Tag: solar eclipse

Yes, another total solar eclipse photo gallery

By Tommy Felts / August 22, 2017

Like tens of thousands of people near the “path of totality,” the Kansas City Startup Foundation team trekked northward Monday to bask in the rarity of a total solar eclipse. As you can see from the photos, it was a tad cloudy at Smithville Lake — about 40 miles southeast of the crowds in St.…

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Eclipse watch: Drones to help UMKC-led researchers analyze gridlock

By Tommy Felts / August 18, 2017

With all eyes on the sky for Monday’s rare solar eclipse, the heavens will be watching back. A team of volunteer drone pilots, research specialists and emergency management officials plan to use a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles to provide real-time observation and analysis of Kansas City-area traffic at two likely congestion points during the…

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