Quantifying the Great American Solar Eclipse 2017

During the Great American Solar Eclipse of 2017, Dr. Bruce Bugbee, president of Apogee Instruments and a professor at Utah State University, deployed a suite of sensors in the path of totality in Rexburg, Idaho to measure various environmental parameters during the eclipse. In this video, Bruce discusses his findings. The Apogee sensors he used included spectroradiometers, a net radiometer, pyranometers, full-spectrum quantum sensors, infrared radiometers, and a precision thermistor inside an aspirated radiation shield.

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Apogee Spectroradiometer shows eclipse glasses have about 100 times greater filtration than typical sunglasses

Apogee Quantifies the Solar Eclipse

Apogee will be on site quantifying the Great American Solar Eclipse from the center of the path of totality on August 21, 2017. As one of the biggest solar radiation events of the century, Dr. Bruce Bugbee and NYU Professor, Dr. Tyler Volk, will be manning a full suite of Apogee radiation sensors including spectroradiometers, a net radiometer, pyranometers, quantum sensors, infrared radiometers, and a precision thermistor inside an aspirated radiation shield while in Rexburg, Idaho. Stay tuned for a full report and video of their results.

Dr Bruce Bugbee, Schuyler Smith, and Damon Nitzel preparing the Apogee sensors for monitoring the eclipse. Dr Bugbee will be taking the station to Rexburg, Idaho to make measurements from within the total coverage zone.

Dr Bruce Bugbee, Schuyler Smith, and Damon Nitzel preparing the Apogee sensors for monitoring the eclipse. Dr Bugbee will be taking the station to Rexburg, Idaho to make measurements from within the total coverage zone.

Damon Nitzel preparing Apogee sensors for monitoring the eclipse. Dr. Bugbee will be taking the station to Rexburg, Idaho to make measurements from within the total coverage zone.