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9:30am - 1:30pm at the following locations:
Wheeler Farm6351 So. 900 E.
Murray, UT 84121
Fountain Plaza atThe Gateway Mall
400 W. 100 So.SLC, UT 84101
VIEWING WITH CLARK
GREAT AMERICAN SOLAR ECLIPSESAFETY & VIEWING TIPS
AUGUST 21st, 2017
LOCAL STATSSalt Lake City: 91% coverage
Start time: 10:13amMaximum coverage: 11:33am
End time: 12:59pm
Closest totality: Driggs, IdahoDriving time to Driggs: ~4 hours
NEAREST TOTALITY
On August 21st, 2017, the United States will experience a total eclipse of the Sun that stretches from Oregon to South Carolina. Multiple states, many within a day’s driving distance of Salt Lake City, Utah, will experience totality, where the Sun is completely blocked out by Earth’s Moon. While Salt Lake City will not experience totality, the city will see 91% coverage, a marvelous spectacle.
SAFE VIEWING OF THE ECLIPSE
There are two safe ways to look at the Sun, whether partially eclipsed or not. You should never look directly at the Sun without the assistance of either:
• Special solar filters, including solar glasses, which must be marked ISO 12312-2• A large piece of welder’s glass, number 14.
You can also safely view the eclipse indirectly with the use of an eclipse projection box; instructions for building your own box are available at clarkplanetarium.org.
SAFETY DON’Ts FOR THE ECLIPSE
However you decide to view the eclipse, please:
• DO NOT look directly at the Sun• DO NOT look at the Sun through an unfiltered camera or telescope• DO NOT use sunglasses as a substitute for solar glasses or filters• DO NOT use untested or “new” methods for projection viewers; this includes the newly popular “Pringles Can”
For more information, activities, and tips for safely viewing Utah’s 91% partial solar eclipse please visit
clarkplanetarium.org/eclipse2017