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Moraine State Park staff, volunteer shine light on upcoming eclipse

Environmental education specialist Natalie Simon shows a way to prevent radiation from a solar eclipse from circumventing protective glasses during a program on the April 8 solar eclipse at Moraine State Park Saturday, March 23. Steve Ferris/Butler Eagle

FRANKLIN TWP — On the afternoon of April 8, Donna Atwell will be the on deck of her Connonqunessing home watching the solar eclipse equipped with special glasses and scientific information meant for savoring the rare celestial event.

Atwell was one of about 30 people who learned about the science behind eclipses and how to safely watch one Saturday from state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources staff and a volunteer at the “Exploring Eclipses” program at Moraine State Park.

She described the program as fascinating.

The total solar eclipse will be most visible in a 167-mile wide swath of North America arching from California to the New England states called the “path of totality,” while other areas of the country will have only a partial view of heavenly show, said Army Sgt. William Rittersdorf, who works in Slippery Rock University’s ROTC program and volunteered for the eclipse program.

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