Need a few tunes while you watch the sky for today's eclipse?
This afternoon, Pamela Kittle will escort her fourth-graders at Pendleton Elementary School one-by-one outside to look up at the sky to see the solar eclipse.
Officials in Mercer, Tazewell and McDowell counties are taking precautions to protect children during the total solar eclipse which will occur next Monday.
With millions of eyes expected to be on the total solar eclipse Monday, August 21, keeping those eyes safe — especially those of the littlest eclipse viewers — has become the top priority of many.
Millions are expected to pack the so-called path of totality, or the swath of the United States that will be able to experience the complete solar eclipse. But, as with any major event, some things might not go according to plan.
It’s more important than ever to be wary of uncertified solar eclipse glasses, warns the American Astronomical Society in a recent news release.
On Monday, August 21, people living in the continental United States will be able to see a total solar eclipse.
ATLANTA – Local drink specials on Corona. Moon pies with chocolate superimposed over vanilla. Obscured-sun themed T-shirts at every turn.
Editor’s note: A total solar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. on Monday, August 21. Shannon Schmoll, director of the Abrams Planetarium at Michigan State University, explains why and how it happens, and what we can learn from an eclipse.
Indiana Department of Transportation officials are advising Hoosiers to be aware of increased traffic for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
On Monday, Aug. 21, the entire North American continent will experience a solar eclipse as the moon passes between the Earth and sun.
The Pendleton Community Public Library, 595 Water St., has a several programs slated for the rest of August.
Exactly one month from yesterday, a total solar eclipse will sweep across America, casting millions of people into temporary darkness.
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