Safe ways to view the February solar eclipse for Iowans
The sun and moon align Monday February 26 producing a partial eclipse. From about 9 30 a m to 10 40 a m 84 percent of the sun will be obscured. Do not look directly at the sun. Use projection methods with a south facing window or a flat mirror to project the sun onto a wall or floor. The image size and distance vary with technique for safe viewing.
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16Th St
Ames
Iowa
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Venus
Solar Eclipse Safety and Viewing Tips Column
Astronomy notes explain safe projection methods for viewing the eclipse using binoculars and telescopes. It lists dates in February including Groundhog Day and the eclipse, plus tips on filters, projection, and reader submissions for impressions and poems.
Bluegrass Show Set for Feb 2 at Kirkwood Iowa Hall
A February 2 7 30 p m bluegrass concert in the Grand Ballroom Iowa Hall Kirkwood Community College features Corder s Bluegrass Show Kirksville Mo the Lost Mountain String Band Marion and Arbuckle Mountain Boys Shawnee Okla with Bob and Oma Corder as founders and extended acts. The Arbuckle Mountain Boys hold SPBMA awards and have appeared at Iowa festivals. The Lost Mountain String Band includes Glade and Shirley Drake Gayla Drake and Tom Potter. The third show will be April 6 with Grass Food and Lodging from Milwaukee and Possum Trot from Queen City Mo.
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Iowa Hall
Kirkwood Community College
Corder
Kirksville
Lost Mountain String Band
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Arbuckle Mountain Boys
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Okla
Missouri
Iowa
Bob
Oma Corder
Ottumwa
Oma
Mae
KMA
Shenandoah
West Sisters
Bobby Thompson
Russ May
Glade Drake
Shirley Drake
Gayla Drake
Tom Potter
Wellman
Society For the Preservation of Bluegrass Music In America
SPBMA
Central City
Mount Pleasant
Old Thresher
Don Thomas
Don
Steve
James Staten
Tony Talle
Nino Satoris
Earl Jennings
Milwaukee
Wis
Queen City
Lost Mountain
From
Gayla, Glade
Kirkwood College
Cedar Rapids Boat Dealers elect new officers at Jan meeting
Donald Harper heads the Cedar Rapids Boat Dealers Association after a Jan 20 election at Max Mauck home. Elected officers include president Donald Harper vice president Mauck secretary Jeff Harper and treasurer Dan Tiedt. The group discussed annual projects such as the Feb 24 boat show at the Five Seasons Center.
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Ridgewood Terrace
Cedar Rapids Boat Dealers Association
Max
Mauck
Jeff Harper
Dan Tiedt
Five Seasons Center
Scientific employment lunatic irresponsible
US nutrition expert Professor Gerg Borgstrom of Michigan State University told a scientific congress that more than half the world's scientists work in weap onry and armory. He called it lunatic and irresponsible and urged a restructuring of the procedural framework for scientific endeavors.
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Auckland
New Zealand
U.S
Gerg Borgstrom
Michigan State University
Food Science and Human Nutrition Department
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