Ring of Fire Eclipse Day

Please note: rain or shine, Liberty Science Center is the perfect place to celebrate the Ring of Fire eclipse! Regardless of the weather, we've got theater shows, a live webcast, activities throughout the building, and so much more.

Join us Oct. 14 for Ring of Fire Eclipse Day and learn the astronomical science behind the eclipse that’s happening that Saturday! Click here to get tickets now.

This kind of eclipse is called a “Ring of Fire” eclipse because in some areas—including parts of the US—the moon will be exactly in the middle of the sun’s disc, causing the appearance of a bright ring of sunlight surrounding the moon.

Here in New Jersey, we will see a partial eclipse. We have fun and fascinating activities planned for the day, including:

• Safe solar viewing glasses, free for every ticketed guest and LSC member, while supplies last. These glasses will also be great for viewing the April 8, 2024 eclipse.
• The Eclipse Show in the Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium at 10:50 am. It’s a special all-live show explaining why eclipses happen, showing what we’ll see during that day’s eclipse, and previewing the Great American Eclipse of April 8, 2024.
• Science on a Sphere, our six-foot illuminated display globe, will be open 11:00 am – 3:00 pm and will show the path of this eclipse across the globe.
• Hands-on astronomy activities led by LSC’s STEM educators from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm.
• A live webcast, 12:00 to 2:30 pm. LSC planetarium experts will interpret views of the eclipse from other locations around the globe.
• Solar telescopes on the LSC lawn for safe partial-eclipse viewing (weather permitting) from 12:00 - 2:30.

Become an eclipse expert, just in time for the big one in 2024! Click here to get tickets now.