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Friends From the Field Webinar: All About the Eclipse!
Friends From the Field Webinar: All About the Eclipse!
April 4, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join BHHT and IHT to hear from Terrence Finnegan, the eclipse coordinator for the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to talk about the April 8th Solar Eclipse in Maine. Terrence will discuss the science behind eclipses, the best places to view the eclipse, and future eclipses.
Are you excited to see the up-coming solar eclipse? We are too!
BHHT has joined up with the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce to make viewing the eclipse easier on the Blue Hill Peninsula.
The Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce has purchased eclipse glasses that comply with the ISO 12312-2 international standard through a company recommended by the American Astronomical Society. These glasses will be available at the BHHT office M-F April 1-5 from 9am to 3pm. They will also be handed out on April 8th at two (2) locations in town. (Glasses will be available on a fist come first serve basis, and we may need to limit glasses to 1 pair per family if demand is high).
BHHT staff will be at the base of Blue Hill Mountain (in the field) for folks who might want to hike up the mountain and view the eclipse from the summit (You should be able to see the eclipse from the field too.) For folks with accessibility issues, or those looking to view the eclipse from other locations, BHPCoC will have someone handing out glasses at the Blue Hill town pier. From our location the eclipse will not be total (100%), but it will be close at roughly 97%. The fullest portion of the Eclipse will begin at roughly 3:31pm and last for about 3 minutes and 26 seconds. Those looking to watch the full cycle of the eclipse can do so from roughly 2:20pm until 4:40pm. *The eclipse will be viewable from many location on the peninsula.*
Join Coach/Teacher "V" for his 500th Summit Up Blue Hill Mountain!
Join Coach/Teacher "V" for his 500th Summit Up Blue Hill Mountain!
April 28, 2024 @ 9:45 am - 10:45 am
Blue Hill Heritage Trust invites community members to celebrate Isaac Vacarro's 500th Blue Hill Mtn. summit!
Isaac is a beloved math teacher, XC, and Track Coach for GSA. He is the BHHT trail steward for the Becton trail on the backside of the Mountain and was the winner of the first annual Blue Hill Mountain Trail Fest 50K last year!
We will meet in the field at the base of the Mountain at 9:45am on Sunday, April 28th and hike as a group up the Service Trail to the summit for a picture with Isaac.
** Please dress for the weather and bring appropriate footwear. **