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Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Event at Fair Haven Beach State Park
The New York State Office of Parks is hosting a day-long viewing event at Fair Haven Beach State Park, which is within the path of totality. The Sciencenter will be on site to celebrate the eclipse with hands-on space activities and provide Sciencenter eclipse glasses for safe viewing.
12-2 Sabin Hall Talks: Dr. Nordgren will present, See the Sun and Moon Align with You: See the spectacle that has terrified and inspired humans for millennia and is just as awe-inspiring today. Josh Teeter will share why State Parks is celebrating, an overview of the last 100 years and how you can join the celebration!
12-2 Bay Shelter Activities: Join Sciencenter staff to explore why eclipses happen, investigate the future of lunar exploration, create a pocket-sized solar system, and more with hands-on space activities!
2:00 (first contact) through totality will be hosted by Dr. Tyler Nordgren.
2:30-Totality Roving Activities: Make your own pinhole eclipse viewer, catalog the changing shadows, and more with roving activities with the Sciencenter.
End Totality – 4:30 Bay Shelter Activities resume and Facilitated Discussion: The Sciencenter team will offer a combination of written reflection prompts to create a community art observation/reflection project as well as a conversation with Dr. Nordgren and Sciencenter about the eclipse experience.
For more information, please visit the New York State Office of Parks official event page here. Read more about Sciencenter’s eclipse programming here.