Episode 5
There are just a few days left before the highly anticipated total solar eclipse on April 8 that will create a full-moon night for people situated along its path in North America. While most spectators will celebrate the celestial phenomenon with viewing parties and social gatherings, the eclipse holds a deeper spiritual meaning for Native Americans who have been observing the skies for centuries.
Joining us in the studio for the last podcast in our eclipse series is Cody Cly, a doctoral student and a graduate research assistant in the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy. Cly, who was raised on a Navajo reservation in the small community of Nageezi, New Mexico, chats with UTSA’s John Elizondo about the unique spiritual tie that Navajo communities and Indigenous people have with eclipses.
The UTSA Office of University Strategic Communications demonstrates UTSA’s commitment to research, career readiness and economic development through compelling, multimedia storytelling. Its Planet UTSA podcast is one of several projects in the Eclipse 2024 initiative, which includes a UTSA Today news series about the impact of the eclipse and a weekly op-ed series featuring faculty experts running in the San Antonio Express-News leading up to the April 8 event. Both series are running on Mondays. Check out Sombrilla Magazine to learn more about how UTSA has emerged at the forefront of illuminating projects solving the grand challenges of space exploration.
