1. Interactive Scavenger Hunt

Explore museum exhibits about astronomy and eclipses by doing fun missions, activities and photo challenges. Earn points with every activity you complete!
Requires the Goosechase app. Game code is 45L7LW.

2. Activity: Sun and Moon Puppets

Make Sun and Moon puppets and practice making your own eclipses. Use your Moon puppet and make shadows in our shadow boxes.

3. Story Time: Eclipse by Andy Rash

Listen to museum educators read the book Eclipse by author-illustrator Andy Rash, based on a road trip the author took to view the 2017 total eclipse with his son. 

Readings at 11:00 am, 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm

4. Craft Activity: Eclipse Viewer Mask 

Decorate your own Eclipse Viewer Mask for safe sun viewing. Great for little hands and heads that need help wearing solar eclipse glasses.

5. Performance: Dr. Jim and the Moondiggers

Listen to and rock out to songs about space science, astronomy, and imaginary adventures!

Performances at 10:30 am, 11:30 am, and 1:30 pm

6. Planetarium Shows

Watch a live, guided tour of what you can see in the night sky and during an eclipse. The facilitator will answer any questions from the audience! Free tickets are available at the box office on the second floor. Please arrive ten minutes before start time for seating.

Shows at 10:30 am and 11:50 am, free, 25 minutes in duration

7. Community Art Activity

Have you ever experienced an eclipse? How is it different from any other day? What do you think you’ll feel, see or hear? Share through words or drawings on our community mural.

8. Discovery Station: Solar Dynamics Observatory

Observe the Sun through the UV (ultraviolet) "eyes" of NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. You might see an eruption of gas, dark sunspots, or other signs of activity on the Sun.

9. Activity: Eclipse in Your Backyard

 Visit this station to find out what the total solar eclipse on Monday April 8, 2024 will look like in your neighborhood.

10. Activity: Eclipse on a Yardstick

For an eclipse to happen, the sun, moon, and Earth have to line up just right! See if you could line things up just right, using a model on a yardstick.