UMaine Astronomers Coordinating Citizen Science Research on Total Solar Eclipse in Northeast
September 20, 2023
September 20, 2023
ORONO, Maine, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
A total solar eclipse will be visible in northern Maine for three-and-a-half minutes on April 8. That provides a short and rare opportunity to gather scientific data on this major astronomical event, and Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, is preparing to have high schoolers and other members of the general public involved in that work. . . .
A total solar eclipse will be visible in northern Maine for three-and-a-half minutes on April 8. That provides a short and rare opportunity to gather scientific data on this major astronomical event, and Shawn Laatsch, director of the Versant Power Astronomy Center at the University of Maine, is preparing to have high schoolers and other members of the general public involved in that work. . . .