Did Anyone Notice There Was An Eclipse Monday?
August 22, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.
By Michael [email protected]
The eclipse peaked at 86 percent at around 2:23 p.m. .
The total solar eclipse was the first to cross the country in almost a century.
The library began planning for the program after becoming aware of a grant to provide 1,000 eclipse safety glasses to the public.
Once the grant was approved, the library began to plan educational activities for the event.
Prior to the eclipse viewing, the library held events for the public to learn about the eclipse and to make an solar eclipse viewer, hosted by the Warsaw Astronomical Society.
Solar eclipse glasses were handed out to residents so they could view the phenomenom without causing damage to their eyes.
Amanda McFarland, WCPL adult programming director, said she thought 1,000 glasses would be enough.
“When we got them, I thought, ‘What are we going to do with all of these?’”?McFarland said.
They were gone in 1-1/2 weeks. She said she had to turn down schools who requested glasses.
McFarland said they set aside 150 glasses for Monday’s viewing event. Even then, viewers shared glasses with each other.
“It’s going better than I would have thought,” McFarland said.
Amy Stenoish, Warsaw, brought her 4-year-old son out to the library. Her other children were getting the experience to view the event at school, so she wanted her youngest son to also experience the eclipse. She described the event as “pretty amazing,”
Andrew Klatt, Warsaw, said the experience was “kinda surreal” and, “It’s not something you see everyday.”
Mike Stephan, vice president of the Warsaw Astronomical Society, said he hoped the hype around the eclipse would get more people interested in science and astronomy.
“I think sometimes science gets pushed to the wayside,” Stephan said.
Stephan said most of the members of the club traveled to Illinois or Kentucky to be in the totality zone.
For those who missed this year’s eclipse, another total solar eclipse will be visible in Indiana in seven years. In 2024, a eclipse is scheduled to be visible on a path from Texas to Maine. The path will travel right through Indiana, with Indianapolis being a predicted prime viewing spot.
“Hold on to your viewers,” Stephan said.
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The eclipse peaked at 86 percent at around 2:23 p.m. .
The total solar eclipse was the first to cross the country in almost a century.
The library began planning for the program after becoming aware of a grant to provide 1,000 eclipse safety glasses to the public.
Once the grant was approved, the library began to plan educational activities for the event.
Prior to the eclipse viewing, the library held events for the public to learn about the eclipse and to make an solar eclipse viewer, hosted by the Warsaw Astronomical Society.
Solar eclipse glasses were handed out to residents so they could view the phenomenom without causing damage to their eyes.
Amanda McFarland, WCPL adult programming director, said she thought 1,000 glasses would be enough.
“When we got them, I thought, ‘What are we going to do with all of these?’”?McFarland said.
They were gone in 1-1/2 weeks. She said she had to turn down schools who requested glasses.
McFarland said they set aside 150 glasses for Monday’s viewing event. Even then, viewers shared glasses with each other.
“It’s going better than I would have thought,” McFarland said.
Amy Stenoish, Warsaw, brought her 4-year-old son out to the library. Her other children were getting the experience to view the event at school, so she wanted her youngest son to also experience the eclipse. She described the event as “pretty amazing,”
Andrew Klatt, Warsaw, said the experience was “kinda surreal” and, “It’s not something you see everyday.”
Mike Stephan, vice president of the Warsaw Astronomical Society, said he hoped the hype around the eclipse would get more people interested in science and astronomy.
“I think sometimes science gets pushed to the wayside,” Stephan said.
Stephan said most of the members of the club traveled to Illinois or Kentucky to be in the totality zone.
For those who missed this year’s eclipse, another total solar eclipse will be visible in Indiana in seven years. In 2024, a eclipse is scheduled to be visible on a path from Texas to Maine. The path will travel right through Indiana, with Indianapolis being a predicted prime viewing spot.
“Hold on to your viewers,” Stephan said.
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