Penn State Mont Alto Evening Talk and Star Party: "The Great American Solar Eclipse” | The Chamber of Gettysburg & Adams County Gettysburg, PA

Date: 2/23/2017
Time: 7:30 PM TO 8:30 PM

Penn State Mont Alto
1 Campus Drive
Mont Alto, PA 17237

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Event Description: Penn State Mont Alto Evening Talk and Star Party: "The Great American Solar Eclipse” presented by Kimberly Herrmann, Penn State Mont Alto assistant professor of physics and astronomy. Herrmann will describe the total solar eclipse of Aug. 21, 2017 that will sweep across the United States. (The next total solar eclipse won’t occur until April 8, 2024.) She will include safe ways to observe it and the differences between total and annular eclipses. Weather permitting, following the talk Herrmann will also lead a star party from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m. in the field behind the MAC. The star party will consist of telescope viewing and night sky tours with green laser pointers. Multiple telescopes should be available, courtesy of the TriState Astronomers (www.tristateastronomers.org), a local amateur astronomy club. If the weather does not cooperate for viewing, Herrmann will host an “Ask an Astronomer” session in the Wiestling Student Center.


Directions:
Penn State Mont Alto - General Studies Auditorium

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