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Don't Get Caught in the Dark!
Please join us for one or all of these great events, and be ready for the solar eclipse! |
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Solar Eclipses Demystified
| Thursday, March 14 7 pm |
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Jean Creighton, Ph.D., Director of UWM’s Manfred Olson Planetarium, will help us understand the science behind the eclipse.
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The North American Total Solar Eclipse
| Monday, March 25 7 pm |
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James Lattis, astronomer and Director of UW Space Place in Madison, will describe the upcoming total solar eclipse and offer suggestions for observing it.
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The Total Eclipse Experience
| Wednesday, March 27 7 pm |
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Dr. Dennis D. Roscoe, NASA Ambassador, will discuss the total eclipse experience: what we will see, where to see it, and how to safely
photograph it. |
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Gaze Upon the Sun
| Thursday, March 28 1:30 pm |
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Ages 5 & Up: Join us for an afternoon telescope viewing of the sun with astronomer Adam McCulloch of Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM. If weather is inclement, we will make a pinhole camera for safely viewing the sun and learn the science behind this useful contraption.
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Build Your Own
Solar Oven | Saturday, March 30 2 pm |
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Ages 6-12: Celebrate the solar eclipse by making your own solar oven out of a pizza box! Registration is required and begins Monday, March 18. Please call (262) 782-4140, option 2.
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Get Your
Eclipse Glasses | Monday, April 1 While supplies last |
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Pick up a pair of solar eclipse glasses at the Adult Reference Desk. Supplies are limited; please only pick up glasses for your immediate household.
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NASA Web Broadcast
| Monday, April 8 12:30-3:30 pm |
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Rain or shine, the eclipse will be online! Enjoy NASA's web broadcast in the Community Room.
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Brookfield Public Library
1900 N. Calhoun Rd. Brookfield, WI 53005 |
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