Partial Solar Eclipse At Frosty Drew Observatory
When: Saturday, October 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center in Ninigret Park
Cost: $5 per person over 4 years of age
On Saturday, October 14, 2023, the Americas will experience a fabulous annular eclipse of the Sun. Stretching from Oregon, across the United States, Central America, to Brazil, the Moon will eclipse the Sun, leaving a small ring of Sun around the Moon. Outside of that path, observers will see a partial solar eclipse. Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center will be open all day celebrating this spectacular event!
Starting at 10 a.m. the Frosty Drew campus will be buzzing with solar activity. Solar telescopes in both white light and hydrogen alpha will be set up for observers to catch a view of the solar photosphere and chromosphere, including views of sunspots, prominence, and filaments on the Sun. They will have solar projectors set up showcasing projected views of the Sun as well as eclipse shades on hand for safe observation of the solar photosphere*. The solar eclipse starts at 12:15 p.m. and will continue until 2:35 p.m. with the maximum eclipse occurring at 1:26 p.m. when the Moon eclipses 19.11% of the Sun. Unfortunately, Charlestown is not along the path of the annular eclipse, but our area will experience a partial solar eclipse.
Tickets are required for visitors to attend this event. Tickets cost $5 per person over the age of 4. Children 4 years of age and younger are admitted for free. Each ticket will come with a pair of eclipse glasses, that the ticket holder can keep, as well as access to the Observatory Courtyard where they will have several solar telescopes available for observation, the Sky Theatre which will be showing on-screen features about the Sun, the Science Center, which will host a live streamed view of the Sun from a telescope, and the Observatory dome, which will also host an onscreen live stream of the eclipse from a telescope. Please review and understand Frosty Drew’s Cancellation Policy before purchasing tickets. Get Tickets Here.
Viewing the eclipse will be a fantastically memorable experience, but safety is paramount to forming a lasting positive memory, instead of a lasting vision impairment! Read about Safely Observing The Solar Eclipse.
This is a fantastic event that is certainly not to be missed! So set your sights to Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center for a fabulous autumn Saturday under a solar eclipse and become acquainted with that astro geek just waiting to break free.
* Note: Frosty Drew will have a limited supply of Eclipse Glasses available for visitors to use. Eclipse Glasses will also be available for purchase for those interested in owning a pair.
The banner image is a photo of part of the crowd at Frosty Drew for the 2017 solar eclipse. All information in the post from Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center.
October 11, 2023 @ 9:59 am
NASA projects that Rhode Island will see a mere 20% eclipse: https://science.nasa.gov/eclipses/future-eclipses/eclipse-2023/where-when/ I think that people should be advised of this so as not to be disappointed and discouraged.
October 11, 2023 @ 10:22 am
John, the article does explain that. End of second paragraph “The solar eclipse starts at 12:15 p.m. and will continue until 2:35 p.m. with the maximum eclipse occurring at 1:26 p.m. when the Moon eclipses 19.11% of the Sun. Unfortunately, Charlestown is not along the path of the annular eclipse, but our area will experience a partial solar eclipse.”. 🙂
October 11, 2023 @ 9:41 am
Approximately how partial will the partial eclipse that is visible from Charlestown be? … 50%? … 75% … or what?
October 1, 2023 @ 10:06 pm
This is a fantastic event and Charlestown/ Ninigret park should be proud to be able to make it so available to the public. Thank you and hope to see you there.