FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE MONDAY……WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY’S “HARDIN PLANETARUM” IS HOSTING A SPECIAL EVENT INCLUDING A VIEWING AREA
AND ECLIPSE-RELATED ACTIVITIES….
THEY’LL HAVE MIRRORS WERE THEY CAN REFLECT SUNLIGHT ONTO SCREENS…..WHICH IS AN ALTERNATIVE WAY OF LOOKING AT THE SUN….THERE’LL BE A
VARIETY OF OTHER ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU TRY TO CAST SHADOWS ONTO A SPHERE TO SEE HOW THE SHAPE OF THAT SHADOW CHANGES AS IT MOVES
ACROSS…..
THE ECLIPSE WILL BEGIN AT 12-45 AND END AT THREE-30….WITH MAXIMUM COVERAGE AT TWO-OH-THREE….
ALTHOUGH SOUTHCENTRAL KENTUCKY IS NOT IN THE PATH OFTOTALITY…..97-PERCENT OF THE ECLIPSE WILL STILL BE VISIBLE……