2024 total eclipse: seeing the unseeable | About That

The total solar eclipse on April 8 is giving scientists the rare opportunity to view the outermost part of the sun's atmosphere: the corona. Andrew Chang explains why the corona has baffled scientists for almost 200 years and the great strides that have been taken to solve its mystery.
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[@annahui9919]

Thanks you Andrew for your detailed explanation of the solar eclipse. Looking forward to April 8 to watch the solar eclipse once in a life time.

[@rosariocarbajal1380]

Wonderful explanation! Thank you!!!😮

[@ShawnHCorey]

Never look at the Sun, even if it's not an eclipse. The Sun always is bright enough to damage your eyes.

[@riley739]

Only the real ones will be looking at the solar eclipse with their Gucci shades on

[@nirmalajayasena8536]

Gratitude!

[@nirmalajayasena8536]

👍😊

[@FannyMoments-po5rl]

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[@kephalopod3054]

The sun's corona will go viral on April 8.

[@NormanLor]

THANKFULLY I JUST LEARNED WE CAN VIEW THIS WITHOUT HARM TO OUR EYES THROUGH ANY MODERN CELL. I HAVE NO IDEA IF WE CAN ADJUST THOSE PHONES FOR A DARK MODE BUT PERHAPS??!!

[@praveen211]

It's crazy how CBC selectively turns off comments on videos concerning the state of Canada, its immigration, its labor issues, housing etc. but allows commenting on other videos that are less controversial. It's again a way to silence dissent and differing viewpoints. One of the reasons the situation is as bad as it is in Canada is because of this kind of selecting stifling.

[@narpatbhaichauchan3123]

👍✍️

[@Kevin-bp2cw]

This just in - Pollievre blames Trudeau for blocking out the sun !

[@DaiseyDearman-xf3gw]

You could have used your finger winking one eye with looking directly in the sun

[@JDawg394]

You're cowards for turning off your comments on videos that are debatable

[@lilahfeuquay5351]

Good Job! / Needed to Have The CELSIUS *Degrees/ Converted to Degrees >FAHRENHEIT

[@beausgaming7046]

Really who cares, have we not experiemced this before, why all the emergency alerts about itnall of a sudden after covid everyrhing is a emergency now

[@shaunlunney7551]

because its interesting and doesnt happen that often.

[@WhistlesToAnimals]

Wow, if a solar eclipse doesn't impress you, nothing will. Haha

[@UncompressedWAVmusic]

Covid is long over why upset you so much that now you don't care if people are at risk when the Eclipse happens and want to protect themselves while enjoying a rare event. I didn't realize that you've already seen endless Total Solar Eclipse. Gee perhaps you can just chill out and let others have a good safe time.

[@yvonneplant9434]

Because looking at it directly can blind you. But be our guest at looking at it without protection.

[@yvonneplant9434]

​@@WhistlesToAnimalsProbably a conservative who doesn't care about science.

[@AJ-tz7hs]

I wonder how come the only video where the comments are turned off is the one you uploaded 3 min ago talking about ter. Attack on Moscow? Afraid that your propaganda not going to work if you leave comments on?

[@frank5d289]

You are right. There are clues like that which show that even they know they are spinning a web.