On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, a total eclipse will begin at 1:06:27 p.m. and will last for approximately two minutes and 38 seconds in St. Joseph, Missouri, and Missouri Western personnel are planning events for astronomy buffs the day before.
On Sunday, Aug. 20, Missouri Western will host eclipse experts on campus: Michael Bakich, senior editor of Astronomy Magazine; Bryan Busby, chief meteorologist at KMBC-TV in Kansas City; Mike Reynolds, professor of astronomy at Florida State College at Jacksonville; and Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Check out missouriwestern.edu/eclipse2017 for times and locations.
The Walter Cronkite Memorial in Spratt Hall will also be open extended hours on Sunday, and will feature space displays and a space suit photo opportunity. And, the Bushman Planetarium will show eclipse-themed shows. All Sunday events are free and open to the public.