A solar eclipse viewable from Fredonia is the impetus for a viewing party planned on campus for Monday, Aug. 21, the first day of the fall semester.
The Department of Physics will host the party, and will have 1,500 pairs of solar glasses for safe viewing of the sun, as well as two pairs of binoculars set up with solar filters. The event will take place in the field behind the Science Center.
At the same time, a NASA live stream of totality will be displayed in the Williams Center Multipurpose Room, which will also serve as the backup location in case it rains. Local viewing won't be possible in this case, but there will be a live stream from other locations where it is not cloudy or raining.
The equipment is funded through support provided by the Fredonia College Foundation's Carnahan Jackson Humanities Fund.
