**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**

On April 8, 2024, the Moon’s dark shadow will cross the continental U.S. for the second time in seven years. This total solar eclipse promises to be among the most widely observed in history. It’s already widely anticipated, as many hotels within the path of totality sold out two years in advance. And another solar eclipse, this one an annular (ring) eclipse, served as a warm-up act when it crossed the western U.S. in October 2023. Learn the nature of solar eclipses, helpful advice for seeing April’s event successfully, and a preview of solar eclipses worth seeing through 2028. Led by J. Kelly Beatty, who has been explaining the science and wonder of astronomy to the public since 1974, when he joined the staff of Sky & Telescope. An award-winning writer and communicator, he specializes in planetary science and space exploration, and has been featured on The Weather Channel and National Public Radio. 

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Chelmsford Library.

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

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