Eclipse Evening with Steve Pellarin

Join Steve for this interactive educational evening at the John R. Park Homestead as he shares information about how eclipses work, the different types of eclipses, how to view eclipses safely, where to obtain solar eclipse glasses, what observers can expect to see, and much more.

Steve Pellarin is a professor of astronomy in the physics department at the University of Windsor, specializing in exoplanet studies. He is the Canadian national coordinator for astronomy outreach for the International Astronomical Union, and serves as vice-president of the Windsor Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. An avid "eclipse chaser", Steve has traveled to see four total solar eclipses across the continent and safely viewed more than a dozen of different types of eclipses in our region.

Admission is free, but seats are limited so please book your tickets early.