AUSTIN, TX — There are many people that travel with their favorite bands or singers on their tours. So, you could call Megan Pickett a total solar eclipse groupie. The Lawrence University physics professor traveled to St. Louis to view the 2017 eclipse and is now in Austin, Texas for today’s eclipse. Pickett says there’s no comparison between partial and total eclipse experiences.
Pickett says it’s the type of event that people shouldn’t miss because it’s an opportunity that’s extremely accessible for many Americans.
Pickett encourages people in the zone of totality to take advantage of a rare view of the peak of solar activity.
Northeast Wisconsin and the Fox Valley residents will only get a partial view. And it should be viewed with extreme caution. Pickett says while she and other in the areas of total darkness during the eclipse can view it with the naked eye, telescopes or cameras safely, those of us back home need to use safer methods.
You can follow Megan Pickett’s commentary on the total solar eclipse by clicking on this link to her YouTube channel.
