Eclipse Animations

NOTE: All animations below are included in the FREE full-dome planetarium show TOTALITY 2024. Visit the show page to request a copy and participate in our eclipse education netowrk.

About the Animations

Below are links to eclipse animations which show views of solar and lunar eclipses as seen from various viewpoints.  They were created by Don Davis under contract to Rice University, paid for by the NASA Space Science Education Consortium, and are copyright Rice University but free to use for non-commercial purposes.

Note that these are not real images but animations based on actual images and eclipse photography, created in response to a planetarium user survey. 

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Animations are available in fisheye and prewarped formats for planetarium use and in flatscreen versions for schools, museums and the media. Higher-resolution versions are available on request, and are free except for media and shipping and handling.  Animations and frame sets can freely be used in local shows or news broadcasts; for commercial distribution rights contact Dr. Reiff. Versions are available with or without burned-in subtitles, and external scripts are available. The scripted audio and subtitles are suggested samplkes and can be modified as needed.

To download the full-resolution versions, and obtain licenses for using the animations or frames in shows to be distributed, please fill out our

• Planetarium Animation Request Form

LINK TO ECLIPSE GRAPHICS

Animations (preview sized)