Eclipse-related Educational Programs Come into View
Northeastern Ohio has a front-row view for the April 8 total solar eclipse, and many educational programs are scheduled in the days leading up to the event.
The Rotary Club of Youngstown will present Rotaryclipse from 2 to 5 p.m. April 7 at Penguin City Brewing, downtown. Admission is free and open to the public.
The event will feature exhibitors representing the STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) as well as science fiction-related organizations.
NASA-approved eclipse-viewing glasses, Rotaryclipse-branded pint glasses and T-shirts will be sold at the event, while supplies last.
Proceeds will benefit STEAM education projects. Participating organizations include Oh Wow! The Roger & Gloria Jones Children’s Center for Science & Technology, America Makes, Students Motivated by the Arts, The Butler Institute of American Art and the Trumbull County Historical Society, which will display items from its proposed museum of science fiction and fantasy in Warren.
Penguin City is brewing Black Moon IPA especially for the occasion. A portion of sales of the beer will benefit the Rotary Club of Youngstown’s efforts to support STEAM education projects.
West Branch State Park
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will present a program about the solar eclipse at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at the West Branch State Park Friends Group building, 6000 New Milford Road in Ravenna. The program will reveal how eclipses impacted history, culture and science.
The corps will provide viewing areas at two of its properties in the area: Mosquito Creek State Park in Ohio and Shenango Lake in Pennsylvania.
At Mosquito, parking will be available at the Route 305, Lakeview and Tailwater recreation areas the day of the eclipse. Parking will also be available at the Chimney Swift Tower.
At Shenango, the Canal, Lake and Main camping loops will be open from April 5-9. To reserve a spot, go to www.recreation.gov.
Other Parks
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is offering family-friendly, free programming at state parks to provide insight into the many facets of the eclipse.
The programs include eclipse viewing lessons, a scientific exploration of the sun and shadows, a demonstration of the orbital dance between moons and their planets and investigating the effects the eclipse can have on the weather.
To see the full list, click HERE.
There are 28 natural resources department locations around the state that are in or near the path of totality, including Mosquito Lake, Punderson, Portage Lakes, Pymatuning, West Branch, Geneva and Headlands Beach state parks in the northeastern part of the state.
Go to the ODNR Events Calendar for eclipse information, driving directions, individual park contact information and more events.
State programs and events are subject to change based on factors such as inclement weather.
The state hasn’t seen a total solar eclipse since 1806, and it won’t see another until 2099.
For information about the total solar eclipse in Ohio, click HERE.
Pictured at top: Children wear protective eyeglasses to watch an eclipse. (Ohio Department of Natural Resources)
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