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Viewing a Solar Eclipse

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Make sure you know how to view a solar eclipse safely!! Includes the history and science behind solar eclipses.

Don't miss Earthquake: Evidence of a Restless Planet, an original show coming to the Morrison Planetarium on May 26.

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