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BEATRICE – Members of PBS Kids’ Ready-Jet-Go television program gave eclipse visitors some science entertainment at the Homestead National Monument of America Sunday, as visitation to the monument and the Beatrice area grew significantly.
The events were in advance of the Monday total solar eclipse, where Beatrice is in the path of totality that stretches from Oregon to South Carolina.
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Astrophysicist Dr. Amy Mainzer, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab[/caption]
Dr. Amy Mainzer is the Science Advisor to the PBS program, aimed at making science….including astronomy… fun for kids.
[audio mp3="http://media3.floodradio.com/columbus/2017/08/Ready-Jet-Go1.mp3"][/audio]
:38 “all of this”
For Mainzer, this will be the first solar eclipse she’s personally viewed…something she says is pretty spectacular, given the difference in size between the sun and moon, and the distances involved.
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:39 “of totality”
The Ready Jet Go band performed music that accompanies the popular TV kids show.
University of Colorado Professor of Planetary Sciences, Zach Berta-Thompson gave a presentation on exoplanets…..and how ground and space telescopes are watching for changes in light from distance stars, caused by planets casting a shadow on their star……in effect, an eclipse.
[audio mp3="http://media3.floodradio.com/columbus/2017/08/Ready-Jet-Go3.mp3"][/audio]
:41 “these other planets”
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Zach Berta-Thompson,University of Colorado Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences[/caption]
The Homestead National Monument west of Beatrice had large crowds at both the Education and Heritage Centers. Parking became scarce at times, but visitors could use a shuttle bus service to access the park from Beatrice. The buses ran throughout Sunday, with many people boarding the bus at the Gage County Fairgrounds, a popular site for campers staking out a good place to view the eclipse.
Astrophysicist Dr. Amy Mainzer, with NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab[/caption]
Dr. Amy Mainzer is the Science Advisor to the PBS program, aimed at making science….including astronomy… fun for kids.
[audio mp3="http://media3.floodradio.com/columbus/2017/08/Ready-Jet-Go1.mp3"][/audio]
:38 “all of this”
For Mainzer, this will be the first solar eclipse she’s personally viewed…something she says is pretty spectacular, given the difference in size between the sun and moon, and the distances involved.
[audio mp3="http://media3.floodradio.com/columbus/2017/08/Ready-Jet-Go2.mp3"][/audio]
:39 “of totality”
The Ready Jet Go band performed music that accompanies the popular TV kids show.
University of Colorado Professor of Planetary Sciences, Zach Berta-Thompson gave a presentation on exoplanets…..and how ground and space telescopes are watching for changes in light from distance stars, caused by planets casting a shadow on their star……in effect, an eclipse.
[audio mp3="http://media3.floodradio.com/columbus/2017/08/Ready-Jet-Go3.mp3"][/audio]
:41 “these other planets”
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Zach Berta-Thompson,University of Colorado Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences[/caption]
The Homestead National Monument west of Beatrice had large crowds at both the Education and Heritage Centers. Parking became scarce at times, but visitors could use a shuttle bus service to access the park from Beatrice. The buses ran throughout Sunday, with many people boarding the bus at the Gage County Fairgrounds, a popular site for campers staking out a good place to view the eclipse. 
