April 12, 2024
A Cosmic Celebration
Montclair State University community hits pause to enjoy the spectacle of the solar eclipse
Posted in: Physics & Astronomy
![gathering outside of CELS for the solar eclipse on April 8](/responsive-media/cache/csam/wp-content/uploads/sites/202/2024/04/eclipse-cels-crowd.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg)
Hundreds of students, faculty and staff came together as a community to celebrate the eclipse on campus Monday, using safety solar eclipse glasses, pinhole viewers and a telescope with special filters provided by the Physics and Astronomy Department. While Montclair was not in the path of totality – it was close. And the 90% partial eclipse provided a surreal and cosmic reason to party.