Join us in the library's community room to learn all about eclipses with NASA and SSI Ambassador Ron Provost!   Attendees will receive a pair of solar eclipse viewing glasses to safely view the upcoming eclipses. 

There are two upcoming special eclipses happening in 2023 and 2024.  [Eclipse glasses are NOT regular sunglasses; regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are not safe for viewing the Sun]

Saturday, October 14th - Annular Solar Eclipse

The annular solar eclipse begins in California at 9:18 am PDT with the speed of the Moon's shadow being 5585 mph. It leaves California at 9:22 am PDT and the Moon's shadow diminishes to 4169 mph. The maximum duration of annularity in California is 4 minutes and 39 seconds.

Monday, April 8th - Total Solar Eclipse "Great North American Eclipse"

The total solar eclipse traces a narrow path of totality across 13 U.S. states.  It will be most visible in our area at 11:13 am PDT. 

When discussing eclipses, astronomy and space there are so many acronyms, what do they mean?

NSTA = National Science Teachers Association

SSI = Space Science Institute

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

ASP = Astronomical Society of the Pacific