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Eclipse party at Centennial Park

Brody Marbach looks at the sun through a solar telescope during an eclipse party Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park hosted by the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Brody Marbach looks at the sun through a solar telescope during an eclipse party Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park hosted by the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
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Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, helps Brody Marbach view the sun through a solar telescope at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, helps Brody Marbach view the sun through a solar telescope at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
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Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows Jimmy Gaston glasses for safely viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows Jimmy Gaston glasses for safely viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, sets up a telescope for viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, sets up a telescope for viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows Susie Schimpf glasses for safely viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows Susie Schimpf glasses for safely viewing the sun at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Gillian Hester looks at the sun through a solar telescope during an eclipse party Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park hosted by the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Gillian Hester looks at the sun through a solar telescope during an eclipse party Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park hosted by the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows a map of where the full eclipse will be viewable to Ilya Zharov, Olga Averin and John Lloyd at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Theo Wellington, an astronomy enthusiast and president of the Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society, shows a map of where the full eclipse will be viewable to Ilya Zharov, Olga Averin and John Lloyd at an eclipse party she hosted Sunday August 21, 2016 at Centennial Park to give information on viewing next year's solar eclipse.
Alan Poizner / For The Tennessean