Citizen scientists in Maine collect eclipse data and make astronomy more equitable

Multiple telescopes dotted the crowd underneath the flagpoles located in front of the town office in Jackman. The town offered the longest time of totality in Maine (3 minutes and 26 seconds) and attracted thousands of interested observers. But one telescope, operated by a team of individuals calibrating their data-collection equipment, stood alone in an area marked off by caution tape. – Read more