Total Solar Eclipse
Sharing an astronomical moment together
April 9, 2024
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Thousands of people, including Queen's students, faculty, and staff, filled Tindall Field to observe the total solar eclipse together on Monday, April 8. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
An estimated 6,000 people gathered on Tindall Field and other vantage points across Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s campus to share in the wonder of a total solar eclipse at 3:22 p.m. on Monday, April 8.
For months prior to the rare celestial phenomenon, the university and local partners were engaged in planning and preparation to ensure the community was ready for a safe and educational eclipse experience.
In the months leading up to the eclipse, an outreach and education campaign was conducted by a group of 70 campus community volunteers recruited by the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, utilizing the expertise of faculty, undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and staff.
At 3:22 p.m. on Monday, April 8, eclipse watchers experienced totality, where the moon fully obscures the sun and results in darkness and a quick drop in temperature. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
Due to their efforts, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s and Kingston communities were ready for the big day.
카지노 게임 컬렉션On Tindall Field, we were able to share this once-in-a-lifetime experience with thousands of people, and the roar of cheers that went up at totality is going to be one of my lifelong memories,카지노 게임 컬렉션 says Rob Knobel, Head of the Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, who helped lead the university카지노 게임 컬렉션s preparations for the eclipse. 카지노 게임 컬렉션I'm so proud of the team of Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Eclipse Ambassadors who spread out to 20 sites across the city and region, giving the same experience to visitors and residents alike.카지노 게임 컬렉션
Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s sourced 120,000 pairs of eclipse glasses, providing them free to campus community members and donating over 80,000 to local school boards and to people across the Kingston region for pick up at local public libraries.
Nikhil Arora, an astronomy post-doctoral fellow and Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s eclipse coordinator, views the early stages of the eclipse through a telescope fitted with a special lens. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
Team members also visited more than 80 schools in the Limestone District School Board and Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, teaching students about eclipses, including why they happen and how they have helped researchers advance the understanding of light, as well as how to view the eclipse safely.
카지노 게임 컬렉션It was wonderful to have the support of the whole Queen's community, who have been planning for this day for over a year 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a collaborative effort that made our educational efforts and the viewing a tremendous success,카지노 게임 컬렉션 Dr. Knobel added.
To learn more about the preparations and research conducted by Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s experts, visit the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s Total Solar Eclipse website.
The university also shared the events of the day through its social media accounts, including , , , and .
Every day, the Queen카지노 게임 컬렉션s iconic Grant Hall clock tower stands tall above campus카지노 게임 컬렉션 카지노게임사이트 Avenue, but rarely is it set against a backdrop quite like this one 카지노 게임 컬렉션 a total solar eclipse. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트)
Queen's students don glasses provided by the university during the early stages of the total solar eclipse. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
Students sit in darkness as they watch the final stages of totality. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
Tindall Field fills up as the total solar eclipse nears. (Queen's 카지노게임사이트/Jana Chytilova)
