Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory in Tupper Lake, New York.Announcing a large-scale observation event … [+]
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You don’t need to know anything about astronomy to enjoy the total solar eclipse in North America on Monday, April 8, but you can let scientists explain it all.
The Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory in upstate New York, one of the few observatories in the 10,000-mile-long, 115-mile-wide total path, is preparing for the massive solar eclipse event from April 5th to 8th. Masu.
The only public astronomy-based institution in the Adirondacks, the observatory is located near Tupper Lake, and total observations last 3 minutes and 33 seconds.
Main location
Preparations for this event have been underway for years, and the observatory is expected to become one of the region’s premier observation sites. “The combination of clear skies, Sky Center location, and proximity to the center of total orbit attracts astrophysicists, professional and amateur astronomers, and many astrophotographers to this astronomical event community.” Seth said. “The Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory President McGowan said: “Tupper Lake is home to many prominent scientists and experts who have decided to make our community their ‘home base’ during the eclipse.”
NASA will take a feed from one of the observatory’s solar telescopes for livestream events on NASA TV.
The solar telescope will open to the public on April 8, 2024 at the Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory.
Large screen
The event, which is free and tickets can be pre-booked later this month, will feature guest talks, a NASA livestream on an 18-foot screen, an indoor planetarium, citizen science projects, a solar telescope and more. In addition to Eclipse glasses, commemorative goods, gourmet food, art, and music will also be on sale. “You don’t need an advanced degree to get excited about solar eclipses and learn about space,” McGowan says. This will be the first time the Adirondacks have directly reached perfection.
Other observatories in total orbit include:
Second event
The observatory is also collaborating with the Wild Center, a natural history museum, on its own solar eclipse event (April 5-8). We will be open from 10:00 to 18:00 on Monday, April 8th, with Wednesdays starting at 3:24pm EDT. Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance. All tickets include eclipse viewing glasses.
Tupper Lake’s Raquette River Brewing will also be releasing a special Eclipse beer during the event on Saturday, April 6th.
According to Timeanddate’s climate statistics, there is a 76% chance of cloudy skies in Tupper Lake on April 8th. Anything can happen during the day, but no matter what the weather is, it can be pitch black.
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