CSTEM to Host Solar Eclipse Viewing Event on Monday
By now, almost everyone knows that the United States will experience a solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.
Residents of 13 states are in the so-called “path of totality,” meaning that they will have a chance to view a total solar eclipse, in which the moon completely covers the sun.
California isn’t one of those 13 lucky states, so the best we’ll see is a partial eclipse, which isn’t as dramatic but can still be plenty fun. And Cal State San Marcos is getting in on the action.
The College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics will host a solar eclipse viewing event on Monday from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. outside the University Student Union.
There will be a solar telescope and sunspotters (weather permitting). Guests can make their own pinhole camera, create a moon crater and learn about research projects that engineering and physics students are involved in.
The physics department will provide free solar eclipse glasses, since you should never look directly at the sun during an eclipse.
The event is being organized by Tara Fetherolf, a visiting assistant professor in physics who specializes in astronomy.
In San Marcos, the maximum coverage of the sun will be 53%, and the time of maximum eclipse will be 11:12 a.m.
This will be the last chance to see a total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. until 2044.
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