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Eclipse Weekend also coincides with some of our Spring Break Week animal programming which you can see the full schedule of here!
Zoo Programming
A Seneca Park Zoo fan-favorite, the Nature Cart, will feature Zoo Naturalist stations focusing on all things animal behavior and the eclipse. Topics covered include the hyperspectral audio study the Zoo is leading in partnership with RIT’s College of Imaging Science. The study will research the effects of a total solar eclipse on animal behavior. Learn more at senecaparkzoo.org/audiomoth-eclipse. Guests will also be provided materials and instructions to craft a pinhole camera.
Talk and Meet and Greet with Skyler Kleinschmidt, NASA Heliophysicist
NASA Heliophysicist, Skyler Kleinschmidt, will join us Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8 to talk to guests about the science NASA is doing during the eclipse and highlight some of the NASA missions studying the sun and its impact on the solar system. The Science Mission Directorate Heliophysics Division at NASA studies the nature of the Sun, and how it influences the very nature of space, the atmospheres of planets like the earth, and the technology that exists there.
Animal Experiences
Eclipse Weekend coincides with the Zoo’s Spring Break Animal Experiences, featuring unique animal experiences all day long including snow leopard, polar bear, red panda, giraffe, penguin, sea lion, river otter and rhino programs. View the full schedule of programming here.
FREE FOR MEMBERS, NO TICKETS NEEDED
On Eclipse Day (April 8th), experience the eclipse in a unique environment at the Zoo. Guests are invited to participate as citizen scientists by collecting data on animal behavior leading up to, during, and after the eclipse, with results to be shared with community sites and the Zoo’s media channels.
Nature Cart Station
The Nature Cart will be out with opportunities for guests to learn about the eclipse and build their own pinhole cameras. Guests will also receive free eclipse viewing glasses, while supplies last.
Narrated Total Solar Eclipse Experience
NASA Heliophisicist Skyler Kleinschmidt will live narrate the eclipse as it happens. Heliophysicists study the effects of the sun on earth and other planets and Skyler’s expertise provides guests a “behind-the-scenes” look at the science of eclipses and the sun.
The Zoo is proud to be a scientific organization devoted to leading and participating in studies to further scientific understanding of animal species. You won’t want to miss this out-of-this-world opportunity!
FREE FOR MEMBERS, NO TICKETS NEEDED
Keep in touch with your friends at Seneca Park Zoo on this event and more! There’s always something happening at the Zoo.
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