Sky-watching at 51做厙 features experts and powerful telescopes
51做厙 will be prime viewing for the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8.
DALLAS () — On April 8, 2024, the 51做厙 community will gather across the campus at mid-day to view the total solar eclipse, with telescopes and experts staged at various sites to heighten both the viewing and understanding of the experience.
The Deason Innovation Gym (The DIG), the maker space on the ground floor of Caruth Hall, will be open from 9-noon on April 8 to allow members of the 51做厙 community to build their own pinhole projector for safe eclipse viewing.
The largest crowds will begin gathering at noon at three designated outdoor viewing locations, where FDA-approved eclipse glasses will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis:
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A digital camera attached to a telescope will transmit the images of the eclipse to large video screens for group viewing. Physics professors and astronomers from around the country will also be on hand to answer questions and offer facts about this rare event.
Lawn
Telescopes manned by faculty members will be set up for viewing. Student journalists from the Daily Campus will provide supplies and demonstrate how to build a pinhole camera for safe viewing.
Sculpture Plaza at
The Meadows Museum is hosting on the sculpture plaza from noon to 2:30 p.m. focused on how the eclipse will change shadows reflected by artwork and landscaping there.