This is a photo of the March 9, 2016 total solar eclipse that I took on the path of totality from the small costal village of Pulau Dua on the East coast of Sulawesi Island, Indonesia.
— While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event.total solar eclipse“Eclipses are very beautiful things, and everyone should be able to experience it once in their lifetime,” said Yuki Hatch, a high school senior in Austin, Texas.
A prototype was first used during the 2017 total solar eclipse that crossed the U.S., and the handheld device has been used at other eclipses. The Perkins Library — associated with the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts — plans to broadcast the changing tones of the LightSound device over Zoom for members to listen online and by telephone, said outreach manager Erin Fragola.“We try to find ways to make things more accessible for everyone,” he said.
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