Saturday, January 14th, 2017 - The Eclipse!

Post date: Dec 20, 2016 5:14:27 PM

Saturday, January 14th, 2017

The first meeting of 2017 will focus on the 2017 Solar Eclipse!

On August 21,2017, millions of people across the United States will see nature's most wondrous spectacle a total eclipse of the Sun. It is a scene of unimaginable beauty; the Moon completely blocks the Sun, daytime becomes a deep twilight,and the Sun’s corona shimmers in the darkened sky. This is the sight of a lifetime! It will have been 26 years since the last American total solar eclipse. Totality visited the USA in 1905, 1918, 1932, 1945,1963,1970,1972,1979, and 1991. GO4ST8 Physics has assembled a program that will answer basic and complex questions regarding Solar Eclipse 2017. Also, participants will receive resources they can use and share with students. There will also be a discussion of forming tours to the best sites for the August 21st Solar Eclipse.