Total Solar Eclipse Program

Hear about some of the history associated with this famous eclipse, the dynamics that cause solar eclipses, eclipse expeditions, and a few stories about war and peace associated with this unique celestial phenomenon.

Total solar eclipses struck fear and awe in early people, causing some to build enormous earthworks with which to predict such events in the future. It will not occur again in Ohio skies until September 14, 2099.

Presenter Tom O’Grady, an Astronomy instructor at Ohio University since 1984, has chased the moon’s shadow eight times to witness the appearance of distant stars and planets in the daytime, to see the outer atmosphere of the sun, and to observe the altered behavior of wild animals and livestock.