Physics and Astronomy Blog

2024 Solar Eclipse!

Our department volunteers who made this event possible! Photo credit: Amanda Ellenburg

On April 8th, 2024, the Clemson University department of Physics and Astronomy hosted an eclipse event, and it was a huge success! There was so much happening on campus and so many fun stations for both the Clemson Community and the public. There was eclipse science taking place in the planetarium, presentations on general relativity, pinhole cameras, liquid nitrogen ice cream, and telescope viewing. News reporters from Fox 8 and WYFF News were filming live throughout the day. The department provided eclipse glasses for safe viewing and started the event with 4000 eclipse glasses and ran out! Over 4000 people came to see the eclipse on campus!

None of this would have been possible without the help of our faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students. Thank you to everyone who came out and to our lovely volunteers.

Eclipse Over Clemson Ornaments Available Now

A limited number of Eclipse Over Clemson Ornaments are now available for purchase. The etched glass ornament is $15 and features the Eclipse Over Clemson logo.

To purchase an ornament, visit our online store: Physics and Astronomy Marketplace Store.

You can choose Pick-up as your shipping option if you would like to pick-up your ornament in the Physics and Astronomy Main Office, Dec 18 – Dec 22, 8:00 am – noon and 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Just purchase online, then show your email receipt to pick-up your ornament. Otherwise, shipping is $10 (shipping for additional ornaments is only $1 per ornament).