Eagle Pass, TX: The First American City on the Path of Totality: Organizing an Eclipse Party in the Stadium
In this paper, we share the experience of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) National Solar Observatory (NSO) scientists, educators, and public outreach officers in organizing an eclipse viewing party within a stadium at a sports complex on the US/Mexico border in Eagle Pass, TX in collaboration with educators from the Eagle Pass and the Uvalde areas. We describe the reasons we chose Eagle Pass, contacts we established with the local community, preparations for and activities set up during the eclipse viewing party, the eclipse day on April 8, 2024, and lessons learned from organizing our event.
Authors
- John Williams
- Maria D. Kazachenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8975-7605)
- Mitzi Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1106-3886)
- L. Ofman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0602-6693)
- Marcel F. Corchado-Albelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1597-0184)
- Jennifer Miller
- Tishanna Ben
- C. L. Raftery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6807-5506)
- Ryan J. French (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9726-0738)
- Dennis Tilipman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9361-6629)
- María Eva Vallejo Pascual (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7759-7165)
- Jonathan R. Schiller
- C. Moriano Morales
- Jorge Perez-Gallego (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9273-0099)
- Francisco Vielma
- Olivia Guerrero-Rish
Institutions
- Marshall Space Flight Center (US)
- Goddard Space Flight Center (US)
- U.S. National Science Foundation (US)
- Sul Ross State University (US)
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (US)
- Southwest Texas Junior College (US)
- National Solar Observatory (US)
- Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (US)
- Eagle Mount (US)
- Catholic University of America (US)
Publication Details
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3847/25c2cfeb.5baa13ea
- Primary Topic
- American History and Culture
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Nuclear Safety and Security Commission
- Marshall Space Flight Center
- Goddard Space Flight Center