Watch the Eclipse – LIVE!

On March 29, 2006, an eclipse will sweep across the Atlantic Ocean from northern South America past the tip of Southern Africa.  And for people like Jeff Hollander who enjoy stargazing and are intrigued by the motion of the planets, the best view of this astronomical wonder may be from their computer.  Hollander, CEO of Hollander Home Fashions, and people all over the world will be watching as EclipseLive.com broadcasts its eighth Webcast of a solar eclipse.

“I’m really looking forward to it,” said Hollander.  “I think it is a great way to see and understand how an eclipse happens.”

The EclipseLive team will be on location in Side, Turkey when this year's solar eclipse passes the shores of the Mediterranean at 1:00 p.m on Wednesday, March 29, Turkish Time (5:00am EST).  Images detailing the team’s travel experiences, educational outreach activities, and the astronomical event are available on EclipseLive.com and are being updated continuously throughout the expedition.  Following the eclipse, a final summary presentation is assembled as a permanent archive of the event and is used during the solar science lessons taught to Heritage Elementary in Lake Worth, FL.

“For eight years, we’ve been traveling to view and film solar eclipses to make it accessible to a broad audience via the Internet.  Our mission is sharing astronomy with the public,” said John W. Berryman, a physics and astronomy professor involved since the first excursion to Curcao, Netherlands Antilles in 1998.  “This is a great team committed to bringing science education to life, and we are fortunate to have the support of the community.”

The team on-site in Turkey includes representatives from Appalachian State University and Watauga High School in Boone, North Carolina, Palm Beach Community College and Heritage Elementary in Lake Worth, FL..  Professor Berryman will remain in Florida with colleagues at Palm Beach Community College to run outreach at local schools.

For additional information, please visit EclipseLive.com.