Photos: Astronomy day at UMD prepares visitors for eclipse

a boy looks into a solar viewing telescope
Bruce Lawrence, 9, center, takes a look into the the solar viewing telescope with family members Calvin Lawrence, 12, left, and Mike Lawrence, right, during Astronomy Day Saturday, at the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth campus.
Erica Dischino for MPR News

The Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium at the University of Minnesota Duluth campus hosted an Astronomy Day Saturday. The event taught people about the upcoming solar eclipse on Monday.

Photographer Erica Dischino went to the event for MPR News.

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