A solar eclipse happens roughly twice a year somewhere on Earth, but it is rare to be in a location where you can see it and even more rare to be right in the path of "totality."  This April, we are excited that everyone in the continental US will be able to witness an eclipse of the Sun and that a large fraction of the population will witness totality.  Here in southeast PA, we will experience about 90% coverage.  Come learn what that means and more about the science, history and culture of eclipses.  You'll even come away with your own free pair of eclipse glasses!

Bio:  Deborah L. Skapik, a Broomall resident, holds a degree from Swarthmore College, where she majored in Physics and minored in Astrophysics.  She earned her Master of Science in Astronomy at the University of Hawai'i in 1994 and did doctoral studies of colliding galaxies in intermediate to high redshift clusters both there and at the University of Pennsylvania.  Currently, she teaches physics and astronomy at Friends' Central School in Wynnewood, PA and is an adjunct professor of astronomy at St. Joseph's University and Delaware County Community College.  Deborah is a NASA Partner Eclipse Ambassador and a SEAL Solar Eclipse Expert.  She is the author of "Look UP, Below!  an educator's guide to the April 8, 2024 total eclipse of the Sun"