, technical, and scientific hurdles that we encounter in Australia. We will present preliminary participant demographics, statistics, initial results, and the lessons learned from this first of only a limited number of test events for EMP 2017. 

Cheers,
	Scott

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                          		Dr. Scott W. McIntosh
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