![A photograph of a total solar eclipse](https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/edu_srch_what-is-a-solar-eclipse.png?w=320)
Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Space Science, Spanish, Solar System and Planets, Eclipses, Earth's Moon, Sun
Type
Videos
Join Exploratorium astronomer Isabel Hawkins and Exploratorium educator Liliana Blanco as they explain a total solar eclipse. Through demonstrations, they show how the Moon, Sun and Earth line up to create this rare event.
What Is a Solar Eclipse?
What Is a Solar Eclipse? (Spanish version)