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Helena celebrates partial solar eclipse

By Allie Kaiser,

2024-04-08

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Part of the sun disappeared on Monday and some in the Helena community gathered to watch at Montana Wild by Spring Meadow Lake State Park.

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The Helena Astronomical Society held a viewing party on Monday for community members to safely view the solar eclipse.

Montana could only see a partial eclipse, which is when the moon partially covers the sun.

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The event was held at Montana Wild, where the club meets each month.

Roughly 50 people showed up to see the unique space occurrence – using eclipse glasses and telescopes.

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Attendees could watch livestreams from NASA and the Montana Learning Center.

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“[It is] like a giant eating a wheel of cheese. It’s cool – I kinda wish we had a total eclipse, but from far away, if you put a penny to a car, the penny would seem bigger. So, the moon seems bigger than the sun,” said 9-year-old Bowen Blandford.

Montana will be able to see a total eclipse 20 years from now, in August of 2044.

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To become a member of the Helena Astronomical Society, direct message the club on Facebook here .

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