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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 21, 2017 17:35:44 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/06/science-channel-broadcast-total-solar-eclipse-live-1202117502/It’s a first-time-in-99-years event and Science Channel will be there to cover it live. On August 21, a total solar eclipse will span the continental U.S., stretching from Oregon to South Carolina. Science Channel will premiere a one-hour special, The Great American Eclipse ( wt), with same-day footage of the eclipse, on the 21st at 9 PM ET/PT. Eclipse totality starts on the Oregon coast at about 1:20 PM ET and ends around 2:50 PM ET on the South Carolina coast, with the highlight of the eclipse at each location being about two minutes of total darkness—called “totality.” Science Channel will be in Madras, Oregon, partnering with the Lowell Observatory on the Lowell Solar Eclipse Experience as astronomers and educators narrate the eclipse as it happens. The network is planning to provide live footage from other prime viewing destinations, including locations in Tennessee, Idaho, Nebraska, and South Carolina. Science Channel also plans to offer glimpses of the eclipse taken from the International Space Station. Science Channel today launched an eclipse micro-site on its website complete with blog posts, photo galleries and an original eclipse companion guide video series. On August 21, the network will Facebook Live the eclipse from Madras, capturing crowd reactions, and will offer live eclipse updates throughout the day. The Great American Eclipse (wt) will be produced by Pioneer Productions, part of the Tinopolis Group.
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Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jul 26, 2017 11:37:38 GMT -6
deadline.com/2017/07/great-american-eclipse-science-channel-mike-massimino-host-1202136192/Science Channel’s ‘Great American Eclipse’ Special Gets A Stellar Host – TCA Science Channel has found its host for its coverage of the Great American Eclipse. It has tapped former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino for duties on the network’s The Great American Eclipse, which will air August 21 at 9 PM at part of the network’s coverage of the rare total solar eclipse that day, which will span the continental U.S. from Oregon to South Carolina. The eclipse is the first of its kind in 99 years. Science Channel will feature live coverage starting at noon ET from Madras, OR and continue throughout the day from other locations along the eclipse’s path. Massimino will anchor the network’s coverage from Charleston, SC, one of the last land-based sites to see the eclipse. It will also air an eclipse preview special August 20 at 9 PM. Massimino, who did two missions to the Hubble Space Telescope and four space walks to help repair it, has also been tapped to host Science Channel’s The Planets, eight hourlong episodes that will take an in-depth look at Venus, Mars, the newly discovered Planet 9, exoplanets and more. It premieres August 22 at 10 PM ET/PT. “Mike Massimino is a true hero of space exploration having risked his life to fix the Hubble Space Telescope,” said Marc Etkind, Science Channel’s GM. “His dedication to furthering our understanding of the universe make him the perfect guide to take our viewers through the once-in-a-lifetime Great American Eclipse and to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in The Planets.”
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