Expertise Saturday’s annular photo voltaic eclipse on the Barlow Planetarium on the College of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Fox Cities campus.
“An annular photo voltaic eclipse is when the moon strikes in entrance of the solar, however it’s too distant from the Earth to fully cowl the solar. It covers solely the middle of the solar, leaving the outer edges seen, which we name an annulus or a ‘ring of fireplace’,” stated Teri Gee, Barlow Planetarium director.
A featured astronomy present referred to as Eclipse: The Solar Revealed takes place at 10 a.m. Saturday, adopted by photo voltaic eclipse viewing (climate allowing) from 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. A NASA livestream from the trail of annularity will probably be proven from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Eclipse: The Solar Revealed will probably be proven once more at 4 p.m.
“If the rain ends in time, we’ll have folks outdoors to allow you to see the eclipse by means of telescopes with particular filters,” Gee stated.
Barlow Planetarium on the UWO Fox Cities campus
Costs are $7 for youngsters and seniors, $8 for college kids and $9 for adults. Eclipse glasses additionally will probably be obtainable on the market.
The Barlow Planetarium, the primary main planetarium within the state of Wisconsin, opened to the general public on March 20, 1998. The 48-foot diameter projection dome with seating for 98 (along with 4 wheelchair accessible areas) is powered by an Evans and Sutherland Digistar II, cutting-edge video projection and automation expertise.
The planetarium presents a variety of star and laser reveals all year long.