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Heilig hosts viewing of partial eclipse
Students, faculty, and parents gather to see the partial solar eclipse on the upper field. “I do it because it’s fun. I’d be out here anyway, and so I love to share it because otherwise I’d be sitting out here by myself and I’m a more social person than that,” US Science teacher Steve Heilig, who organized the event, said.
Between the football and soccer games, the small group gathered on the corner of the upper field doesn’t look out of place. But rather an athletic match, they’re observing something much larger: a partial solar eclipse. Using solar telescopes and special filters that block out ultraviolet rays and let in only a small portion of visible wavelengths, eclipses can safely be viewed. As with other astronomy viewing occasions, this event was hosted by Upper School science teacher Steve Heilig, who also teaches the Space Science course.
“I do it because it’s fun. I’d be out here anyway, and so I love to share it because otherwise I’d be sitting out here by myself and I’m a more social person than that,” Heilig said. Certainly, plenty of people have stopped by to admire the partial eclipse, which as its greatest extent covered 60% of the sun’s diameter.
“There’s a lot of times I come out to look at things by myself and sometimes there’s nothing to look at, so this is one where you say ‘Okay, everyone’s gonna be able to understand this, it’s gonna make sense,’” Heilig added.
Netta Kaplan is a junior at St. Paul Academy and Summit School and the managing editor of The Rubicon. She has prior experience on staff as both a Copy...
![ECLIPSE. A solar eclipse is a rare event in which the moon is between Earth and the Sun, blocking the view of the sun. In other parts of the United States, the view of the Sun will be totally blocked, constituting whats called a total eclipse. A total eclipse is a completely different event that is another level of coolness. So if they [the students] have that chance, they should absolutely take the chance to see a total eclipse if they ever can. The next one in Minnesota will be the year 2099, Astronomy and Planetary Science teacher Joseph Martin said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Drawing-8.sketchpad-600x360.png)
