Party in the Penumbra: Solar Eclipse Viewing at Point Reyes National Seashore
Channel: Point Reyes National Seashore
Date: 23/08/2017

On Monday, August 21, 2017 more than 70 visitors gathered at the Bear Valley Visitor Center to experience the solar eclipse. Even though the sky at Point Reyes was too foggy to view the sun directly, free safety viewing glasses were available and ranger Gregory Purifoy gave an interpretive talk about the science and lore surrounding the celestial event.

PENUMBRA: (noun) the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object

NPS Video
Camera: Mary Beth Shenton
Editing: Gregory Purifoy