MARQUETTE, MI— Northern Michigan University will be helping people view the upcoming solar eclipse safely.
The Physics Department and Seaborg Center are partnering to hold a community viewing on April 8th. They will use equipment ranging from glasses to telescopes so attendees can watch the moon glide over the sun’s surface, casting a shadow over North America.
The eclipse is scheduled to begin at about 2 p.m., reach totality around 3:11, and end at about 4:30. Weather permitting, the department will be set up on the academic mall between the rotunda entrance to the Science Building and Jamrich and Harden Halls.
A NASA TV live broadcast will be available, regardless of weather, inside the Science Building from 2-2:50 p.m. in room 2904. NASA TV will allow people to see totality since Marquette will experience about 80-percent totality.
