How do Solar eclipses help scientists???
How does it help them predict future events??
....sorry for asking, it's one of my homework questions. I tried looking it up on the internet, but I couldn't find anything about this
2006-11-21 22:05:52 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
A Total Solar Eclipse is the ideal scenario for studying the solar landscape. Scientists use the time during a solar eclipse to study the Corona of the Sun
2006-11-21 22:10:48 · answer #1 · answered by Santhosh S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1919, "the observation of a total solar eclipse helped to confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity. By comparing the apparent distance between two stars, with and without the Sun between them, the theoretical predictions about gravitational lenses were confirmed (though the data were ambiguous at the time). Of course the observation with the Sun between was only possible during totality, since the stars are visible then."
2006-11-21 22:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by Albertan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IDuring a solar eclipse, scientist can study solar flares, sunstops and the photosphere, corona of the sun.
2006-11-22 01:19:52 · answer #3 · answered by g1r2a3c4e5_korea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
second question is not a fact... anything scientists predict of the future from solar eclipses is purely theoretical...
you can pretty much use your opinion on this one...
talk about time of year when it happens effects the tide and hurricanes, and agriculture....
2006-11-21 22:10:53 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can help to find out whether there will be any deviation in Moons'orbit or in its plane of orbit in future based on old statistics.
2006-11-21 22:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋