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Member Lecture: Shedding Some Light on the Upcoming Great American Eclipse of 2024
April 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Shedding Some Light on the Upcoming Great American Eclipse of 2024
Presented by: Dr. Richard D. Clark, Professor Emeritus of Meteorology, and V.P. of the North Museum Board of Directors.
Since the dawn of civilization, the obscuration of the Sun has sparked our primal senses and intellectual curiosity. The total solar eclipse of 8 April 2024 is the 30 th member of the 139 th Saros, a series of 71 associated eclipse geometries that spans 1262 years, starting in 1501 CE and ending in 2763 CE. This talk will highlight the primary characteristics of the 2024 eclipse and how best to observe it. It will also touch on interesting aspects of previous eclipses that were members of this saros.