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A student uses their solar eclipse glasses to look at the sun, watching as the moon overtakes its rays. Glasses were handed out at Krentzman Quad and the Egan Research Center.

Total solar eclipse draws crowds, captivates students

Margot Murphy, photo staff April 9, 2024

Students gathered across campus to witness the total solar eclipse Monday, and though 8% of the sun was visible to Bostonians, students clapped in delight at the near-total darkening of the sun. A total solar eclipse last occurred in the United States seven years ago in August...

VIDEO: Northeastern students take in total solar eclipse

VIDEO: Northeastern students take in total solar eclipse

Annika Sunkara, audiovisual editor April 8, 2024

  On Monday, as the total solar eclipse swept the United States, Northeastern students joined in on the viewing. Whether from campus green spaces or the path of totality, students savored the last total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. for another 20 years.

Students seek totality for Monday’s total solar eclipse

Students seek totality for Monday’s total solar eclipse

Nikhil Jagannath, news correspondent April 7, 2024

When Kitty Tran heard the sun was disappearing, she jumped at the chance to see it. Tran, a second-year business administration major, knows a solar eclipse is coming and plans to skip class Monday. Tran and friends are headed to Burlington, Vermont, a town on the 115-mile-wide...