Solar Eclipse August 21, 2017

This year the solar eclipse will be crossing the

United States from Oregon all the way to South
Carolina.
It will pass through theses states: Oregon, Idaho,
Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina,
and South Carolina.
The solar eclipse can be viewed at several
locations for city and county parks: left- right of
Chickamauga Lake, north to south on both sides

Left side of Chickamauga Lake - North to Right side of Chickamauga Lake - North to
South South
Bakewell Park Meadowview Park
14115 Mount Tabor Rd 11201 Meadowview Rd
Mowbray Park Snow Hill Recreation Area
1709 Mowbray Pike 9042 Career Lane
Middle Valley Park Tennessee River Park Maintenance
1900 East Crabtree Rd Field
Chester Frost Park Beach Area 4301 Amnicola Highway
2277 N. Gold Point Circle East Hamilton County Park
Chester Frost Park Shelter 1 5208 Little Debbie Parkway
2277 N. Gold Point Circle Redoubt Soccer Complex
Vandergriff Park 6900 Bonny Oaks Drive
1414 Gadd Rd Standifer Gap Park
Shackleford Ridge Park 8327 Standifer Gap Rd
4447 Shackleford Ridge Rd Heritage Park
Coolidge Park 1428 Jenkins Rd
150 River St

The eclipse will begin around 1:00pm

Totality Eclipse will happen at 2:30pm
The solar eclipse will come to an end around 4:00pm
As you know looking at the sun can damage your eyes so they have made eye protection for
event that you will be looking at the sun. so here are some safety tips from NASA:
The only safe way to look directly at the
uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun is through
special-purpose solar filters, such as eclipse
glasses (example to the left) or hand-held solar
viewers. Homemade filters or ordinary
sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for
looking at the Sun. To date four manufacturers
have certified that their eclipse glasses and
handheld solar viewers meet the ISO 12312-2
international standard for such products:
Rainbow Symphony, American Paper Optics,
Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 17.
Always inspect your solar filter before use; if scratched or damaged, discard it. Read
and follow any instructions printed on or packaged with the filter. Always supervise
children using solar filters.
Stand still and cover your eyes with your eclipse glasses or solar viewer before
looking up at the bright Sun. After glancing at the Sun, turn away and remove your
filter do not remove it while looking at the Sun.
Do not look at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed Sun through an unfiltered camera,
telescope, binoculars, or other optical device. Similarly, do not look at the Sun
through a camera, a telescope, binoculars, or any other optical device while using
your eclipse glasses or hand-held solar viewer the concentrated solar rays will
damage the filter and enter your eye(s), causing serious injury. Seek expert advice
from an astronomer before using a solar filter with a camera, a telescope, binoculars,
or any other optical device.
If you are within the path of totality ( https://go.nasa.gov/2pC0lhe ), remove your
solar filter only when the Moon completely covers the Suns bright face and it
suddenly gets quite dark. Experience totality, then, as soon as the bright Sun begins
to reappear, replace your solar viewer to glance at the remaining partial phases.

Solar Eclipse Festivities

https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-kit
How to check and make sure your solar eclipse glasses are not fakes:
Please check this website out when looking for your solar eclipse glasses
https://eclipse.aas.org/eye-safety/iso-certification
Some places to look for these protective eye wear:
Amazon Walmart
Ebay Solar Eclipse Glasses
http://www.solareclipse-
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