Monday’s total solar eclipse will be an out-of-this-world lesson for about 50 astronomy students from the University of Chicago. The class will head south to…
Around 50 astronomy students at University of Chicago will travel south to Carbondale to be in the path of totality for the upcoming solar eclipseMonday’s total solar eclipse will be an out-of-this-world lesson for about 50 astronomy students from the University of Chicago. The class will head south to Carbondale to be in the path of totality.
“It’s the only time we can see it with the naked eye,” said Professor Josh Frieman, Chair of the University’s Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics. “The birds go quiet. If you’re near a farm, you may see the cows start to go home. Dogs might start to bark,” he explained. “What we won’t get if it’s cloudy is the incredible visual of the solar corona.”The solar corona is made up of super-hot gas and plasma escaping the sun, which can be seen with the naked eye during a total eclipse in the path of totality.
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