Three students from WKU's Department of Physics & Astronomy attended the 2025 American Physical Society CU*iP January 24-26, at the University of Memphis.

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WKU Research Team Visits Odessa, TX for the October 14 Annular Solar Eclipse

Oct 20th, 2023

A WKU team tested the SunSketcher app during an eclipse in Texas. The app captures Baily's Beads during eclipses, and users' images help analyze the Sun's shape for solar research and testing gravity theories.

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WKU Team Collaborates to Develop Eclipse Photography App

Sep 12th, 2023

Western Kentucky University's team is developing a free app for photographing the next total solar eclipse. The app, called "SunSketcher Eclipse Project," is designed to help people capture high-quality images of the eclipse.

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