Left: Brett King views the partial eclipse with his children and their classmates at Locust Fork Elementary School. Clockwise from Brett are Ella Brook King, Breanna Boatright, Abby Grace Evans, and Zeth King.
King and his children watched the eclipse at Locust Fork Elementary. Two of his children are students there.
Above: The International Space Station passes during the eclipse.
King confirmed the motivation behind supplying each student with approved ISO viewing glasses as, “Maybe the next Einstein is a first grader at Hayden, or a senior at Susan Moore. Experiments conducted during a 1919 solar eclipse confirmed his theory of general relativity. Our firm is excited to help fan the flame of scientific curiosity in the minds of Blount County’s young people.”