CONFERENCING AND EVENTS #EKUENGAGES IN HISTORICAL MOMENTS
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The eclipse celebration day was such a great way to not only experience the phenomenon of the eclipse itself but also the outreach to our community in
Richmond. It didn’t matter if you were a student or someone living in Richmond, we all came together to view this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. KAYLAN DOWDY
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American Astronomical Society. Funding of $5,000 for a series of community-based and educational solar eclipse events was awarded to the Planetarium in February. As a result, thousands of people will think of EKU when they remember this awe-inspiring moment in their lives. Even people who didn’t attend in person were exposed to the University, as the local newspaper and all Lexington, Kentucky-area TV stations sent news crews to cover the event and interview EKU faculty and staff.
EKU student Kaylan Dowdy summed it up best: “The eclipse celebration day was such a great way to not only experience the phenomenon of the eclipse itself but also the outreach to our community in Richmond,” she said. “It didn’t matter if you were a student or someone living in Richmond. We all came together to view this oncein-a-lifetime opportunity.” Learn more about how EKU promotes astronomy by visiting physics.eku.edu or planetarium.eku.edu.
eclipse day START TIME 1:02 P.M. EKU President, Dr. Michael Benson and his two sons, Truman and Talmage visited the Observation Deck to view the partial eclipse using a technique referred to as optical projection with guidance from EKU Physics and Astronomy professor, Dr. Marco Ciocca.
END TIME 3:54 P.M. PARTIAL ECLIPSE MAXIMUM AT 95.3% 2:31 P.M.
2,400 guests EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
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