FLINT, MI – Longway Planetarium will hold a free solar eclipse viewing event this weekend in Flint.
From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, telescopes will be made available in the lawn space between Longway Planetarium and the Flint Institute of Arts for guests to view the partial solar eclipse.
Guests will also be able to view the eclipse inside the lobby of Longway Planetarium by video.
Approximately 34% of the sun will be eclipsed by the moon at the peak of the event at 1:03 p.m., a news release said.
“On October 14, the moon will begin its transit of the sun starting at 11:45 a.m. and ending at 2:23 p.m., with the maximum eclipse occurring at 1:03 p.m. If there are no clouds, local residents will be able to see a crescent-shaped shadow from the partially-eclipsed sun at the peak,” Planetarium Manager Patrick Ross said in the news release. “People in the Flint region…
