Arkansas State University hosts solar eclipse event

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – Arkansas State University welcomed staff and their families on Monday for a special event centered around the much-anticipated solar eclipse.

Despite its modest scale, attendees hailed from various parts of the country to witness the celestial spectacle.

The Arkansas Biosciences Institute at A-State orchestrated the gathering, opting for a smaller affair due to the absence of heightened security measures on campus.

Travis Marsico, Director of the Arkansas Biosciences Institute, revealed that approximately 400 individuals dispersed across the campus grounds, eagerly anticipating the celestial phenomenon.

“This kind of natural phenomenon has been on our radar since 2017,” Marsico remarked, referring to the memorable partial eclipse experienced in the region.

David Maness, Planetarium Supervisor at the Memphis Museum of Science and History, likened the event to “the hand of God going up there and turning out the light.”

Having traveled from Memphis for the 2017 Solar Eclipse, Maness found no qualms in embarking on the journey once again to witness totality.

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