2024 Solar Eclipse Festival
Thank you to everyone who came out to experience the 2024 total solar eclipse!
Because Syracuse fell in the path of totality, on April 8, 2024, we experienced complete darkness for about a minute, beginning around 3:23 PM. This awe-inspiring event was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to come together as we encourage wonder, celebrate community, and educate people of all ages about astronomy and space science. The next total eclipse in New York State will not take place until 2079.
Many vendors and educational partners joined us, including programming with Dr. Lindsay Hays, Program Scientist in the Planetary Science Division (PSD) at NASA Headquarters and Deputy Program Scientist for the Astrobiology Program.
Resources
Viewing a Solar Eclipse Safely
MOST Activity Sheet: Scale Solar System Model
MOST Activity Sheet: Make a Pinhole Viewer
This work is supported by the Simons Foundation and is part of its ‘In the Path of Totality’ initiative. For more information, visit inthepathoftotality.org.
Thank you to our sponsors!
Martin Hewitt and Katarína Óladóttir
