Is at the Nasa Space Center where theyre holding a viewing party today. Reporter this is for people who have preregistered. Scientists in nasa across the United States using all sorts of ways to try to view this with High Altitude balloons and especially modified telescopes to get the best images that they can and it is a great opportunity to learn about the atmosphere of the earth. And biologist working with the laboratory in pasadena is sending up balloons for research and says for the moment the atmosphere becomes like the one on mars. These are some of the heartiest microorganisms we have found here on earth taking measurements to understand atmospheric phenomenons caused by the eclipse. Reporter a group from Southern California is releasing balloons. And there is a viewing party today for group preregistered guests only because it is already listed online as having reached capacity. They say the big moment in the eclipse will happen about 10 15 this morning. Nasa is sending up a c