Niceville will experience 82 percent coverage of the solar eclipse. The max eclipse will be at 1:37:06 p.m. The partial eclipse begins at 12:04:54 p.m. and ends at 3:03:27 p.m.
Northwest Florida State College will host a viewing of the solar eclipse at the sundial located at the north end of building 350 on Northwest Florida State College’s Niceville campus on Monday, August 21, 2017.
Niceville will experience 82 percent coverage of the solar eclipse. The max eclipse will be at 1:37:06 p.m. The partial eclipse begins at 12:04:54 p.m. and ends at 3:03:27 p.m.
The college will provide a limited number of viewing glasses. Attendees are encouraged to bring eclipse viewing glasses that provide safe observation
The sundial where the event will take place was created as interactive artwork that combines science and art to promote an understanding of the earth’s movement in space and the concept of time. The sundial was made possible through numerous donors, but most specifically Ms. Dotty Blacker, whose donation jump-started the project.
For more information on the eclipse or astronomy classes at Northwest Florida State College, please contact Dr. Philip Heise, Chair of Natural Sciences, at [email protected], or (850) 729-5280.
