Re: Fw: Andrew Fraknoi - 5/10 An Eclipse Double-Header: 2 U.S. Eclipses of the Sun in '23-'24

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

I assume that we're not going to Foothill College tomorrow.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Sat, 6 May 2023 15:51:57 +0000 (UTC)
 >
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 >    3, 2023, 8:27:54 PM PDTSubject: Andrew Fraknoi - 5/10 An Eclipse 
 >    Double-Header: 2 U.S. Eclipses of the Sun in '23-'24
 >   People in two narrow paths will have the full eclipse experience each time.
 > | 
 > CORRECTION to the date: Join IN PERSON on Wednesday, May 10
 > | 
 > You are receiving this event notification because the Silicon Valley Astronomy 
 > Lecture Series, typically hosted at Foothill College, is co-sponsored by the 
 > University of Ca Observatories (including Lick Observatory), in 
 > addition to The Foothill College Physical Science Division, The SETI Institute 
 > and The Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Because of your interest in UC 
 > Observatories, you will receive notifications about this lecture series that 
 > often features our scientists from UC institutions affiliated with UC 
 > Observatories. 
 > | 
 > Free, illustrated, non-technical talk:
 > “An Eclipse Double-Header: Two U.S. Eclipses of the Sun in 2023-2024" 
 > Presented by Andrew Fraknoi from the Foothill college.
 > 
 > Join IN PERSON on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at 7 pm 
 > | 
 > Two eclipses of the Sun are coming to North America during the 2023-24 school 
 > year – an annular (“ring of fire”) eclipse Oct. 14, 2023 and a total 
 > eclipse Apr. 8, 2024. People in two narrow paths will have the full eclipse 
 > experience each time. Everyone else (an estimated 500 million people, including 
 > all of us in the Bay Area) will see a nice partial eclipse, where the Moon 
 > covers a good part of the Sun. The talk will describe how eclipses come to be (
 > and why they are total only on Earth), what scientists learn during eclipses, 
 > exactly when and where the eclipses of 2023 and 2024 will be best visible, and 
 > how to observe the eclipses and the Sun safely. 
 > 
 > NOTE: Everyone attending this lecture will receive a free pair of certified 
 > eclipse-viewing glasses courtesy of the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. 
 > | 
 > Andrew Fraknoi retired a few years ago as the chair of the astronomy department 
 > at Foothill College and still teaches short, noncredit courses on astronomy at 
 > the University of San Francisco and SF State.  He is the co-author of Solar 
 > Science: Exploring Sunspots, Seasons, Eclipses, and More, a book for educators,
 >  and When the Sun Goes Dark, a book for children. He appears regularly on 
 > local and national radio, explaining astronomical developments in everyday 
 > language, and was named Ca Professor of the Year in 2007.  With 
 > several colleagues, he is leading the effort to distribute 5 million eclipse 
 > glasses through 10,000 public libraries across the nation, with support from 
 > the Gordon & Betty Moore Foundation. 
 > | 
 > This event will be held at the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los 
 > Altos (see directions below)
 > 
 > Foothill College is just off the El Monte Road exit from Freeway 280 in Los 
 > Altos.
 > 
 > For directions and parking information, see: https://foothill.edu/parking/ 
 > For a campus map, to find the Smithwick Theater (Bldg. 1000), see: 
 > https://foothill.edu/map/
 > 
 > We ask that attendees be vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 and wear a 
 > mask while indoors at the event. Extra masks will be provided. Thank you. 
 > The recording will later be on YouTube:
 > 
 > http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures and as audio podcasts here