Bancroft-Rosalie School will be providing opportunities for our students to observe the solar eclipse Monday.
In Norfolk, the partial eclipse will start at 11:36 am and will be 97.5% covered.
In Lincoln, the partial eclipse will start at 11:37 am and will end around 2:45 pm. Totality will be for 1 minute and 16 seconds (1:02.31 pm to 1:03.47 pm.)
Nebraska Loves Public Schools is partnering with ncnsportsnow.com to live stream the eclipse from Lincoln. Bancroft-Rosalie Elementary will be showing the videostream in classrooms.
Some high school teachers will be making arrangements for students to view the eclipse using approved safety glasses. We have chosen not to do this school wide because of the potential risk of eye damage. We completely understand if parents choose to have their child be absent in order to have the student observe the solar eclipse with parental supervision.
From the Nebraska Department of Education
Eclipse Viewing Options
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be
treated to an eclipse of the sun. Anyone within the path of totality can see
one of nature’s most awe-inspiring sights - a total solar eclipse. Nebraska is
lucky to have many communities directly along that path. Although not everyone
will have a direct view of the total eclipse, there are many ways to witness
the once in a lifetime event.
Locally, News Channel Nebraska (NCN) will broadcast live
coverage of Monday's solar eclipse from seven different locations spanning the
state including Hemingford, Stapleton, Broken Bow, Grand Island, Aurora,
Beatrice, and Falls City. NCN will also
stream their coverage online with commentary in English and Spanish at www.ncnsportsnow.com.
The eclipse will also be live streamed locally by the
University of Nebraska at Kearney. The live stream will begin at 11:30 a.m. on
the 21st and can be viewed on the UNK website (http://www.unk.edu/) or on
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfuHFC-3Pf0. Kearney
will experience totality at 12:57:30 p.m. for 1 min., 54 seconds.
There will also be a number of national and international
opportunities to view the eclipse.
NASA's
livestream, called "Eclipse Across America: Through the Eyes
of NASA," will feature live views of the eclipse from viewers around the
world, 11 spacecraft, three NASA aircraft, more than 50 high-altitude balloons,
and astronauts on the International Space Station. NASA will also highlight views
of eclipse celebration events across the country. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream
Slooh is an online community observatory providing
live coverage of the event. The online
observatory will feature commentary from experts covering everything from the
science of eclipses, advice on how to observe the eclipse from your own
backyard, and history of eclipses at https://live.slooh.com/shows/event-details/393.
ABC will air a two-hour special on the
eclipse starting at noon. It will be anchored by David Muir and feature
reporters checking in from viewing parties and events, and interviewing people
as they watch the eclipse. The broadcast will air on http://abcnews.go.com/live.
NBC News will
broadcast special coverage of the total solar eclipse. Lester Holt will anchor
an NBC News Special Report from New York.
CNN and Volvo will
provide a 360-degree view of the eclipse from different locations along the
eclipse path. The stream will also be viewable in virtual reality, allowing people
to navigate the eclipse by moving a phone or virtual reality headset. The livestream
begins at 11:00 a.m. at http://www.cnn.com/specials/vr/total-solar-eclipse-2017/.
Last, Virtual
Telescope Project will host a free online observing session with views of the
total solar eclipse beginning at noon with footage from a team of collaborators
around the globe. Watch it here: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/webtv/.
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Take time to witness this
historic event!
