August is Eclipse Month at Lowell Observatory! Catch us around town for special events all month!
August 21 @ 8 am: THE GREAT AMERICAN ECLIPSE!
Celebrate the first solar eclipse viewable from the continental United States in nearly a century. Lowell Observatory will open early at 8 am for all-day solar viewing!
Eclipse starts (in Flagstaff): 9:13 a.m.
Eclipse max (in Flagstaff): 10:34 a.m.
Eclipse ends (in Flagstaff): 12:01 p.m.
Programming details):
Special Visitor Center hours: 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Solar telescope viewing: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Live stream of totality in Madras: 10:19 – 10:21 a.m.
Pinhole viewers and eclipse games: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Rotunda and Collection Center open houses: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Face painting: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Solar eclipse talk: 8:30, 9:30, 11:30 a.m.
Clark telescope viewing (Venus): 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pluto tour: 2 p.m.
Clark tour: 3 p.m.
Self-guided eclipse activities available from (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
Food trucks: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Wheely’s Cafe will also be on sight to provide fresh pastries and morning coffee!
Regular admission prices apply, no coupons or discounts will be accepted.
***Please note that while totality will not be visible from Flagstaff, AZ, we will still be able to see the moon starting to cover the sun. The solar eclipse follows a path over the United States, crossing the country in a 73-mile wide diagonal band. While that arch covers the entire U.S., only the areas sitting directly beneath this path will experience total darkness.***