Find Your Place in Space Week – Indiana Events

Hang out in the WonderGarden and explore the tools we will be using for the eclipse. Make solar bead bracelets to see how they will react during the eclipse. Make a “Punch Card” for eclipse viewing.

Maker workshop were we will be making pinhole viewers for the eclipse and dissecting cow eyeballs to learn how our eyes work like a pinhole projector.

Join us on on the WonderLab sidewalk to watch the eclipse with music, and a variety of eclipse viewing tools.

It’s a once in a lifetime experience, and there’s no better place to enjoy it than at the Racing Capital of the World! Join the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, NASA, and COSI on April 8, 2024, for the total solar eclipse that will cross North America. NASA will broadcast live from the facility, and experts will be on-hand to answer questions about the scientific phenomenon that is a total solar eclipse! COSI will be in attendance as a partner to provide interactive, hands-on STEAM activities.

The Wabash Valley of Indiana cordially invites everyone within the path of totality during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2024, from Mexico, across America and into Canada, to participate in a celebration of the lives of our children and grandchildren who have passed beyond the veil and joined with Heaven by becoming a part of The Heavenlee Howl Of The New Moon. In times past, Mankind has marveled at the beauty of the heavens and has often found voice in their admiration by howling at the full moon. Like the wolves of Mother Nature, who often howl at the full moon as a celebration of their wolfness, people across time and distance have chosen to celebrate their connection with the heavens by giving voice to their feelings of joy, worship and even sadness and sending it skyward towards our celestial neighbor Luna, or the moon, as it commonly known. On April 8th, 2024, the moon will pass in front of the sun, causing a shadow to pass across the surface of the earth. For those within the path of the moon’s shadow, or Luna Umbra, (as it is known in Latin), it can be a life-changing experience. It is also a time, when the moon is directly in front of the sun, that the moon will be in its New Moon phase. Normally, the moon cannot be seen during the New Moon phase, but during a total solar eclipse, the New Moon can be seen, although the human eye can only perceive it as a black disc. Now, the Wabash Valley of Indiana invites everyone along the path of the moon’s shadow to participate in The Heavenlee Howl Of The New Moon by remembering a beloved child or grandchild who has passed away far sooner than they were meant to by turning your gaze skyward during totality. At this time of darkness, we encourage you to howl in memory of that child, and for all children who have left us too soon. Celebrate the Love you still feel for them with a long and vigorous howl. Pierce the darkness with your voice and summon the light with your howl.

Indiana is in the solar eclipse path of totality! Experience this once-in-a-lifetime solar phenomenon at The Children’s Museum. Join us for giveaways, activities, and festivities to celebrate the historic event.

A once-in-a-lifetime event is coming to West Central Indiana and Downtown Terre Haute will celebrate it with a memorable event, the Downtown Terre Haute Eclipse Festival. The festival will be held on April 8, 2024, beginning at 11 a.m. and is free and open to the public.

Eclipse Celebration (Concessions, Nature Center Learning Station, Solar Bag Demonstrations, Educational Handouts, UV Bead Craft Station)

Come see the total eclipse during this event featuring kid-friendly activities, music, story-telling, food vendors, a viewing area, and more.

Solar Eclipse Viewing

Community Event, Total Eclipse of the Haute Science and Information Stations

Join kidscommons during the Solar Eclipse and enjoy FREE activities and snacks! Stop by and chat with Associate Professor of Physics and Chair of Physics and Astronomy of Hanover College, Greg Robison, Ph.D., as we watch the Solar Eclipse from our Solar Film Tents!

Viewing Area with entertainment

Eclipse Celebration (Concessions, Nature Center Learning Station, Solar Bag Demonstrations, Educational Handouts, UV Bead Craft Station)

Eclipse Celebration (Concessions, Nature Center Learning Station, Solar Bag Demonstrations, Educational Handouts, UV Bead Craft Station)

Eclipse Celebration

Viewing area Field on North End of Campus and kick-off for Spring Week

Solar Eclipse Viewing Party

Solar Eclipse Party at Montezuma Aztec Park with free activities. Covered Dogs Concessions will be open for food. Campsites are available for longer stays.

Do you ever wonder why the stars appear to be missing from the night sky, even when there’s not a cloud to be seen? Join us on Wednesday, April 10th, 6p-8p for an introduction to the topic of light pollution! With speakers from Flanner Farms and Bird Safe Indy, we will reflect on our experiences of dark and starry skies and investigate how artificial light at night impacts different ecosystems around Indianapolis to include food systems, insects, migratory birds, and even our health and relationships. Our host Allie Wilkerson is currently the only Dark-Sky International Delegate in the state of Indiana. She’s interested in exploring social and cultural perspectives on dark skies and outer space sustainability, particularly the impacts of light pollution from satellite constellations (such as Starlink by SpaceX).

Stained Glass Moon Art Class