2024 Total Solar Eclipse : Earlham College

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Watch the solar eclipse live stream!

Livestream

Campus events

10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Joseph Moore Museum opens to public (free admission)

Hands-on activity stations ( 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. )
- Make Oreo moon phases
- Build a glow-in-the-dark UV bracelet
- Make a pocket solar system
- Paint an eclipse rock
- Create a glow-in-the-dark constellation
- Make a Solar Eclipse Flip Book
- See the power of the sun in Action! Create solar spin art
Planetarium show with a live guide (10-10:30 a.m.) — Registration required by visiting lu.ma/u/jmm.
Little Explorers toddler/pre-k story time (10-11 a.m.)
Planetarium eclipse movie (12-12:30 p.m.) –Registration required by visiting lu.ma/u/JMM.
Live reptile encounters (11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.)

11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Community lunch ( Dining Hall )
The cost is $5. Earlham employees & students only.

1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Eclipse viewing and music (The Heart)

The eclipse begins at 1:52 p.m. Totality will occur at 3:09 p.m. and last for three minutes and 50 seconds. The entire eclipse will end at 4:24 p.m.

Seth Hopper, associate professor of physics, astronomy and engineering, will be hosting an eclipse viewing session on The Heart with multiple telescopes. He will begin setting up before noon. Technology permitting, the whole event will be streamed on Earlham’s YouTube page.

In the case of inclement weather, Seth will be in room 300 of the Center for Science and Technology hosting a livestream on Earlham’s YouTube page (over live footage provided by NASA). He’ll answer questions and show photos uploaded to Earlham’s eclipse web page by friends of the College.

3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Total Eclipse of the Heart carnival (Comstock Field)

Please experience the eclipse with care: