Cleveland planetarium to hold eclipse-themed program

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Museum of Pure Historical past’s planetarium invited the neighborhood to eclipse-themed planetarium reveals on April 7, 8, and 9, 2023 in anticipation of subsequent 12 months’s photo voltaic eclipse. 

A complete photo voltaic eclipse is about to happen on April 8, 2024, and Cleveland will lie throughout the path of totality. This implies a lot of Cleveland will see 4 minutes of darkness in the midst of the afternoon because the Moon strikes between the Earth and the Solar. 

Cleveland shouldn’t be set to be within the path of totality once more till 2444.

Throughout the reveals, museum astronomers will clarify why eclipses happen, describe totality of eclipses, and focus on protected strategies for observing the photo voltaic eclipse.

In accordance the the museum, these packages might be interactive and designed by the museum’s astronomy workforce. 

The Nathan and Fannye Shafran Planetarium was up to date in fall of 2022, with updates together with a software program replace, a repainted dome and new seating that permits for extra personalized and inventive reveals. 

All planetarium reveals are included normally admission tickets.