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2023 Annular Eclipse Programs
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No reservations are needed for programs, however seating will be first-come, first-seated. Capacity in the Lodge Auditorium is 140 people.
October 13
The park will provide a special moon-based evening program titled "Live by the Sun, Love by the Moon" on October 13 featuring NASA Lunar Scientist Dr. Barbara Cohen. This program will be open to the public, held at 8 p.m. in the Lodge Auditorium.
"Eclipses occur when the Moon passes between Earth and the sun, casting a shadow over Earth. Come learn more about the 2023 Annular eclipse, what we can learn about our Sun and Moon during eclipses, and more about NASA's Artemis program to explore the Moon's south pole!"
Dr. Barbara Cohen is a planetary scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. She is the Artemis IV Project Scientist, leading the science activities as the US returns to the lunar surface. She is the Principal Investigator for a mass spectrometer manifested on the Astrobotic Peregrine lunar lander, led the science team for the Lunar Flashlight mission, and is a member of the science teams for the Mars rovers Curiosity and Perseverance.
October 14
The night of October 14 will feature a special "Astrophysicist Q&A Panel" where members of the public can just ask a panel of astrophysicists various questions in a public forum. The panel will be led by Caltech postdoctoral fellow Cameron Hummels at 8 p.m. in the Lodge Auditorium.
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