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4 March 2024Observing the Solar Eclipse
The Year of the Sun culminates with a day of events and activities ahead of the once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse.
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25 February 2024Part of Something Much, Much Bigger Than Ourselves
The Finger Lakes Times interviewed Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb in conjunction with the upcoming total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024.
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22 January 2024Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse: T-minus 3 months: Using the Sun’s Energy
It is less than 3 months until the total solar eclipse in Geneva! Let’s talk about how sunlight is the ultimate source of energy for the biological and geological systems on Earth.
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10 November 2023Yoga Sun Salutations
In conjunction with the campus’ Year of the Sun celebration, Professor of Dance Donna Davenport will lead a yoga session on Nov. 27.
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8 November 2023Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse T-minus 5 months: Solar Magnetic Fields
Today is exactly 5 months until the total solar eclipse in Geneva! Let’s talk about how the Sun is a giant magnet.
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8 October 2023Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse T-minus 6 months: Geometry of Eclipses
Today is almost exactly 6 months until the total solar eclipse in Geneva! Let’s warm up with a partial eclipse on October 14 and get oriented with the geometry of eclipses.
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14 September 2023How an Ancient Solar Flare Illuminated the Start of the Viking Age
Year of the Sun program welcomes science and history writer Martin J. Kernan.
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13 September 2023Visit the HWS Solar Farm
To celebrate the Year of the Sun, Professor Tom Drennen will offer insights on renewable energy while leading tours of the HWS solar farm.
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8 September 2023Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse: T-minus 7 months: Ancient Solar Astronomy
Solar activity has been observed and studied dating back to prehistoric and ancient civilizations in the neolithic and bronze ages.
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8 August 2023The Countdown to the Total Solar Eclipse
Each month, Hobart and William Smith will release an educational newsletter about the Sun leading up to the total solar eclipse that will pass over campus in April 2024.
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1 April 2023The Eclipse Is Coming
Mark your calendars: the Hobart and William Smith campus will be in the path of totality for the April 8, 2024 solar eclipse.
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27 July 2020Data from Perkin Observatory Confirms Existence of New Exoplanet
Observations with the Colleges’ Richard S. Perkin Observatory have been used to help confirm the existence of a new extra-solar planet, according to an article co-authored by Associate Professor of Physics Leslie Hebb that appears this month in The Astrophysical Journal.
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1 February 2018Studying Astronomy and Literature in Chile
From the historic coastal town of La Serena, Chile, students participating in the winter break program set out to observe the same stars and literature that have inspired scientists and authors for centuries.
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