More than 1,000 students peered through special eyeglasses along with faculty and staff on the Gibbs-Green Plaza to watch a rare solar eclipse streak across the U.S. for the first time since 1979.
It was a sight to behold for millennials as the moon covered 83.2 percent of the sun at its peek in the capital city.
Dr. Mehri Fadavi, interim chair of the Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, organized the Solar Eclipse Watch Party through the College of Science, Engineering and Technology (CSET). She had purchased 1,000 solar eyeglasses weeks ago from eBay that were distributed to campus spectators.