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EPISODE · Mar 7, 2024 · 14 MIN

Mark Your Calendars, Plan Your Skygazing Picnic: A Solar Eclipse is Coming

from In the Loop with Sasha-Ann Simons

Four and a half minutes. That’s how long it will take for the moon to pass between the earth and the sun. Chicagoans won’t have to travel to catch a glimpse of the partial eclipse, but southern Illinois will experience “totality” for the second time in a decade. Reset learns more about how you can safely view this celestial phenomenon from: Geza Gyuk, director of astronomy at the Adler Planetarium; Ashley Walker, a third-year astronomy PhD student at Howard University and founder of Black in Astro; and Tom Auchter, a member Northwest Suburban Astronomers.

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