Wednesday, march 7, 1979
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The total sclar eclipse of Feb. 26 as seen in Minct,
N.D. Four UNL graduate students went to North
Dakota to photograph the event.
By Val Swintoit
For some people, t four-day trip to watch a two
minute phenomenon may not seem worth it, but two
UNL graduate students who made such a trip last week
attribute it to "scientific curiosity."
Gordon Niva and Terry Teays, graduate students In
astronomy, traveled to Minot, N.D.. last week to observe
a full solar eclipse along with two other graduate students,
The pair Said they did not make the trip for a school
related purpose, but merely to observe.
Niva said that watching the eclipse with a large crowd
In the parking lot of a Holiday Inn, he experienced the
feeling "you got by watching the first moort shot. Even
television commentators handled it in a similar fashion."
Although eclipses are an annual event, last week's will
be the last one visible in the continental United States
until the year 201 7.
Sun's corona
According to the two graduate students, scientists find
eclipses of the sun Useful for several reasons. Of particular
Interest is the gaseous atmosphere, or the corona of the
sun. Normally, it's not visible because the day sky Is
brighter.
Scientists, are' curious to team why the" temperature of
the corona is about one million degrees, while the temp
erature on the surface of the sun is only about 6,000
degrees.
According to Niva and Teays, Scientists also would like
td learn more about the relationship betwqen the shape of
the corona and the sun's magnetic field. During periods of
maximum sunspot activity, the corona tends to be more
circular or symmetrical around the sun, such as is the case
now. With lesser sunspot activity, the corona tends to be
more asymmetrical in shape.
Shadow bands
Niva and Teays also said they looked for shadow bands
which are attributed to solar eclipses. Shadow bands are
strips of light and dark which move across the surface of
the earth as the eclipse progresses, and are a phenomenon
that scientists cannot explain. However, the two said they
did not see any shadow bands in South Dakota.
Niva said once the eclipse was full, it did not get
completely dark, but resembled twilight, or the sky look
ed as It would during the approach of a storm, tie said
there still was the presence of shadows, even though, the
sun was obscured.
The two said interest in the eclipse was not limited just
to astronomers. They shared the parking lot in North
Dakota with a couple of biologists, a food store manager
from Minnesota and two amatuers from M.I.T. who need
ed a trailer to haul their camera equipment.
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Fair pairs school, job-hunter
During the Teacher's College annual
interview fair, students concerned about
the job market can learn what may be in
their future.
The fiar, in its fourth year, will take
place In the Nebraska Union Ballroom,
March 8 and 9.
About 140 school administrators from
across Nebraska will participate in the fair.
Three types of interviews are available to
seniors and interested underclassmen: an
interview for which no appointment is
necessary; an interview which requires
previous appointment; and an informal
group informational session, which is often
used by school systems receiving numerous
applications.
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Registration will run from 8 to 9 a.m.,
March 8 with interviews from 9 a.m. to
5 pin.
On March 9, registration will be
between 8 and 8:30 ajn., with interviews
from 8:30 ajn. until noon. This session
will be followed by a luncheon sponsored
by the Educational Administration Depart
ment. According to Lee DeJonge, director of
teacher placement, the program has been
successful In the past.
It allows students to become familiar
with Nebraska's school systems and
provides intiatioh into the job-hunting
process, he said.
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