Wright-Dunbar Eclipse Watch Party
The event will occur on the plaza and the park information tent will have free solar eclipse viewing glasses and a LightSound set up for the blind and low vision community.
Event details
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Wright-Dunbar Eclipse Watch Party
The Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center and Aviation Trail Parachute Museum is a great place to start your eclipse visit to the park or the region!
This museum and visitor center is located in the heart of the Wright-Dunbar neighborhood, home to Orville and Wilbur Wright. The watch party will start at 1:00 pm, but the visitor center and museum open for the day at 9:00 am. Outdoor activities are weather dependent. NPS rangers and volunteers will be on hand to pass out FREE eclipse glasses starting at 9:00 a.m.
The Wright-Dunbar Watch Party will kick off at 16 S. Williams St., Dayton, Ohio from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Activities include:
- NASA livestream in the theater
- Presentations from NASA SCoPE subject matter experts
- Eclipse Explorer Junior Ranger activities
- Solar eclipse painting
- Live viewing of total solar eclipse with Unistellar smart telescopes hosted by SETI/Unistellar astronomer Dr. Ian Weaver
- Other art and educational activities for children and adults!
The event will occur on the plaza and the park information tent will have solar eclipse viewing glasses and a LightSound Device set up for the blind and low vision community.
Links & Tags
Wright-Dunbar Interpretive Center
Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park.
