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You are probably aware that a solar eclipse will be visible across the United States on August 21st\u00a0of this year. That\u2019s the day after Gen Con, and also during Butler University\u2019s Welcome Week for new students. Our Butler University librarians therefore put together a LibGuide about this year\u2019s eclipse and about solar eclipses in general:\u00a0http:\/\/libguides.butler.edu\/c.php?g=34069&p=4563879.\u00a0Vox […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":41092,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[126],"tags":[1476,14765],"class_list":["post-40808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-astronomy","tag-butler-university","tag-solar-eclipse"],"yoast_head":"\n
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