MAKE EVANSVILLE YOUR 2024 ECLIPSE DESTINATION
We invite you to make Evansville your 2024 eclipse destination from April 6-8, 2024. With over three minutes of totality and a position just off the centerline of the eclipse, the Evansville region offers a unique opportunity for you and your family to experience “the greatest show on Earth.”
At the Evansville Museum, we have over 40 years of experience bringing the wonders of astronomy down to Earth for you and your family to enjoy.
Our museum exhibition, Eclipse 2024, created by Director of Science Experiences, Mitch Luman (ret.), gets you up to date on eclipses, past, present and future. Our expert-guided live planetarium show takes place in our 40-foot dome and will give you the latest details on the eclipse next year.
Our highly anticipated Eclipse Extravaganza takes place on Saturday, April 6th, with special fun-filled activities for the whole family. This free family event is open to the public and a perfect way to kick off your eclipse weekend celebration!
If you don’t already live in the Tri-State area, we invite you to visit and see why Evansville is your perfect eclipse destination. With over 2,500 quality rooms, homestay rentals, campsites, numerous viewing locations, entertainment, and cultural attractions, we’re where you want to be. Come early. Stay late. Explore Evansville.
QUICK ECLIPSE FACTS
Date: April 8, 2024
Totality Occurs 2:02:37- 2:04:08 PM Central Daylight Time
Length of eclipse in Evansville: Over Three Minutes!
WHAT WE OFFER
OUR SPECIAL ECLIPSE EXHIBITION
August 20, 2023 – April 8, 2024
The exhibition, Eclipse 2024, will use hands-on materials, photographs and colorful graphics to explain the unique experience of witnessing a total solar eclipse. The exhibition examines the underlying conditions resulting from the alignment of the Sun, Moon and Earth which can combine to produce an eclipse. Visitors will come to know how solar eclipses have been perceived throughout history and learn about the geometry that makes a solar eclipse possible. Incorporated into the display are eclipse stories from those who have experienced an eclipse.
ECLIPSE GLASSES, SOUVENIRS AND MERCHANDISE
Get your eclipse-safe glasses NOW in our gift shop located at the entrance to our museum. View our blog post HERE to learn why eclipse glasses are necessary in order to watch the total solar eclipse next year. Be sure to get your glasses well in advance of April 8th as supplies are limited.
ECLIPSE SHOW IN OUR KOCH IMMERSIVE THEATER AND PLANETARIUM
August 20, 2023 – April 8, 2024
Showtimes: See our NOW PLAYING calendar HERE!
Our eclipse-oriented planetarium show further demonstrates the underlying conditions which combine to produce solar eclipses. Hosted by the staff of our planetarium and using our Digistar graphics projection system, visitors will see first-hand the geometry that makes a solar eclipse possible. A realistic simulation of the eclipse is included in the show. Admission to our eclipse planetarium show, or any full-dome movie, is complimentary with Museum admission.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
https://www.usi.edu/eclipse-2024
https://eclipse.aas.org/resources/solar-filtersevan
https://www.exploreevansville.com
