Mon, Sep 25, 2023 12:50 PM in An Eclipse of the Sun Coming to N. America Oct. 14
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, all of North America will experience an eclipse of the Sun.
In a narrow path stretching southeastward from Oregon through Texas, the eclipse will be annular (a small ring of the Sun will be visible around the dark disk of the Moon.) Everywhere else, skywatchers will see a partial eclipse. Since the Sun will not look completely eclipsed, everyone will n...
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Fri, Sep 08, 2023 2:16 AM in A Few Spots Available: NSTA Eclipse Partners
NSTA, in collaboration with the Space Science Institute, seeks science educators to provide learning resources and information to their schools, local libraries, and/or community organizations about the Monday, April 8, 2024, total eclipse. We’ll provide training and materials. This is an opportunity to help people in your community make the most of the last total solar eclipse visibl...
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Mon, Jul 10, 2023 8:00 PM in Libraries around the Nation Looking for Eclipse Programs and Help
In preparation for the eclipse-of-the-Sun “double-header” that will become visible across the U.S. this October and next April, about ten thousand public libraries will make 5 million safe solar-viewing glasses (and information packets) available to their communities, thanks to a major grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The librarians, most of whom do not have science training, ...
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