Occidental community members viewing the solar eclipse with a telescope

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Partial Solar Eclipse

On Saturday, October 14th, 2023, physics faculty and staff set up a telescope outside the Hameetman Science Center to witness the partial solar eclipse. Students, staff, and members of the local community of Eagle Rock got a chance to see this celestial event through the telescope and solar eclipse glasses. Through a special lens for his camera, Dr. Dan Snowden-Ifft got to take some fascinating, unique pictures of the partial eclipse.

Oxy faculty, staff, students, and members of the local community standing around a telescope and sunspotter. Some are wearings solar eclipse glasses and looking at the partial solar eclipse.
 
Partial solar eclipse with moon covering the majority of the sun from the left.
 
Partial solar eclipse with moon eclipsing the top part of the sun.
Partial solar eclipse with moon covering part of the sun from the bottom left.
 
 
 

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