Nantwich school to broadcast eclipse live for students

A Nantwich school is showing education has no boundaries – by planning to stream the solar eclipse live to students and staff!

Technicians at Brine Leas Academy on Audlem Road is to stream the eclipse live on its Youtube Channel, and students in class can also see the recording later in the day.

Stewart Pirie, senior science technician at the school, said it is a “once in a generation event”.

He added: “As a school, I felt we should make the most of this as possible.

“We run an extra Astronomy course, and over time we have gained equipment capable of looking at the sun.

“Due to the nature of a solar eclipse, it would be very difficult to allow the whole school to watch the event, so we felt that filming to later show around the school would be the best option!”

James Hope, the school’s Creative Arts Technician, came up with the idea of streaming the eclipse live on YouTube, using the school’s channel.

“This will be the first time the school has ever streamed an event of this nature, and it’s exciting to be an integral part of that,” added Stewart.

“We should hopefully be going live with the stream from 8.15am, with first contact around 10 minutes later.

“Totality will occur around 9.30am, with 90% of the sun being covered from our point of view!”

Stewart also stressed that no one should look directly at the sun during the eclipse, as it can cause permanent damage to the eyes.

“Using solar filters or specially made glasses is the safest way to view, or just watch our stream!” he added.

Readers will be able to visit Brine Leas Youtube channel tomorrow and view the eclipse for themselves.

(Pic: solar eclipse, under creative commons by Tomruen)