Staff of the Diocese of Owensboro, along with Bishop William F. Medley take a late lunch to go to the riverfront in downtown Owensboro to watch the solar eclipse April 8, 2024. RILEY GREIF | WKC
A wonder of creation: Eclipse enjoyed across western Kentucky
BY WKC STAFF
Viewing the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse brought out childlike joy in all. Gatherings took place in
many regions of the Diocese of Owensboro, whether they were in 100% totality or just very close, which provided an opportunity to be awed by the stunning creation of God’s hands.
Brescia University student Carrington Nyikadzino looks into one of the two telescopes available to students, faculty, and staff to watch the progression of the eclipse on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF RACHEL WHELAN
Visitors to St. Peter of Alcantara Parish in Stanley view the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024. Stanley experienced 99.99% totality. RACHEL HALL | WKC
Brescia University students Josephine Gesser and Nicholas Miller look through binoculars that had special-made covering to get a bigger view of the eclipse on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF RACHEL WHELAN
Students, faculty, and staff gather in the Brescia University Quad to witness the total solar eclipse. There were games, music, food, and more to celebrate the experience on April 8, 2024. COURTESY OF RACHEL WHELAN
St. Thomas More Parish in Paducah hosts a staff/family/friends eclipse-watching party on April 8, 2024, during the total solar eclipse. COURTESY OF ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH
Staff, their families and friends sit in lawn chairs during St. Thomas More Parish’s eclipse-watching party on April 8, 2024, during the total solar eclipse in Paducah. COURTESY OF ST. THOMAS MORE PARISH
Originally printed in the May 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
