The planning began almost a year ago.
Mr. Morton along with a party of 7 friends and family
mapped a multi-day trip north to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum
(make live
https://www.evergreenmuseum.org/)
approximately an hour SW of Portland. It was good they got an early start the morning of the event as the roads were full of people with similar plans.
Once set up with a telescope and binoculars, (with the appropriate filters), the group chatted it up with other eclipse fans as they awaited the big moment.
While totality only lasted 56 seconds at their location, it was an experience never to be forgotten. Yes indeed it did get dark-ish, the stars appeared, and for those all too few seconds, you really could look towards the sun with your bare eyes. It looked just like the pictures we see all over the internet, only smaller! Mr. Morton even took a peak with his 16x binoculars for just a few seconds, unfiltered. Just
with one eye, just in case…
After the eclipse was over, there was the Aviation and Space Museum to see.
Then returning home was a whole other memorable experience. Long, lots of traffic, with fast food outlets running out of food. It was a terrific family outing and shared experience of an amazing celestial event.
Mr. Louis Morton, Instructor of Conceptual Physics & Environmental Science;
Science Department Chair,Faculty member since 2009
