Park Hosts Eclipse Across America Speaker Series

Date: June 9, 2017
Contact: Denise Germann, 307.739.3393

MOOSE, WY — Grand Teton National Park is hosting an Eclipse Across America Speaker Series this summer to share  knowledge and amazing facts about the upcoming total solar eclipse.  Participating professors and astronomers will demonstrate and share their expertise and years of studying eclipses. Each presentation in the series is intended to increase participants understanding of many aspects of this spectacular event taking place in our sky on August 21. Topics will include the how and why of the eclipse phenomenon, safety aspects, viewing and photographing the event, and telescope usage.
 
Grand Teton National Park Eclipse Speaker Series Schedule:

Date & Time	Location	Speaker	Title	Topic
6/15 7pm	Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center	Samuel Singer	Director Wyoming Stargazing	The Great Jackson Eclipse of 2017
6/24 7pm	Colter Bay Visitor Center	Angela Speck	Professor of Astrophysics, Director of Astronomy University of Missouri	The Eclipse of a Generation - Don’t Get Left Out of the Dark
7/10 7pm	Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center	Tyler Nordgren	Full Professor of Physics & Astronomy University of Redlands	The All-American Eclipse: Come for the Sun, Stay for the Stars
7/11 4pm	Colter Bay Visitor Center	Tyler Nordgren	Full Professor of Physics & Astronomy University of Redlands	The All-American Eclipse: Come for the Sun, Stay for the Stars
7/20 9pm	Colter Bay Amphitheater	Bob Hoyle	Grand Teton Ranger & Former Professor of Astronomy	Moments of Darkness - The History & Science of Solar Eclipses
7/27 9pm	Colter Bay Amphitheater	Bob Van Gundy	Grand Teton Volunteer Astronomer,  University of Virginia Professor	Science from the Sky: Using Satellite Observation to Study National Parks
8/3 7pm	Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center	Bob Van Gundy	Grand Teton Volunteer Astronomer, University of Virginia Professor	Science from the Sky: Using Satellite Observation to Study National Parks
8/10 7pm	Craig Thomas Discovery & Visitor Center	Bob Hoyle	Grand Teton Ranger & Former Professor of Astronomy	Moments of Darkness - The History & Science of Solar Eclipses