{"id":3946,"date":"2024-03-27T20:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/?p=3946"},"modified":"2024-03-27T20:51:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:51:10","slug":"totality-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.atu.edu\/library\/2024\/03\/27\/totality-awesome\/","title":{"rendered":"Totality Awesome!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Unless you are living under a rock, you know that April 8th<\/sup> is a special day for Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Arkansas, and the planet.\u00a0 \u00a0At exactly 1:50 P.M. (and six seconds), the best show on earth will begin here–on campus and in Russellville\u2014and will last for four minutes and eleven seconds.<\/p>\n

Protect your eyeballs for the whole show by picking up special eclipse glasses available at the Ross Pendergraft Library\u2019s Research Help Desk, located on the first floor.<\/p>\n

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Glasses are available on a first come, first serve basis until they are gone.\u00a0 Every student, faculty, and staff member at ATU can receive one pair of free glasses with a valid ATU ID card.\u00a0 Each pair comes with a special case, protecting your glasses and advertising the time and date of the eclipse.<\/p>\n

Provided courtesy of the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium, the glasses conform to the ISO 12312-2 standard for direct observation of the sun.\u00a0 Except during the totality phase of a solar eclipse, when the moon completely blocks the sun, it is not safe to look directly at the sun without special eye protection certified for this use.\u00a0 Sunglasses are not enough!\u00a0 See NASA\u2019s guidelines for safely viewing the solar eclipse<\/a><\/strong> for more information.<\/p>\n

Before the eclipse, be sure to take advantage of the events and activities around campus and the community in the days leading up to April 8th<\/sup> by reading all about them here: https:\/\/www.arkansastechnews.com\/your-guide-to-eclipse-events-and-preparation-at-atu\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ross Pendergraft Library & Technology Center will have adjusted hours in the days leading up to, during, and after the eclipse:<\/p>\n