Watching the Eclipse Over Woods Hole
![Jen Morgan and Rachel Carson eclipse](/sites/default/files/styles/focal_point_1000x325/public/2024-04/1200%20Jen%20and%20Rachel%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=BQwFPS7R)
ϲappscientists Jen Morgan, Rachel Carson, and Kristin Gribble eclipse-watching in Waterfront Park. Credit: Diana Kenney
Like moths to a flame, MBL-ers spontaneously streamed from their labs and offices to bask in the solar eclipse on April 6, which reached 88.8% totality in Woods Hole. Nature and science are always in conversation in Woods Hole, and this shared celestial event was no exception.
![WATERFRONT PARK eclipse](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/1000%20Waterfront%20park%20group%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=TiPfLZ2O)
![EC group eclipse](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/600%20489%20EC%20group%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=adhx1Nl7)
L-R, Suzanne Thomas, Zoe Cardon, Scott Koerner and Anne Giblin gather around the Ecosystems Center's colander and screen for projecting eclipse images. Credit: Diana Kenney
![temperature log](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/600%20488temp%20log%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=Q85_avBc)
Thomas also kept a log of temperature changes during the eclipse because -- she's an envirornmental scientist. Credit: Diana Kenney
![Library group eclipse](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/1000%20542%20Library%20group%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=rb2MHWhv)
Even the library staff came outside! From left, Jennifer Walton, Matt Person, Marie Russell, and Samantha Porter. Credit: Diana Kenney
![nipam patel](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/600%20649%20Nipam%20D%20Kenney.jpg?itok=eBvUPNoA)
ϲappDirector Nipam Patel demonstrates a manual way to project eclipse images on the ground. Credit: Diana Kenney
![emily's eclipse viewer](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/600%20649%20Emilys%20cardboard%20box%20eclipse%20viewer.jpg?itok=hJy2wCz6)
Peering into Emily Greenhalgh's cardboard box eclipse viewer. Credit: Emily Greenhalgh
![CH group](/sites/default/files/styles/full_content/public/2024-04/1000%20CH%20group%202.jpg?itok=n7jmwHKc)
Candle House representing! From left, Garrett Gryska, Samantha Cummis, Carolyn Johnson, and Cedith Copenhaver. Credit: Diana Kenney