The total solar eclipse is nearly here. Below is a recap of information we sent in a news release earlier this month about eclipse-related activities at Missouri Western State University, with some additional information regarding where to watch streaming video.

  • Planetarium show “Totality” will be shown nine times over the weekend. All shows are SOLD OUT.
  • The Walter Cronkite Memorial inside Spratt Hall will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, and includes a space-suit photo op on loan from NASA.
  • Talk with the Experts at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Potter Hall Theater. Guest speakers include Michael Bakich, senior editor of Astronomy magazine; Brian 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. Those unable to attend will be able to view the presentations on YouTube by 10 p.m. Aug. 20 at griff.vn/eclipsetalk.
  • Eclipse!, a family-friendly musical revue featuring live performances of music with solar or lunar themes woven together with stories and legends associated with the solar eclipse, at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 20 in the Potter Hall Theater.
  • SOLAR, an exhibition of solar-themed art, can be viewed in the Potter Art Gallery before and after the guest speakers and musical revue Sunday. The exhibition will remain on display through Sept. 15.
  • On Monday, Aug. 21, images of the eclipse viewed through an H-Alpha telescope will be streamed live at ​​griff.vn/eclipse2017.

For more information, visit www.missouriwestern.edu/eclipse2017.

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