GLENS FALLS Crandall Public Library announced it will present Eyes to the Skies, a series of astronomy programs leading up to a coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in the United States, which will take place on Aug. 21. <\/p>\n
Programs will be held in the community room in the library basement and are open to the public free of charge. <\/p>\n
The schedule is as follows: <\/p>\n
7 p.m. June 28 Kevin Manning, who previously worked with NASA and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, will speak. Weather permitting, the program will move outdoors to view the skies through a telescope. <\/p>\n
6:30 p.m. July 11 Storyteller Diane Edgecomb will perform a program of ancient myths about the stars. <\/p>\n
6:30 p.m. July 19 Staff from Dudley Observatory at the Museum of Innovation and Science in Schenectady will speak about the upcoming eclipse. <\/p>\n
Noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 Livestreaming of the eclipse. <\/p>\n
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