solar eclipse

A few dozen students, staff and local Ypsilantians climbed to the top of Sherzer Hall and Observatory on Monday to watch the partial eclipse of the sun. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert joined them on the roof and has this report.

While Washtenaw County is not in the path of totality during Monday’s solar eclipse, there will still be things to see and do during the event. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Thousands of amateur astronomers will gather in Brighton this weekend for the 27th edition of Astronomy at the Beach. WEMU’s Josh Hakala talks with Saline-based amateur astronomer Brian Ottum on what’s happening in the skies, what NASA is bringing to the star party, and how they are preparing people for next year’s total solar eclipse.

Did you get a chance to watch the recent solar eclipse? If you did, according to University of Michigan researchers, you were among an unparalleled size…

You could feel the excitement as both young and old viewed the Solar Eclipse at the Whittaker Branch of the Ypsilanti District Library. About 650 people…

For those who watched the solar eclipse in our area it was a partial eclipse--still a sight to behold watching with NASA-approved solar glasses. But for…

Did you get outside and watch Monday’s eclipse? It was not considered a "total eclipse" in our area, so the environmental impact was not that…

Today is the day the first solar eclipse to be visible in North America in 40 years, and it will have skywatchers looking up in awe. Many of the serious…

Every Monday morning, the executive director of the CivCity Initiative joins WEMU's David Fair for a conversation on topics pertinent to Washtenaw County…

The solar eclipse, which will be up to 90 percent visible in our area, is quickly approaching. It's happening early in the afternoon on August 21st, and…