On Monday, August 21, thousands of spectators and families poured into the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., for their special eclipse viewing day activities.
For more than a hundred curious listeners and their parents, the solar eclipse was an opportunity to meet a voice they only knew from car rides and living room listening sessions. Mindy Thomas, co-host of NPR's Wow in the World, worked with intrepid reporters-in-training to learn about the eclipse, what they liked most about the show and much more.
NPR Extra gathered social media snapshots of the day's excitement and you can view some below. Were you at the National Air and Space Museum and got a picture with Mindy? Tag it on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #WowInTheSky. You can also upload images and video to tinkercast.com/contact We'd love to see them!
Our daughter LOVED meeting @AbsolutelyMindy of @WowintheWorld--and had her first interview, all about her wow!! Great start to #eclipse day! pic.twitter.com/0oolD2vVLy
— Christopher Kang (@cdkang76) August 21, 2017
The fun didn't stop at the museum or in Washington. Wow in the World listeners were encouraged to send dispatches from around the country as they experienced the solar eclipse. Check out some of the video and audio reports from our SKYwitness Reporters:
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Someone is enjoying the beginning parts of the eclipse while listening to @wowintheworld. Learning while watching.… https://t.co/etDVTbBQbB pic.twitter.com/eXxq9H21yb
— Torrie Boggs (@shesgotknoxy) August 21, 2017
Hey @wowintheworld thanks for your AWESOME solar eclipse podcast! My fifth grade class listened to it before the #SolarEclipse today! pic.twitter.com/x40Joi343F
— Melissa Tackett (@MrsTackett224) August 22, 2017
@AbsolutelyMindy @guyraz @wowintheworld My son Corbin is excited to share his adventure in 100% area of totality! pic.twitter.com/qjsT8lD7uq
— Janell Cinquini (@js738) August 21, 2017