On April 8, Illinois will be among 15 states where daytime skies will dim as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and completely blocking the sun. It will create a total solar eclipse. Aft…
CJ Dugan, a producer at WGN, shows retired WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling his reflector telescope at Dugan’s friend’s campsite at Little Grassy Lake Campground in Makanda on April 7, 2024. Dugan and his family witnessed the 2017 eclipse with Skilling. On April 8, Illinois will be among 15 states where daytime skies will dim as the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and completely blocking the sun. It will create a total solar eclipse.
CJ Dugan, a producer at WGN, shows retired WGN-TV meteorologist Tom Skilling his reflector telescope at Dugan’s friend’s campsite at Little Grassy Lake Campground in Makanda on April 7, 2024. Dugan and his family witnessed the 2017 eclipse with Skilling. Krispy Kreme’s Total Solar Eclipse Doughnut photographed outside Krispy Kreme in Marion on April 6, 2024.
DJ Darrius Yancy, 4, creates his own eclipse craft at The Science Center table during the Crossroads Astronomy, Science and Technology Expo at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale on April 7, 2024.
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