Bethel University physics professors Tom Greenlee and Alyssa Hamre set up telescopes and hand out special eclipse glasses for people to wear today at 1 p.m. According to Hamre, the next eclipse won’t be until 2024. | Photo by Callie SchmidtNearly 100 people gathered outside Bethel’s Community Life Center to receive free eclipse glasses from the physics and engineering departments. Physics professor Alyssa Hamre organized the viewing event, hoping to help people safely see the eclipse. | Photo by Callie SchmidtMembers from Bethel women’s soccer team gathered outside the Community Life Center to catch a view of the eclipse safely with special glasses. | Photo by Callie Schmidtclouds blocked it out. | Photo by Callie SchmidtBethel students clap and cheer when the clouds clear away for a second, unveiling the solar eclipse. Physics professor Alyssa Hamre was slightly disappointed that the weather blocked the view of the eclipse, but noted that weather is a large component of studying astronomy. | Photo by Callie Schmidt
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