Pack 203 Eclipse Science Safety Day
When:  Tuesday August 15th 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Where: Town Square Park (outside, by the playground)
Wear:   Casual day! NO uniforms or class B required.

What:
By now, you’ve heard of the solar eclipse on Monday, August 21st 2017. Our science and safety day, scheduled one week in advance of the eclipse, will finish up our 2017 summer-time events. Steve Mulanax and Brian Lasch have volunteered to demonstrate safe viewing techniques, explain the science, and demonstrate some ways to look at the eclipse.

The BSA has an eclipse patch (link below). We’ll be covering requirements 1 (find a viewing location), 2 (describe safe viewing), and 4 (discuss what a solar eclipse is). Requirements 3 (describe what you saw) and 5 (notify unit leader of completion) would remain. The requirements don’t have to be completed at the event. We’re just providing a fun way to learn and get ready. There may be a follow-on event for the 21st. We’ll talk about that on the 15th.

Brian and Steve will bring telescopes with solar filters so the boys can safely check out the un-eclipsed Sun. We’ll probably see some sunspots. There are some active now.

For more information on this please see the PDF posted here: 2017 Popcorn Kernel Fact Sheet PDF

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