2024 Solar Eclipse Series - Why Eclipses Enthrall Us

Why Eclipses Enthrall Us

7 p.m., Thursday, January 25, 2024, in the G. Gilbert Cloyd Commons on the lower level of Galvin Hall

Dr. Wayne Schlingman, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University 

Eclipses happen all the time and we have a chance twice a year for them so why are they so special to us? What happens during an eclipse and what should I prepare for? Dr. Schlingman will answer these questions and more about the upcoming “Buckeye” eclipse on April 8. He will address why eclipses enthrall us and the science that researchers do during eclipses. He will also give a peek behind the curtain of the years of planning to make this event much smoother across the state and region than the eclipse in 2017.