The Great Eclipse
Join us for New Jersey's Largest Astronomy Party! On Monday, April 8, 2024, you're invited to celebrate The Great Eclipse at Liberty Science Center.
On that day, the sun will be 91.2% covered in a near-total eclipse. You won't see anything like this again until 2044.
Schedule:
- 10:00 am: LSC opens for the day – come early and spend some time in The Science Behind Pixar, Wild Kratts: Ocean Adventure!, or one of our other immersive exhibitions
- 1 pm: The Great Eclipse celebration begins, as we unveil our special activities, adventures, webcast, and more
- 2:10 pm: At this time, the moon starts to move in front of the sun, and the eclipse officially starts
- 3:25 pm: Here is the deepest coverage of the sun by the moon, with 91.2% of the sun covered
- 4:36 pm: The eclipse ends!
Read below to learn all about the adventures we have planned at the Science Center:
Free Solar Viewing Glasses
They’re included with every admission ticket on April 8.
Telescope Viewings
We will have 8 - 10 telescopes on our back lawn, and our planetarium team will be on hand to help everyone focus. (Weather permitting.)
Live Webcast (Rain or Shine!)
FREE! Beginning at 1:30 pm, we’ll play a webcast from NASA and those from other science sites to view the eclipse from various locations across its path. No matter the weather on April 8, our live webcast has you covered!
Special Planetarium & Theater Shows
Don’t miss The Eclipse Show, where you'll discover the science behind the eclipse with great explanations from our planetarium presenter. In the 3D movie Fly Me to the Moon, see what happens when three cartoon houseflies stow away on a mission to the moon!
Hands-On Astronomy Fun
Craft a pinhole viewer to safely watch the eclipse as a shadow. Or marvel at stunning images of a solar eclipse and lunar phases in an augmented reality environment!
Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon Laser Show
End the day with this classic-rock laser show!
There’s no better place in the area to experience this spectacular moment in astronomy! Click here to buy your tickets now.
