Total solar eclipses like the much-anticipated one taking place on Monday are usually thought of as visual experiences.
Lasting memories of the day might include a few minutes of complete darkness, prompted by the rare alignment of the sun, Earth and moon.
"Unfortunately, there are a number of barriers to access astronomy content if you are low vision or blind. It's a very visual science," said Heidi White, outreach officer at the University of Montreal's Trottier Institute for Research on Exoplanets. That includes the Montreal Science Centre, which has brought in devices from Harvard University designed to transform the eclipse into an audio-focused experience.
"We thought that having those LightSound devices would permit visitors with low vision or blindness to feel the luminosity coming down," said Sara Arsenault, manager of the Montreal Science Centre Foundation.The LightSound device epitomizes how the eclipse can be a"multi-sensory event," said Daniella Morrone, an education specialist at Discover the Universe, a Canadian astronomy training program geared toward teachers.
There are also various natural ways to experience the eclipse besides seeing it through a pair of special glasses, said White.
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