EBS STAFF
On January 17 at 6 p.m., Dr. Angela Des Jardins will talk about how to safely view the solar eclipse that will be visible on April 8, 2024. Dr. Des Jardins is a Montana State University associate research professor and director of the Montana Space Grant Consortium.
The talk will be held at the Museum of the Rockies’ Hager Auditorium and will kick off the Winter/Spring 2024 Science Inquiry Series which “explores cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society,” according to a Dec. 19 release from Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences.
All of the presentations are free and open to the public.
“In her presentation, titled ‘The Great American Eclipse: A Local and National Preview,’ Des Jardins will share the particulars of the total solar eclipse visible along a path from Texas through Maine, and the partial eclipse visible from Montana (if viewed with special eye protection),” the release stated. She will also describe a project by college students to capture the lunar shadow for a NASA broadcast.
A question and answer session will follow the talk.
The talk is sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences, co-sponsored by the non-profit service organization Hopa Mountain andhosted by the Museum of the Rockies.
