total solar eclipse Archives

Gabe Atwell, 8, looks up at the 2024 solar eclipse. He is sitting in a red lawn chair in the yard at the Ohio State Reformatory.

Solar eclipse mesmerizes crowd at Ohio State Reformatory

by Katie Ellington Serrao April 8, 2024April 8, 2024

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 […]

News

Eclipse chasers from near and far descend on Shelby

by Brittany Schock April 8, 2024April 14, 2024

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 […]

Crawford Source

Crawford County Art Center touts upcoming events

by From the Crawford County Arts Council, Special to Crawford Source April 1, 2024April 1, 2024

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. […]

Life and Culture

Ask a scientist: OSU’s Adrienne Hopson talks citizen science and the solar eclipse

by Katie Ellington Serrao March 29, 2024March 29, 2024

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. Adrienne Hopson, PhD 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) […]

Open Source

Open Source: We want to hear about your eclipse experiences

by Katie Ellington Serrao March 10, 2024March 9, 2024

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. […]

View the Night Sky at Marvin Memorial Library

by Shelbi Evans February 22, 2024February 22, 2024

Join us in the library parking lot from 8-9pm March 7th to view the night sky through telescopes provided by Warren Rupp Observatory. Representatives from Warren Rupp will explain what […]