This image shows the Aug. 1, 2008, solar eclipse at the point of totality, when the moon completely blocks out the body of the sun, revealing the normally hidden, halo-like corona. Credit: The Exploratorium / NASA
Hayden Special Event
Total Solar Eclipse
Monday, August 21 | Noon
“On the afternoon of August 21, the Moon will pass between the Earth and the Sun, completely blocking out the Sun for about 3 minutes in a swath of North America stretching from Salem, Oregon, to Charleston, South Carolina. While New York is not in this “path of totality,” we will be able to see the Moon cover about 75 percent of the Sun. Join us in the Rose Center for Earth and Space for NASA’s live broadcast of the Total Solar Eclipse and learn more about this rare celestial event.”
Free for Members or with Museum admission.
