Main Street McMinnville presents The Solar Eclipse
The Great American Eclipse is an extraordinary celestial event. From approximately 12:00-3:00pm on Monday, August 21, the moon will slowly move in between the sun and the earth blocking the sun for one minutes 50 seconds. The full totality will occur approximately 1:32pm on August 21.
Only a thin swath of the United States will be able to see the moon completely cover the sun, and McMinnville is uniquely positioned to see all of this extremely rare event. The last full solar eclipse in the Nashville area occurred in the 1460's and the next won't occur until 2566.
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here for a simulation of the eclipse.
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here for more information on the Great America Eclipse.
Why watch the eclipse alone - bring a lawn chair and join your neighbors and friends for good food, great music and plenty of eclipse. You won't want to miss this one in a lifetime experience!
Activities planned for the whole family:
- Free certified solar eclipse glasses for attendees
- Live music and Sound machine spinning hits with a cosmic theme
- Live streaming of NASA coverage of the eclipse
- Astronomy-themed arts and crafts for kids
- Warren County School District's STEM ON WHEELS trailing for scientific exploration
- After Dark Sale at participating merchants.
Must-have, commemorative t-shirts will be available for pre-sale and more information coming soon.
Proceeds from the t-shirt support the event itself.
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