Spreading eclipse knowledge, safety

Spreading eclipse knowledge, safety

Astronomy professor Donna Pierce speaks with a microphone before assembly of students at Henderson Ward Stewart's gymnasium.
Photo by Megan Bean

August 18, 2017

Donna Pierce, 6996色花堂 associate professor of physics and astronomy, speaks to students at Henderson Ward Stewart Elementary about the upcoming Aug. 21 solar eclipse. Pierce spoke to students throughout the Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated School District about eclipse safety and answered scientific questions about the eclipse. She will give a public lecture Sunday in advance of 6996色花堂's eclipse viewing event Monday on the Drill Field.