Super Solar Eclipse Saturday (Featuring Astronaut Ron Garan!)

Get ready for the Solar Eclipse on April 8 with a special talk by former NASA astronaut Ron Garan! Join this Yonkers native for an awe-inspiring view of space and unbelievable stories from the International Space Station, and hear how impending eclipses continue to reveal deep truths about our planet’s rare place in the cosmos.

Plus, pick up signed copies of Garan’s books Railroad to the Moon, The Orbital Perspective, and Floating in Darkness—A Journey of Evolution, take part in special workshops and storytimes, observe the Sun with solar telescopes (weather permitting), and experience the planetarium show Moonbase: The Next Step. Don’t forget to secure a pair of HRM eclipse viewing glasses in the Museum Shop (while supplies last).

Schedule

11:30am — Planetarium Show: Moonbase: The Next Step

12–4pm — Observe the Sun with Solar Telescopes

12–4pm — Family Science Workshop: Eclipse Pinhole Viewer

12–4pm — Family Art & Science Workshop: Railroad to the Moon

12–4pm — Pop-Up Storytime: Railroad to the Moon

12:30pm — Expedition Space: Reach for the Stars with Astronaut Ron Garan

2pm — Planetarium Show: Moonbase: The Next Step

3:30pm — Planetarium Show: Moonbase: The Next Step

7pm — The Orbital Perspective: An Evening with Astronaut Ron Garan