Event


2024 Total Solar Eclipse viewing via eclipse glasses and solar telescopes in Poteau, OK

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Time: 12:01 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Central

Location: Long Lake Resort & RV Park - Poteau, OK
35740 US-59
Poteau, OK 74953

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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Twenty of our family members met at Long Lake Resort in Poteau, Oklahoma for the eclipse. Everyone had a great time -- especially the kids. They had been studying about the eclipse in school and were very excited. A couple days after the eclipse we asked the kids what they remembered about the eclipse. Here are their responses: 5-year old: "My favorite part was when it was getting dark. I like the part where the moon was moving. That was cool." 8-year-old: "I thought it was cool and super dark. Like nothing was alive. It was really creepy. It made me feel weird. My favorite part was when it went dark." 10-year-old: "My favorite part was when it was just about to start and get dark for totality."
Photo From FBAC Mini Astronomy On Wheels - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - Poteau, OK
The kids enjoying the eclipse (photo shared with permission from their mom) / Photo by Jo Sutter, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, Houston, TX
Photo From FBAC Mini Astronomy On Wheels - 2024 Total Solar Eclipse - Poteau, OK
2024 Solar Eclipse - H-alpha viewing / Photo by Jo Sutter, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, Houston, TX

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