{"id":5327,"date":"2024-04-03T08:17:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T12:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/?p=5327"},"modified":"2024-06-03T08:17:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:17:45","slug":"enjoying-the-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/2024\/04\/03\/enjoying-the-april-8-2024-solar-eclipse\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying the April 8, 2024 Solar Eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Last Modified: Monday, June 3, 2024 8:17 am<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/future-eclipses\/eclipse-2024\/where-when\/\" target=\"blank\">April 8th solar eclipse<\/a> approaches we wanted to share some resources and ideas!<\/p>\n<p>Check out these great resources on solar eclipses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/the-ultimate-place-in-nj-to-watch-the-solar-eclipse\/\" target=\"blank\">Best Place to View the Solar Eclipse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/1395141938?databaseList=283\" target=\"blank\">Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024<\/a> (Book)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/eclipsesoundscapes.org\/\" target=\"blank\">Eclipse Soundscapes Project<\/a> &#8211; Cool citizen science project<\/li>\n<li>Liberty Science Center\u2019s <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/lsc.org\/great-eclipse\" target=\"blank\">The Great Eclipse<\/a> event<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/1340915504\" target=\"blank\">Learn How a Solar Eclipse Occurs When the Moon Moves Between Earth and the Sun<\/a> (Video)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/1112131323\" target=\"blank\">Best moments of the Eclipse in 360\u00b0<\/a> (Video)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.libguides.com\/physicsastro\" target=\"blank\">Physics &amp; Astronomy Databases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Fun Ideas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Join the Physics &amp; Astronomy Department on the Montclair Campus outside of the CELS Building for a viewing of the eclipse. The eclipse will begin at 2:10pm, peak at 3:25pm and end at 4:36pm. Please note that this event will be cancelled if the weather is poor (i.e., heavy rain or cloud cover that obscures the Sun).<\/li>\n<li>Throw a Eclipse-Watching Party: Invite friends and family for a solar celebration complete with eclipse-themed snacks and music.<\/li>\n<li>Dress the Part: Dress up in celestial-themed attire, from sun and moon costumes to galaxy-printed outfits, to add a fun twist to your eclipse viewing ensemble.<\/li>\n<li>Create Eclipse Crafts: Get crafty with eclipse-themed crafts like making sun and moon-shaped cookies, designing eclipse-themed jewelry, or crafting paper eclipse models.<\/li>\n<li>Read <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/montclair.on.worldcat.org\/oclc\/124031725\" target=\"blank\">Twilight: Eclipse<\/a>, available at University Libraries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy the eclipse safely and responsibly by following <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/eclipses\/safety\/\" target=\"blank\">these safety tips<\/a> provided by NASA.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit to <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/moon-eclipse-F-pSZO_jeE8\">Jongsun Lee on Unsplash<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the April 8th solar eclipse approaches we wanted to share some resources and ideas! Check out these great resources on solar eclipses: Best Place to View the Solar Eclipse Totality: The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 (Book) Eclipse Soundscapes Project &#8211; Cool citizen science project Liberty Science Center\u2019s The Great Eclipse event Learn [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":368,"featured_media":5332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5327","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage-features"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/368"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5327"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5572,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5327\/revisions\/5572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}