The Out-of-Door Academy students well-equipped to learn about the solar eclipse.
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Berkley Mason
| 2:42 p.m. August 21, 2017
East County
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The solar eclipse glasses might not have been fashionable, but The Out-of-Door Academy senior Christopher Eckart was not going to take any chances.
"I am glad I got these glasses — I haven't gone blind yet," Eckart said Monday as 600 of his fellow students gathered at The Out-of-Door Academy's center quad to view the eclipse. "I am excited for this because I love science and this is such a rare event."
Each ODA student and faculty member was given eclipse glasses and a cell phone filter to take photos.
Prior to the eclipse viewing, ODA students attended an assembly to learn more about a solar eclipse.
ODA's Director of Community Outreach & Public Relations Terri Medina.
"We have been geeking out at NASA's live feed since it started at noon," Medina said.
The Out-of-Door Academy students were able to view the solar eclipse at its zenith of 83%.
Out-of-Door Academy seniors Christopher Eckart and Michael Gosnell take their first look at the solar eclipse.
Out-of-Door Academy eighth-grader Anthony Gaukhman uses special glasses provided by the school to enjoy the solar eclipse.
Out-of-Door Academy sixth-grader Alex Lamb tries out his cell phone filter.
Out-of-Door Academy ninth-graders Tyler Colditz and Ryan Kelly practice with their solar eclipse glasses.
Out-of-Door Academy seniors Evalee Mason and Nora Altajar take a look at the solar eclipse in ODA's quad.
Out-of-Door Academy senior Aurora Clements snags a shot of the solar eclipse.
Out-of-Door Academy 10th-grade teachers Camela Giraud and 11th-grade teacher Stefanie Betz sport their solar eclipse glasses.
Out-of-Door Academy's Head of School David Mahler takes takes a look at the solar eclipse.
Out-of-Door Academy seniors Marius Bschorer and Kevin Bernet get the hang of their cell phone filters during the solar eclipse.
Front to back. Out-of-Door Academy students John Vickery, Robert Peterson, Alex Assha, Zach Wells and Kai Soderberg enjoy the view.
Out-of-Door Academy junior Xavier Koffman sits back and relaxes during the solar eclipse.
Out-of-Door Academy junior John Floersheimer tries to get a photo of the solar eclipse while others view it in ODA's quad.
Out-of-Door Academy junior Kat Gaukhman and senior Phillip Cecil have the perfect angle to enjoy the eclipse.
Junior Dylan Dennehy was one of 600 students to participate in ODA's solar eclipse viewing.
