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If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV

Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter

To be in with a chance of getting a NASA sticker that went to the edge of space during the eclipse and for early access to work-in-progress videos, join our Patreon https://ve42.co/VePatreon

Last year, we launched Elements of Truth on Kickstarter and were thrilled by the response. We’re now in the final stages of production, with Kickstarter rewards shipping soon. If you missed the campaign, you can now pre-order the retail edition through our new website here - https://ve42.co/YTDEcl  
If you backed us on Kickstarter, don’t worry, your game will ship before any pre-orders are fulfilled.

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00:00 The 2026 Total Solar Eclipse
02:00 Why there are more total solar eclipses in the Northern Hemisphere
03:30 How we get 5 solar eclipses a year
06:20 Why the Sun turns white only during totality
09:27 How the eclipse faked an element
11:10 The weird shadows during the eclipse
14:06 Shadow band effect
17:00 Filming the eclipse from space
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Special thanks to the experts and collaborators who made this video possible: 

The Montana State University NASA Ballooning Team, for working with us on this video and for the incredible footage of the eclipse from the edge of space. 
Project Leads: Angela Des Jardins and Michael Walach 
Students: Ava Arbogast, Isabel Besel, Ryder Cole, Daniel Graves, Mari Greene, Mikael Savage, Gabriel Sova, Addison Zumwalt

The Exploratorium Team, for providing their insights and footage from their livestream
© The Exploratorium
All rights reserved. Used and adapted with authorization.
The Exploratorium® is a registered trademark of The Exploratorium®.
http://www.exploratorium.edu  

Michael Kirk for taking the time to chat with us and sharing his expertise. 

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for speaking with us and for sharing details of their WB-57 aircraft eclipse mission.

The team at @astrumspace for their help and support on this video. Check out their video on how ESA’s Proba-3 mission uses satellites to create artificial eclipses in space and reveal the inner corona for the first time:
https://youtu.be/fv5lJjR6DmQ

Also, very glad we ran into https://www.youtube.com/@UCyC3HkaEzr7PBNuE2oPvQKg during totality! Check out his channel!

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References: https://ve42.co/EclipseReferences

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Special thanks to our Patreon supporters:
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Credits
Writers: Emilia Gyles, Gregor Čavlović and Henry van Dyck,
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Editors: Peter Nelson and Trenton Oliver 
Assistant Editor: James Stuart
Animators: Archie Crofton and Emma Wright 
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