Hundreds of students and community members flocked to the Pentacrest to observe a nearly total solar eclipse on Monday. The UI Department of Physics and Astronomy set up three telescopes behind a booth of polarized eclipse glasses but soon ran out of the special glasses. Long lines formed behind the telescopes, where viewers could see.
At 2:01 p.m. Monday, thousands of University of Iowa students standing, sitting, or laying on the Pentacrest lawn looked up to see a phenomenon not seen in 20 years. For the first time since 1979, a total solar eclipse darkened the skies over much of the U.S. Those in Iowa City could view a partial.
Eastern Iowa isn't in the path of totality, but will still experience an 80-90% solar eclipse Monday afternoon.You MUST wear solar eclipse glasses to view the e
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