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Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

August 21, 2017 @ 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Free

The solar eclipse begins in Pennsylvania around 2 p.m., with the maximum view in our area at 2:38 p.m., ending at 3:30 p.m.

Come hang out with space science expert, Todd Toth from the NASA Goddard GLOBE Program at Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and the institute’s environmental staff. Activities and educational materials for all ages. Safety viewing glasses provided (while supplies last).

Additional activities being planned, details will be added when confirmed. (Both images from NASA website.)

What is a solar eclipse? See NASA’s explanation: Eclipse: Who? What? Where? When? and How?

See an ECLIPSE SIMULATION for Waynesboro here.

Get the GLOBE Observer App for your smartphone or tablet, and bring it along! Download the app here. 

Details

Date:
August 21, 2017
Time:
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Category:

Organizer

Buttonwood Nature Center–Home of The Institute
Phone
(717) 762-0373

Venue

Renfrew Park
1010 E Main St
Waynesboro, PA 17268 United States
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