Over the summer most of the state and many parts of the nation prepared to witness a truly historical event – the Aug. 21 total solar eclipse. The spectacular moment will be the focus of a special look back at the MHCC Planetarium, in an upcoming show titled “Remembering the Eclipse: An Amazing Event,” hosted by Will Blackmore, astronomy instructor at Mt. Hood. There will be showings on Tuesday and Friday (Oct. 3 and 6) with showtimes at 6 and 7:15 p.m., respectively. Admission is $2 for MHCC students with ID and children, and $5 for other adults. For Oregonians, it seemed that no matter where you were during the weeks and days leading up to the event, there were people both strategically planning their trip to find the best viewing spot, while others wanted nothing to do with it and decided to stay far away from any highways or potential traffic jams. In either case, it was difficult to ignore the sheer rarity of this particular phenomena. For Blackmore in particular, it was a prime opportunity to take some of his students to see the eclipse in its entirety. Since the eclipse reached totality only in select parts of [...]