MANSFIELD — Eight-year-old Gabe Atwell wiggled his arms and legs, bouncing a bit as he sat in a red foldable lawn chair outside The Ohio State Reformatory. His cardboard eclipse glasses whipped back and forth in his hand. “Twelve minutes!” he declared in a sing-song voice. It was 3 p.m. and a blue gray tint hung […]
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Eclipse chasers from near and far descend on Shelby
SHELBY — Keith Rittenhouse worked for numerous years as an educator. Now retired, that passion for educating continued on Monday at Black Fork Brewing Co. in Shelby, where a solar eclipse viewing party took place. Rittenhouse brought a pair of eclipse binoculars and a telescope with an eclipse filter to share with other eclipse viewers […]
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Crawford County Art Center touts upcoming events
BUCYRUS — Monday, April 8 is the first total solar eclipse to hit the continental U.S. in seven years and Bucyrus is in the path of totality. That hasn’t happened in Ohio since 1806. To celebrate this monumental event, CCAC is hosting a weekend-long event in addition to several solar and space-themed classes throughout April. […]
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Ask a scientist: OSU’s Adrienne Hopson talks citizen science and the solar eclipse
MANSFIELD — Dr. Adrienne Hopson teaches biology for a living. But when she’s off the clock, you might just find her teaching a different type of science. Hopson is a biology professor at the Ohio State University’s Mansfield campus. In her spare time, she volunteers for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a solar […]
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Open Source: We want to hear about your eclipse experiences
MANSFIELD — We’re now less than a month away from experiencing a total solar eclipse. On April 8, the moon and sun will align at just the right angle. The moon will almost entirely obscure our view of the sun, casting a massive shadow over Richland County and other communities in the path of totality. […]
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Shelby City Council briefed on upcoming 2024 total solar eclipse
Preparedness will be critical in anticipation of the total solar eclipse, which will occur at approximately 3:12 p.m. April 8, 2024.