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A spectator gazes at the eclipse during a watch event at the Medlar Field at Lubrano Park at University Park campus on April 8. The SolarFest event, hosted by the Eberly College of Science, drew a record crowd of 8,411. The University Park campus was in the path of 95% totality for the solar eclipse.

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Thousands of visitors crowded into the soccer/lacrosse complex at Penn State Behrend, in Erie, to view the eclipse in totality. Cheers rippled across the field as the sun’s corona became visible.

Artist’s representation of a total solar eclipse, with a new moon in the foreground and the Sun’s corona visible in the background.

Solar Eclipse Art

 Artist’s representation of a total solar eclipse, with a new moon in the foreground and the Sun’s corona visible in the background.

Four people standing next to each other with a blackboard behind them.

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At the presentation at Athens Area High School are, from left: Alex Ellsworth, associate director of admissions; Luke Jones, surveying engineering student; Dimitrios Bolkas, associate professor of surveying engineering; and Todd Babcock, vice president, Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors, and Sayre office lead, Civil & Environmental Consultant Inc.

The art gallery is open to the public. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., except during holiday breaks. The gallery is located in the Nesbitt Academic Commons.

Art Gallery Hours

The art gallery is open to the public. Gallery hours: Weekdays, 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., except during holiday breaks. The gallery is located in the Nesbitt Academic Commons.

Four people standing in front of a set of stairs.

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From left: Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer Lynda Goldstein; state Representative Mike Cabell, 117th Legislative District; and Penn State Wilkes-Barre students Derek Dietz and Alyssa Pritchard at Capital Day.