Special Events

Eclipse Adventure 2024

Haile Planetarium invites you to the astronomy event of a lifetime: Eclipse Adventure 2024. Join us on April 8 in Findlay, Ohio to watch the last total solar eclipse in the Midwest for over a century. As the sun, moon, and Earth align, our viewing location will have 3 minutes, 42 seconds of complete darkness. With expert guides, engaging activities for all ages, and a sense of shared wonder, Eclipse Adventure 2024 offers a unique opportunity to see the solar system in action and create lasting memories under the shadow of this extraordinary phenomenon.

Details

• Event: Solar Eclipse Activities and Observing
• Location: Findlay, OH (address of exact location given after registration)
• Who: Everyone!
• Date: April 8, 2024, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (plan for heavier than normal traffic on the way there, and very heavy traffic on the way back)
• Cost: $20/person (includes lunch, eclipse glasses, goodie bag, and an exciting experience) Boxed dinners from Subway may be purchased for an additional $10 (6-inch sub)

Tentative Schedule

• 9:30 am – Suggested departure time from Cincinnati area to make sure you don’t get stuck in heavier-than-normal eclipse traffic
• 1:00 pm – Lunch from Jimmy John’s
• 1:30 pm – Welcome and Goodie bags
• 1:45 pm – Activities for all ages start:
  • Totality!  a planetarium show will be playing in the portable planetarium every 15 minutes until 3:00 pm
  • Solar observing with binoculars, telescopes, and solar projectors
  • Eclipse-inspired crafts
  • Citizen Science projects
• 1:55 pm – Partial eclipse starts
• 3:00 All activities pause for totality
• 3:10 pm TOTALITY, the most exciting part of the eclipse!
• 3:15 pm Opportunity to share your experience with totality with the group
• 3:30 pm Activities resume as the partial eclipse does; purchased dinners may be picked up
• 4:00 pm Event concludes

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