 Scientists have spent years researching the sun and how it affects life on earth for millions of miles away. But have you ever wondered how they study something they can't see? In his NCAR Explorers Sears lecture, Dr. Paul Bryan sells us when you need darkness to see the light. Total solar eclipses. I want to get across that solar eclipses are not just a cool natural phenomenon that you can go and view but there is also a lot of science to be learned from them. I'm excited to share images and movies that we've taken from eclipses. That can encourage people to try science for themselves but by far the most important one is to encourage people to go and see a total solar eclipse if they have the chance.