Event

Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing

• 08/21/2017 Location: Alibates Visitor Center, Time: 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM Fee Information: Free
  Join Park Rangers at Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument to safely view the partial solar
  eclipse. Viewing glasses and pinhole eclipse viewers are available free of charge at the Visitor
  Center.
  
  A ranger lead presentation about the wonders and physics of a solar eclipse will take place in
  the Alibates theater at 11:00AM, lasting 25 minutes. Learn how rare a total eclipse is, how to
  safely view an eclipse, and how they have inspired people for thousands of years.
  
  Start of partial eclipse: 11:29AM
  Maximum eclipse: 12:56PM
  End of partial eclipse: 2:25PM
  
  From Alibates, 80% of the sun will be blocked (eclipsed) as the moon passes between the sun and
  Earth. The next chance to see a solar eclipse near the Texas Panhandle will be August 12th,
  2045, making each opportunity special.  Find more information at:https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/