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Clouds can’t keep Milwaukee eclipse viewers indoors

August 21, 2017 by Jim McGowan Leave a Comment

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  • Viewing the solar eclipse on the UWM campus was a family affair. (All photos by Jim McGowan)
  • Some who attended passed up the special viewing glasses for viewing contraptions of their own making.
  • Family entertainment at the event included an inflatable "bounce house" for kids.
  • Viewers young and old lined up for a chance to look at the eclipsing sun through a special telescope outside UWM's Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex.
  • A crowd of several hundred gathered in the summer heat and humidity to view the rare solar eclipse.
  • Music was supplied by the duo of Tom Abromaitis (left) and Eric Cox, who comprise The Belle Weather.
  • Several people gathered inside the KIRC building to watch a live video feed from the federal National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Hundreds of residents from all over Milwaukee endured clouds, humidity and a brief rain shower to watch the midday sun disappear during one of Earth’s rarest natural events—a full solar eclipse.

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) hosted a free, family-oriented event to view the eclipse from the grounds adjacent to UWM’s Kenwood Interdisciplinary Research Complex (KIRC) at 3135 W. Maryland Ave. The event included live music, a “bounce house” for kids, food for purchase, telescopes for a closer view of the phenomenon, a live video feed from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and special viewing glasses, which were sold out before noon.

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