Solar Eclipse April 8, 2024

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Solar Eclipse

Northeastern United States  (Amherst 94.6% @ 3:28PM)

Niagara Falls will be a favored location for many, and a photogenic sight for eclipse landscape photographers. Other cities in the path are Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Burlington, and Presque Island. New York City, Boston, Washington DC, and Philadelphia are within 200 miles of the path of totality! Depending on the weather forecast, there will be a massive number of people leaving the Eastern Seaboard towards the path on the day before and day of eclipse..

(April 8, 2024)

Burlington  100% Eclipse  

  • 2:14PM Partial Eclipse Begins
  • 3:26PM Total Eclipse until 3:31PM
  • 4:37PM Partial Eclipse Ends

Eclipse viewing glasses should be both ISO and CE certified safe for direct solar viewing anytime. They are perfect for viewing the partial phases of the total solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024.

Planetarium CLOSED - Maintenance/Renovation

The Bassett Planetarium is closed for maintenance and renovation work. 

Some excellent K-12 resources while the Planetarium is closed.

Out of this World by World Book 

This unique series is a collaboration between World Book and NASA’s Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Scientists tell how they grew from students to inventors and now tackle some of NASA’s biggest challenges. Useful for STEM/STEAM instruction and independent reading.

Educational Resources from WGBH PBS Learning

WGBH in collaboration with NASA presents digital media resources you can use to teach topics in K–12 Earth and Space Science. These free resources are organized into four grade bands. Each resource emphasizes engaging students in phenomena related to core ideas and science and engineering practices of the Next Generation Science Standards.

For over sixty years, Bassett Planetarium, located in Morgan Hall, has provided programs about the night sky to Amherst and Five College classes, and to regional community organizations and school groups.

Bassett Planetarium is open September-June, free of charge, to educational groups of 10 or more by appointment only. Please note that the building is not wheelchair accessible, nor are there adequate restrooms for groups.  We do not provide programming for private groups.

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