Upcoming events:
6:30 p.m. Aug. 9 -- Total Eclipse of the Sun:
Solar Eclipse Demonstration, Networking, and Safe Sun Gazing
A total solar eclipse of the sun – the complete blocking out of the sun by the moon – will be visible from
the contiguous United States on Aug. 21.
In western Pennsylvania, the moon will cover 81 percent of the sun's disk. The last time a total eclipse was visible from coast to coast was on June 8, 1918. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about this historic event!
Network with your peers from local press clubs
see a short video in Buhl Planetarium and
take part in a presentation from local experts about the eclipse.
Eat, drink, and have fun!
Weather permitting, Carnegie Science Center has solar telescopes for safe viewing of the sun. You may even be able to take a photo of the sun through a telescope with your cell phone!
Registration: $15 for WPC, PCWPa, SPJ Pittsburgh Pro and PWPA members; $20 for nonmembers (includes one drink ticket and appetizers) A cash bar will also be available. -- Use drop-down menu above.
Sponsored by: Women’s Press Club of Pittsburgh, Press Club of Western Pennsylvania, Society of Professional Journalists Pittsburgh Pro chapter and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.
Registration required by Aug. 2. Space is limited.
For more information about the eclipse itself, check out the Carnegie Science Center's press release here and
a July 4 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story.
Share with your friends and colleagues via print/email with the flyer below:
a July 4 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story.
Share with your friends and colleagues via print/email with the flyer below:
| wpc0809eclipseflyer.pdf |
Last updated: 7/25/17
