Want a chance to view the solar eclipse safely? Winona State University's Geoscience Department will host a solar eclipse viewing event from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, August 21st on WSU's Main Campus. The entire Winona Community is invited to view the eclipse safely using a number of techniques such as telescopes with solar filters, eclipse glasses and pinhole cameras. Telescopes, viewing devices and information will be set up in two locations on campus: on the lawn in front of Phelps Hall and between Kryzsko Commons and Minne Hall. The eclipse will start at 11:45 a.m. local time when the Moon's disk first makes contact with the Sun's disk. The maximum eclipse, as seen from Winona, will occur at 1:09 p.m. when the Moon's disk covers approximately 85 percent of the Sun. The eclipse will end when the Moon's disk moves off the Sun's disk by 2:31 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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