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Great American Eclipse in Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 2:30 pm October 18, 2017
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

Glenwood Elementary School students worked with OBED Park Rangers and practiced safe use of a telescope for viewing during the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

Glenwood Elementary School students worked with Obed park rangers and practiced safe use of a telescope for viewing during the total solar eclipse on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Schools)

 

Submitted by Oak Ridge Schools

The Great American Eclipse was unique in Oak Ridge, as we were on the coveted path of totality. Some solar eclipse fanatics will travel thousands of miles and spend thousands of dollars just to get themselves into The Path. We took advantage of this rare opportunity that came to our back yard for the breathtaking experience of totality with our students and staff.

We had an interesting challenge, though. The edge of the path of totality cut through town in such a way that four of our schools would only experience a partial eclipse if students and staff stayed on campus. The total solar eclipse has several attributes that are not visible outside the path of totality, such as the sudden appearance of stars and planets, the solar corona becoming visible, and a temperature drop. To ensure all of our students had the opportunity for this rich total eclipse experience, we provided transportation to move everyone who wanted to participate into The Path. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Weather Tagged With: Chap Percival, FIRST Robotics, Glenwood Elementary School, Great American Eclipse, Linden Elementary, Linden Elementary School, Lisa Buckner, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, NASA, NOAA, NOAA weather balloon, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Preschool, path of totality, Roane State Community College, Robertsville Middle School, Secret City Academy, solar eclipse, total solar eclipse, UCOR, Willow Brook Elementary, Woodland Elementary

Total solar eclipse Aug. 21 in Oak Ridge area path

Posted at 7:01 pm July 29, 2017
By Carolyn Krause Leave a Comment

The path of totality for the solar eclipse in the United States on Aug. 21, 2017. (Submitted photo)

The path of totality for the solar eclipse in the United States on Aug. 21, 2017. (Submitted photo)

 

By Carolyn Krause

Note: This story was updated at 12 p.m. July 30.

On Monday, August 21, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun starting at 2:31 p.m. for viewers in areas within an hour’s drive of Oak Ridge.

The 70-mile-wide path of totality will extend from Oregon to South Carolina, passing through Nashville, Murfreesboro, Sparta, Cookeville, Crossville, Sweetwater, Athens, and Clingman’s Dome. Oak Ridge will not quite be in the path of totality. The sky over our area will gradually darken starting at 1:03 p.m. It will be plunged into total darkness for up to two minutes and 40 seconds, depending on where you are. The sky should brighten at about 4 p.m.

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown

 

See a map by NASA and a link to a Washington Post interactive map in this story.

The last time the moon’s shadows in a total solar eclipse crossed our nation from the Pacific to the Atlantic was almost a century ago. On June 8, 1918, the path of totality ran from Washington State to Florida. The next total solar eclipse to cross the U.S. will occur on April 8, 2024. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Chap Percival, Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Go See the Eclipse, National Park Service, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, path of totality, Richard D. Smyser Lecture Series, solar eclipse, total solar eclipse, UT-Battelle

Dick Smyser Lecture on Thursday features science educator discussing total solar eclipse

Posted at 1:31 am May 16, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Chap Percival (Submitted photo)

Chap Percival (Submitted photo)

The 20th Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series opens on Thursday, May 18, and it will feature Chap Percival, a science educator from Sarasota, Florida.

Percival will talk about the total solar eclipse that will occur on August 21. The title of his presentation is “Go See the Eclipse.”

This event is co-sponsored by the Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network (ORION), the National Park Sevice (NPS), and Friends of ORNL (FORNL), a press release said.

It’s free of charge, and it will be held at the American Museum of Science and Energy, which is at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. A reception will be held in the museum lobby starting at 5:30 p.m. (snacks will be served), and the lecture will start at 6 p.m. in the museum auditorium.

“This talk should be of interest to students and the general public,” the press release said.

Percival is a lifelong educator. He lives in Sarasota, Florida. He has a BA in mathematics and physics from Taylor University, an MAT in planetarium education from Michigan State University, and an MEd in instructional technology from the University of Virginia, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, astronomy, astronomy education, Chap Percival, David Fields, Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series, Dick Smyser Lecture, FORNL, Friends of ORNL, National Park Service, NPS, Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORION, Roane State, Robbie Meyer, Tamke-Allen Observatory, total solar eclipse

Learn more about total solar eclipse during Dick Smyser Community Lecture in May

Posted at 1:14 am April 25, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Photo courtesy National Weather Service

Photo courtesy National Park Service

 

Educator Chap Percival will discuss the upcoming August 21 solar eclipse during a May 18 lecture in Oak Ridge.

Percival will be the featured speaker at this year’s Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series.

The free lecture is scheduled for Thursday, May 18, at the American Museum of Science and Energy, which is at 300 South Tulane Avenue in Oak Ridge. A reception will be held in the museum lobby starting at 5:30 p.m., and the lecture will start at 6 p.m. in the museum auditorium.

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between Earth and the sun, blocking at least part of the sun as viewed from some areas of Earth. During a total solar eclipse, the moon completely obscures the sun so that only the sun’s corona is visible for a moment in time.  On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse will be visible along a roughly 67-mile-wide path across the United States, from Oregon to South Carolina, a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Federal, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture Series, Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, Chap Percival, David Fields, Dick Smyser Community Lecture, Friends of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, National Park Service, NPS, Oak Ridge Isochronous Observation Network, Obed Wild and Scenic River, ORION, Roane State Community College, solar eclipse, Tamke-Allen Observatory, total solar eclipse

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