Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan 2. Announcer this week on q a, author and Real Clear Politics Washington Bureau chief carl cannon. He discusses his book on this date from the pilgrims to today, discovering america one day at a time. Brian carl cannon, your new book on this date from the pilgrims to today, discovering america one day at a time. What is it . Carl it is a snapshot, it is a morsel. Like tapas. A morsel each day from january 1 through december 31, an essay on something that happened in American History on that date that tells you something you may not know and gives you an understanding of this country you did not have. Brian how do people find it . Exactly how do they find it . Carl how do people find my book . Brian no, how did you find the essay topics . Carl i do something that relates to whatever is going on that day. I have been doing it for 5. 5 years now. It is just a rambling thing. Brian for somebody who is not real good on the internet, t
Watch the communicators tonight at 8 00 eastern on cspan 2. Announcer this week on q a, author and Real Clear Politics Washington Bureau chief carl cannon. He discusses his book on this date from the pilgrims to today, discovering america one day at a time. Brian carl cannon, your new book on this date from the pilgrims to today, discovering america one day at a time. What is it . Carl it is a snapshot, it is a morsel. Like tapas. A morsel each day from january 1 through december 31, an essay on something that happened in American History on that date that tells you something you may not know and gives you an understanding of this country you did not have. Brian how do people find it . Exactly how do they find it . Carl how do people find my book . Brian no, how did you find the essay topics . Carl i do something that relates to whatever is going on that day. I have been doing it for 5. 5 years now. It is just a rambling thing. Brian for somebody who is not real good on the internet, t
Zones call 2027488000. And for those of you in the mountain and mask time zone, 027488001. Joining us first up from the Goddard Space Center Visitors Center is shawn goldman, a Research Space scientist for nasa. Good morning and welcome to the program. Shawn thank you. Host what are you looking for today . Guest im getting my daughter and going to enjoy the beauty of the eclipse. Even though im a scientist when Something Like this happens you enjoy the scenery because it will be awesome because no matter where you are in the United States youll get to join us which is special. Host walk us through the mechanics. Guest the moon will pass in front of the sun. Anywhere you are in the United States youll see a black disk from the moon moving across the disk of the sun. Well talk about it in a bit. You wear solar glasses when looking at it. When youre in the path of totality, moving from oregon to cape lookout, south carolina, and youll know if youre there, you probably made plans in advanc
Of the eclipse. Even though im a scientist guest when you see thishere yo in the United States youll get to join us which is special. Host walk us through the mechanics. Guest the moon will pass in front of the sun. Anywhere you are in the United States youll see a black disk from the moon moving across the disk of the sun. Well talk about it in a bit. You wear solar glasses when looking at it. When youre in the path of totality, moving from oregon to cape lookout, south carolina, and youll know if youre there, you probably made plans in advance if youre there. Then youll see during the total solar eclipse, the entire sun will be blocked by the moon. Then youll see basically nighttime pop up and youll see mars and mercury and the night sky and Something Like a sunset effect around the horizon. For the rest of us like here in d. C. Where were doing this interview today, well see basically that black disk moving across the sun. Host theres still a value even if youre not in the totality
Of the eclipse. Even though im a scientist guest when you see thishere yo in the United States youll get to join us which is special. Host walk us through the mechanics. Guest the moon will pass in front of the sun. Anywhere you are in the United States youll see a black disk from the moon moving across the disk of the sun. Well talk about it in a bit. You wear solar glasses when looking at it. When youre in the path of totality, moving from oregon to cape lookout, south carolina, and youll know if youre there, you probably made plans in advance if youre there. Then youll see during the total solar eclipse, the entire sun will be blocked by the moon. Then youll see basically nighttime pop up and youll see mars and mercury and the night sky and Something Like a sunset effect around the horizon. For the rest of us like here in d. C. Where were doing this interview today, well see basically that black disk moving across the sun. Host theres still a value even if youre not in the totality