PSU professor shines light on the science behind Monday’s rare solar eclipse
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PSU — Ahead of Monday's solar eclipse, a professor at Pittsburg State explains just how rare this astronomical event is and how it takes place. "The simple version is -- the moon gets in the way of us seeing the sun," said Dr. David Pearson, PSU Assistant Professor of Physics. But there's so much more []

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