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Eclipse Events
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Niagara County will lie squarely in the path of totality for the April 8 solar eclipse. For just over three-and-a-half minutes that day, the skies above us will darken as the moon completely obscures the sun, exposing its fiery corona. NASA has selected SUNY Niagara as a site for events and exhibits related to this celestial spectacle.
| Date | Description | Time | Cost | Room | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4 | NASA internships informational sessions with Pricilla Moore (You must attend one session on either 4/4 or 4/5 to be eligible for internship interviews) | 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 p.m. | Free | B206 | Sanborn Campus |
| Striving for the Stars: Navigating a Path to the Artemis Program with CE Staff + NASA Staff Hunter Goodenow | 11 a.m. | Free | Culinary Theater | NFCI | |
| Performance of spaced-themed music with SUNY Niagara's David Kane | 12-1 p.m. | Free | Learning Commons | Sanborn Campus | |
| Hands-on, NASA led workshop on robotics, propulsion, and/or orbital mechanics with NASA subject matter expert and SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 12:30-3 p.m. | Free | C121 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Eclipse in art with SUNY Niagara's Nancy Knechtel | 2-3 p.m. | Free | E206 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Blueprint to Blastoff: Behind the scenes of launching a rocket with NASA's Patrick Renna | 4 p.m. | Free | E140 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Earth's Bridge to Space with NASA's Akash Vangani | 5 p.m. | Free | E140 | Sanborn Campus | |
| April 5 | NASA internships (You must attend one session on either 4/4 or 4/5 to be eligible for internship interviews) meet and greet overview of activities with NASA's Pricilla Moore | 10 a.m. 11 a.m. 3-4:30 p.m. | Free | E118 (10-12:30 p.m.) E140 (3-4:30 p.m.) | Sanborn Campus |
| Exploration Ground Systems supporting Moon, Mars and beyond with CE Staff + NASA's Sandy Thai Greeson | 11 a.m. | Free | Culinary Theater | NFCI | |
| Galaxy cookie decorating bags with CE Staff + Wegmans Volunteers | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | Free | Reception and Lower Atrium | NFCI | |
| Psychological/social effects of eclipse with SUNY Niagara's Christina Taylor Awe: The science behind the emotion and how to maximize your eclipse experience | 12 p.m. -1 p.m. | Free | E142 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Planetarium shows (shows for smaller age group 4:00-5:00pm) with SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Free | Planetarium | Sanborn Campus | |
| NASA Exhibition-Moon Rocks Display | 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. | Free | Learning Commons | Sanborn Campus | |
| Electrical Engineer supporting Gateway’s Deep Space Logistics Project, which is developing a supply chain around the Moon with NASA's Bianca Rhym | 4 p.m. | Free | B114 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Exploration Ground Systems (EGS) Payload Integration with NASA's Josiah Ruelas | 5 p.m. | Free | B114 | Sanborn Campus | |
| April 6 | NASA internship interviews with NASA's Pricilla Moore (To be scheduled by NASA Staff) | 8-10 a.m. (in person) 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (virtual) 3-5 p.m. (in person) | Free | E114 E116 E117 E118 | Sanborn Campus |
| Planetarium shows Artemis mission - next mission to the moon (same show presented twice) with SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Free | Planetarium | Sanborn Campus | |
| Heliophysics 101 with CE Staff + with NASA's David Cheney | 11 a.m. | Free | Culinary Theater | NFCI | |
| NASA Exhibition-Moon Rocks Display | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Culinary Atrium | NFCI | |
| Astronaut- Jeremy Hansen | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Free | Fine Arts Auditorium F-155 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Planetarium shows Artemis mission - next mission to the moon with SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Free | Planetarium | Sanborn Campus | |
| Galaxy cookie decorating bags with CE Staff + Wegmans Volunteers | 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. | Free | Reception and Lower Atrium | NFCI | |
| Exploration Ground Systems supporting Moon, Mars and beyond with NASA's Sandy Thai Greeson | 4 p.m. | Free | E142 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Striving for the Stars: Navigating a Path to the Artemis Program with NASA's Hunter Goodenow | 5 p.m. | Free | E142 | Sanborn Campus | |
| Space dinner with CE Staff + Savor Staff | 6 p.m. | $70 per person | Savor | NFCI | |
| Performance of spaced-themed music with SUNY Niagara's Josh Wagner. | 7 p.m. | Free | Fine Arts Aud. F155 | Sanborn Campus | |
| April 8 | NASA's Janet Petro, Director of the Kennedy Space Center to speak. | 9 a.m. | Free | Learning Commons | Sanborn Campus |
| Planetarium shows (shows for smaller age group 11:30-12:00pm) with SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 10:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. | Free | Planetarium | Sanborn Campus | |
| Virtual Reality experience on International Space Station with SUNY Niagara's Suman Baral | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Free | Learning Commons | Sanborn Campus | |
| A Solar Eclipse Experience (Faculty & Staff) | 2 p.m. | Free | Weather permitting; 2nd floor terrace or Learning Commons | Sanborn Campus | |
| Observe responses of plants during eclipse with SUNY Niagara's Carolyn Stanko and SUNY Niagara's Melissa Moore | 3-3:30 p.m. | Free | Outdoors | Sanborn Campus | |
| Art students invited by NASA to draw, paint, etc., during the vision of eclipse | Afternoon | Free | Niagara Falls State Park |
April 4-8 Ongoing Events
- Eclipse in Archives virtual exhibit.
- Pre-Student Showcase exhibits by three physics students in the Learning Commons at the Sanborn campus.
- “From Omen to Cosmic Wonder: Humanity’s Fascination with the Solar Eclipse Through Millenia” in the Learning Commons at the Sanborn campus. Compiled by Don Fisher.
- SUNY Niagara Students Art Display in Fine Arts building adjacent to the studios at the Sanborn Campus.
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