Enlightening the Eclipse: Countdown to 2017
WSIU explores aspects of the upcoming solar eclipse that cast southern Illinois in shadow on August 21, 2017.
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Several hundred people are expected to show up at Cahokia Mounds in Collinsville on Aug. 21 to observe the solar eclipse from the “City of the Sun,”...
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One local group is asking for volunteers to pick up litter in Carbondale, in advance of the expected thousands of eclipse visitors. Sarah Heyer, Executive…
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Two weeks ahead of the 2017 Solar Eclipse, WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Amy Fox, the Public Relations Officer for the City of Carbondale. The city,…
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The total solar eclipse is just around the corner.The village of Makanda is fortunate to have the longest duration of the total eclipse.The village of…
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Locals know the total solar eclipse is later this month on the 21st.Businesses and first responders have been preparing for months. But Rick Linton,…
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On this edition of Enlightening The Eclipse: Countdown To 2017 we visit to the highest point in southern Illinois and talk to Teresa Gilbert, the Director…
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In less than four weeks thousands, maybe tens of thousands of visitors from all over the earth will be in southern Illinois for the eclipse. The exact…
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WSIU's Jennifer Fuller talks with Northwestern University Professor and Astronomer Shane Larson, ahead of his Science Cafe at the Science Center of…
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In an effort to help eclipse visitors deal with August heat, the City of Carbondale has designated the Carbondale Civic Center as a cooling site. The city…
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The small town of Perryville, Missouri is in the totality path of the Total Solar Eclipse next month.WSIU's Brad Palmer talks with the woman leading the…