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Opportunities for solar viewing will be available at the visitor center both days.
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Join experts from the Idaho Falls Astronomical Society to experience the universe under our naturally dark skies. There will also be numerous special events at Craters of the Moon leading up to and following the eclipse event:Īugust 18-19 Star Parties: 9 p.m. The city park in Arco (Bottolfsen Park) will provide an excellent venue for viewing this rare astronomical event. Although Craters of the Moon National Monument is not directly in the path of totality we are partnering with the city of Arco, NASA and Idaho State University to provide a special viewing opportunity in nearby Arco, Idaho. Watch from behind the scenes when Roanoke College Physics students take over RoanokeCollege SnapChat Monday, Aug.On Monday, August 21 there will be a rare nation-wide opportunity to view a total solar eclipse. Visit NASA's website for all the safety details and lots of interesting material. NASA 360 will broadcast live out of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Sunday August 20th and from the Clingmans Dome event site during the eclipse on August 21. Planets Venus, Mars, Mercury and Jupiter may be clearly observed as well as the star Regulus, which is usually difficult to see. In addition to the solar eclipse, the event will likely feature beautiful sunrise-sunset colors across the horizon. Sunglasses, binoculars or cameras will not protect you.Here in Roanoke, you'll need to protect your eyes during the entire event-it will never be safe to view without eye protection! Never look at an UN-eclipsed or partially eclipsed sun even for a second or you'll damage your eyes.Looking at the sun can permanently damage your eyes so you'll need to protect them when viewing the eclipse.In a video for the College, Matheny offers some tips for safely viewing.
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Roanoke College astronomers will be set up at the Oconaluftee entrance and will staff several telescope-aided solar viewing stations as well as capturing different stages of the eclipse with photography.ĭavid Matheny, senior physics major, is the lead student organizer for the trip that will include up to 10 Roanoke students. This outreach event is in line with the significant commitment that Roanoke physics has made to the public understanding of science, as we engage in several events each year to facilitate scientific literacy for the public." "We're particularly excited to take part in the public reception of the eclipse in such a beautiful area, trying to help others appreciate and understand the science of the eclipse. "We are happy to serve as ambassadors for science," Fleenor said. This is the first total solar eclipse in the general southeastern U.S. Matthew Fleenor said the park invited astronomers from the surrounding area to volunteer since a large influx of visitors is expected to the path of totality. where the sun will be totally blocked by the moon at the height of the eclipse.ĭr. The park, near Cherokee, North Carolina, is in the path of totality, the zone across the U.S. 21 at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, an official NASA partner site for the solar eclipse. Roanoke College Physics Group is serving as eclipse ambassadors Monday, Aug. No specific events are planned on campus but a limited number of eclipse glasses will be available for the campus community at noon Monday at the Colket Center Info Desk and in the Resource Development office on College Avenue.