Watch the Solar Eclipse at the Space Centre in Vancouver

Vancouver’s HR MacMillan Space Centre is hosting a community celebration for the the biggest astronomical event of 2017, the solar eclipse.

What makes this eclipse even more special is that this is the first time in 99 years that a total solar eclipse crossed the entire continental USA and here in Vancouver, we will be able to observe a 86% totality!

Image Credit: Hinode/XRT

Watch the Solar Eclipse at the Vancouver Space Centre

Where: Monday, August 21, 2017 8:45am to 12:00pm
When: HR MacMillan Space Centre (1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver)
Admission: Admission, including solar glasses, is by donation. Regular rates apply to shows and activities in the main building. RSVP and get reminders on Facebook »

From 8:45am to 12:00pm the Space Centre will have a selection of solar telescopes, live streams, sun projections, and solar eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

Join the event on the grass outside of the Gordon Southam Observatory for this once in a lifetime event. During and after the viewing, the Space Centre will be open for special, eclipse-themed shows and activities.

Admission, including solar glasses, is by donation. Regular rates apply to shows and activities in the main building.

Start of eclipse: 9:10
Maximum: 10:21
End of eclipse: 11:37

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