CRAFTSBURY – Astronomer Douglas Arion will give a talk at the Craftsbury Public Library on March 13, at 6 p.m. on the solar eclipse that will be coming to the area in April.
Dr. Arion is the director of Mountains of Stars, a public science outreach and education program; Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy at Carthage College; and co-founder of Galileoscope. He will discuss the upcoming eclipse and the workings of the sun. This talk will help explain what happens during a solar eclipse and how to view it safely. Weather permitting, there will be an opportunity to view the night sky following the program.
Craftsbury will be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse happening on Monday, April 8. There will be an eclipse viewing party on the Common from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eclipse glasses will be available free for the first 500 participants and a solar telescope will be projecting this rare celestial event.
In the event of inclement weather, there will be a livestream of the eclipse on the big screen inside the library.
The Craftsbury PTO will be selling snacks and eclipse merchandise. For more information, contact the library at (802) 586-9683.
