The Central Arkansas Astronomical Society  Workshops have concluded. Thank you for your support! Here are some guidelines for hosting your eclipse event

Host Your Eclipse Party: -Total Eclipse April 8, 2024 (if you are in the 117 mile wide path of totality) elsewhere in Arkansas you will see a deep partial eclipse

Important to know:
- You will need eclipse glasses or another safe way to watch the progress of the eclipse during the partial phases
- The partial phases have slow changes over about 3 hours
- The only time to take off your glasses is during the few short minutes of totality
- Find eclipse times for your location at AR-Eclipse.info

You will Need:
- A south facing location where the horizons are low enough to observe the event. An open area is better than a forest or downtown with tall buildings. Stay away from streetlights and night watchers.
- Check the location to make sure there are no obstructions.
- Plan months in advance if possible. - Visitors need bathrooms, water, food/drink, parking, seating, shade, and power

People to Help:
- Person in Charge
- Answer questions
- Share activities
- Set up, direct traffic/parking, clean up

Viewing Equipment:
- Eclipse glasses
- DIY Projection techniques: make your own pinholes, crisscrossed fingers, colanders, look at shadows under tree leaves
- Filters for cameras and telescope

Help your community be prepared: eclipses are a cycle of nature and will happen whether or not you are ready!

What to Bring on Eclipse Day
❑ Eclipse Glasses and Viewers
❑ Pinhole Projector Projects
❑ Sunscreen, Hat
❑ Chair ❑ Snacks, Drinks and Water
❑ Be sure to know where the restrooms are
❑ Camera
❑ Observation/Sketch Notebook
❑ Things to keep youngsters occupied
❑ App for Eclipse Times

Prepared for educational purposes by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the Central Arkansas Astronomical Society  CAASastro.org