Solar Eclipse at Seagrave Observatory
by Tracy Prell
Whoa! - Our solar eclipse event at Skyscrapers, Inc. Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island was a huge success - certainly beyond my expectations with hundreds of people arriving to witness this *Fascinating* Astronomical event.
I am so glad that our visitors, adults and the children alike had such an enjoyable time!
Skyscrapers is always open Saturday night for FREE viewing of our beautiful night sky (weather permitting). You can visit us at online at www.skyscrapersinc.org but we'd love to see you in-person!
I would like to personally thank our Skyscraper members, Jim Crawford, Matt Ouellette, Jeffrey Padell, Kathy Babcock, Bob Janus as well as the news media - my friends T.J. Del Santo and Erica Croce from WPRI 12, Meteorologist Tim Studebaker ABC6 along with Vanessa Cristina Villon, The Woonsocket Call, and Motif Magazine for doing such an outstanding job in covering this rare event.
Many galactic kudos's to Stephen W. Ramsden, Director of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project for donating 500 solar sunglasses that helped provide the viewing of the solar eclipse event for the hundreds of people that arrived at Skyscrapers, Inc. Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island!
We are a 501(c)(3) organization so donations are always welcome to help maintain our grounds, observatories, and to provide FREE workshops and lectures from the experts at Brown University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to name a few.
These are the images I took at Skyscrapers, Inc. home to the Seagrave Memorial Observatory during the Solar Eclipse Star Party which was held from 1 to 4 pm on August 21st, 2017. I used my Canon EOS 70D with the 18-135 mm lens.
I am so glad that our visitors, adults and the children alike had such an enjoyable time!
Skyscrapers is always open Saturday night for FREE viewing of our beautiful night sky (weather permitting). You can visit us at online at www.skyscrapersinc.org but we'd love to see you in-person!
I would like to personally thank our Skyscraper members, Jim Crawford, Matt Ouellette, Jeffrey Padell, Kathy Babcock, Bob Janus as well as the news media - my friends T.J. Del Santo and Erica Croce from WPRI 12, Meteorologist Tim Studebaker ABC6 along with Vanessa Cristina Villon, The Woonsocket Call, and Motif Magazine for doing such an outstanding job in covering this rare event.
Many galactic kudos's to Stephen W. Ramsden, Director of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project for donating 500 solar sunglasses that helped provide the viewing of the solar eclipse event for the hundreds of people that arrived at Skyscrapers, Inc. Amateur Astronomical Society of Rhode Island!
We are a 501(c)(3) organization so donations are always welcome to help maintain our grounds, observatories, and to provide FREE workshops and lectures from the experts at Brown University, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to name a few.
These are the images I took at Skyscrapers, Inc. home to the Seagrave Memorial Observatory during the Solar Eclipse Star Party which was held from 1 to 4 pm on August 21st, 2017. I used my Canon EOS 70D with the 18-135 mm lens.
